Children’s brand Andy & Evan has attended Children’s Club for approximately seven years, and cofounder Evan Hakalir sees the show as being an integral for the brand. The whimsical collections carried out season after season maintain a loyal following among retailers that carry the brand’s line.
This season the focus is on patchwork detailing for boys and fur for girls. As fashion continues to immerse in digital, Andy & Evan has asserted itself to buyers of multiple retailers allowing for the development of new relationships and strengthening existing ones.
WWD: Which items speak to the main aesthetic of the overall collection?
Evan Hakalir: Our collection is traditional with a whimsical twist. Fur is definitely in, and we’ll see a lot of that within our girl’s collection. Within the boys [collection] you’ll see a lot of patchwork details. One item in particular is our mulled-yarn, heather, cobble sweater with vintage Boy Scout patches. It’s unique, it’s different, it’s fun and it’s kind of whimsical. There’s an intrinsic value so we know the customer is willing to pay a couple of extra dollars for it, versus something they’ll find in the mass market.
WWD: How have you positioned your product to get in front of the right people, seeing as your
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