Launched in 2002, alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet is a sophisticated brand with a playful sensibility, which epitomizes the personality and style of its founder, Stacey Bendet.  The brand was born from Stacey’s personal quest to create a flattering pair of pants, and has since grown into a full women’s ready to wear collection, including outerwear, dresses, and the perfect pants that started it all.  In the spring of 2008, a children’s line was introduced which currently offers everything from sweaters to jumpers for little ladies. Stacey has also expanded into different categories with a Base Collection for the ultimate layering pieces to the Career Collection for a more modern working woman. In 2011, the alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet shoe line was launched and includes a wide variety of high-fashion yet affordable styles from leather knee-high boots to sparkly Mary Janes. Now a full lifestyle collection, the brand has become a Hollywood favorite with fans including Gwyneth Paltrow, Fergie, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lopez, Blake Lively, and Taylor Swift.  alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet is available at the brand’s eight free-standing boutiques in New York (Bryant Park, Madison Ave., Manhasset, and Southampton), California (Los Angeles, Malibu + San Francisco), Connecticut (Greenwich), aliceandolivia.com and at over 800 select department and specialty stores worldwide, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Barney’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Isetan (Fall 2012), Lane Crawford, Harvey Nichols and Harrods, as well as prominent web retailers including Net-a-Porter and Shopbop.