New York City, New York, February 10, 2018
NINA AGDAL, VANESSA HUDGENS, CATT SADLER, BETHANY MOTA, SOPHIA MIACOVA, NASTIA LUIKIN AND BRITTANY SNOW, along with SIMPLY Founder SARAH BOYD, and NYLON editor-in-chief GABRIELLE KORN, among others, spoke as panelists at the SIMPLY NYC FASHION + BEAUTY CONFERENCE POWERED BY NYLON on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10th during NYFW, and in partnership with Brittany Snow’s anti-bullying charity, LOVE IS LOUDER. They were joined by DOZENS of notable like-minded fashion and beauty influencers and hundreds of aspiring girls looking to break into the industry.
ADDITIONAL INFLUENCERS and GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDED blogger WENDY NGUYEN, model DENISE BIDOT, CLAUDIA OSHRY (Girl with No Job), celebrity hair stylist YUSEF WILLIAMS, style expert DANIEL MUSTO, celebrity makeup artist KIRA NASRAT, celebrity hair stylist CHAZ DEAN, celebrity fashion stylists JAMIE FRANKEL and NATALIE SAIDI, Zoe Report editorial director Nicky Deam, and BECA ALEXANDER of Socialyte, among others.
SIMPLY NYC took place Saturday, February 10th at the Root NYC Studios. Kicking off NYFW, SIMPLY offered guests a fashion and beauty program with top industry innovators and keynote speakers along with incredible brand activations as part of an interactive urban jungle theme. Attendees received manicures by The Glam App, hair touch ups with OGX, flower crown making and hair styling with WEN Hair and Body Care by Chaz Dean, selected the hottest Spring shoes by Marc Fisher, shared positive messages with the Love is Louder community, and more, while educational, uplifting and empowering speaking panels took place. Additional brand activations by Luxe Catch fashion subscription service, Rodial, YouCam makeup station, and a meet + greet with Bethany Mota for her book “Make Your Mind Up” also kept attendees busy between panels.
The SIMPLY NYC conference consisted of inspirational and educational panels presented by influencers who are shining bright in the worlds of fashion, beauty, blogging and tech, with a message of female empowerment that was ever present with the current #MeToo movement. http://www.simply-inc.com/new-york
Refreshments including a Peet’s cold brew coffee station, acai infused Red Bull energy drinks, Peroni beer, flavored sangria, Health-Ade Kombucha drinks, sweet and savory bites from Brownie Brittle, Cookie Pop and Pasta Chips Bowtie snacks, Justin’s peanut butter cups, chocolate covered strawberries, Lenny + Larry’s cookies and more kept guests hydrated and fed throughout the day, along with a lunch spread by minigrow and a breakfast delivery by Daily Harvest.
Full list of panelists: Vanessa Hudgens, Bethany Mota, Brittany Snow, Nina Agdal, Catt Sadler, Wendy Nguyen, Denise Bidot, Nastia Liukin, Claudia Oshry, Kira Nasrat, Courtney Quinn, Maria Hatzistefanis, Nicola Deam, Daniella Yacobovsky, Yusef Williams, Sarah Mendelsohn, Heidi Nazarudin, Beca Alexander, Ben Soffer, Jamie Frankel, Lisa Adams, Alicia Rose, NYLON’s Editor In Chief Gabrielle Korn, Daniel Musto, Tonya Michelle, Traci Inglis, Chaz Dean, Tiffany Tolliver, Besidone Amoruwa, James Nord, Elsa Collins, Jessy Grossman, Tony Tran, Rachael Bozsik, Mike Sorgenfrei, Anne Elise Duss, Kristina Borgwing, and more. Full list also online at www.simply-inc.com
Attendees also left the conference with incredible gift bags with goodies from Essie, Wen Haircare by Chaz Dean, OGX, Flash Tat, FabFitFun, Garnier, Glo Skin Beauty, Go Smile, Wild Honey, and MUCH more.
The night before, on Friday, February 9th, SIMPLY along with WEN Hair and Body Care by Chaz Dean hosted a VIP dinner to kick off the SIMPLY NYC x NYLON conference at Marta at The Redbury New York hotel. Guests such as Brittany Snow (Love is Louder founder), Bethany Mota (Youtube star), Sophia Miacova (model and activist), Denise Bidot (model and activist), Wendy Nguyen (blogger), celebrity makeup artist Kira Nasrat (Jessica Alba, Jamie chung), celebrity stylist Natalie Saidi (Vanessa Hudgens, Ashlee Simpson), style expert Daniel Musto, SIMPLY founder Sarah Boyd, WEN founder Chaz Dean, NYLON’s Anne-Elise Duss and Socialyte president Beca Alexander, Love is Louder co-founder Courtney Knowles, and more attended the private dinner in Marta restaurant which featured a mix of delicious fresh Italian fare like their signature Antipasti “marta mista” salad, Salmerino Arctic Char and popular raspberry gelato dessert pops.
Guests enjoyed specialty cocktails plus refreshers by Peroni and Kim Crawford Wine and Casa Noble Crystal tequila.
About Simply Inc:
In 2012, founder Sarah Boyd created Simply Inc. as an agency specializing in events and brand collaborations. Soon after, she noticed a missing link between people trying to make their way in the fashion and beauty industries and those leading the fashion and beauty industries. She saw the opportunity to connect these two stylish and driven groups by creating events that would bring together key tastemakers to share, inspire and educate anyone who was interested in hearing about their thoughts and experiences. As it turns out, a lot of people wanted to hear what our chic and knowledgeable panelists had to say. And thus, Simply Stylist was born. In 2014, Simply Digital Network was created to assist celebrity bloggers navigate the digital space and monetize their blogs. www.simply-inc.com | @Simply
“Simply Inc. is a way for like-minded women to come together, learn from one another, get inspired and to network. It’s a place where we showcase the true trendsetters and uplift fashion and beauty tastemakers of the future.” – Sarah Boyd, Simply Inc.
