By Kara Franker By Kara Franker | March 16, 2022 | Style & Beauty, Style & Beauty,
Fashion designer Josie Natori, globally renowned for her creation of luxury lingerie and chic at-home wear Natori, will receive the 2022 Style Icon Award presented by Dress for Success Palm Beaches. The ceremony honoring the part-time Palm Beach resident who founded her namesake brand 45 years ago is the centerpiece of the nonprofit’s Style for Hope fundraising luncheon this month at Kravis Center.
Congrats on being named Style Icon presented by Dress for Success Palm Beaches! Faith Meyer, a Style for Hope co-chair and DFSPB board member, says you are ‘an inspirational trailblazer among women in business, fashion and life.’ How does that make you feel? I feel humbled by this honor. Truthfully, I have been fortunate and blessed in my life and grateful to be able to inspire other women.
As a part-time Palm Beach resident, what do you love about the community? I am incredibly fortunate to have Palm Beach as a second home since 2006. The very essence of Palm Beach life has been inspirational for me always—the sense of luxury, but a beautiful and more relaxed way of living is synonymous to the essence of Natori!
What has been your motivation to take you this far in the fashion industry? In spite of the hardships in the industry, I am lucky that I love what I do, constantly embracing the challenges, and feel that the best is yet to come.
What is it about the work of Dress for Success that you admire? I admire that the organization helps those in need to get started with their career. I have always believed that perception is reality and how one looks affects how one feels and other people’s perception. Looking and feeling good is important!
What advice do you have for women who are rising in the ranks of the workforce? I feel more than ever that women today have more opportunities open to them, and I have always believed there are no boundaries. Believing in oneself and being happy with oneself are key to success.
Tell us about your latest collection and why it’s important to you. 2022 is our 45th year, and for that we are grateful and in a celebratory mood. Our spring ’22 collection is all about the essence of Natori: colorful and happy prints inspired by our archives with a very strong sense of optimism in feeling, but also in shapes that are quintessentially Natori like slip dresses, shirts, caftans, tees and pants that are versatile for these new times.
Photography by: PHOTO COURTESY OF NATORI