| Opening Ceremony was founded in 2002 by Carol Lim and Humberto Leon. Each year they select a country to feature in the store. The unique commercial and cultural character of a visiting country is represented by carefully deciding on 15 to 20 emerging designers from that particular place, and mimicking the modern day Olympics – designers from one country versus another. In addition to hosting the international fashion designers, Opening Ceremony imports from each country local ephemera and traditional bric-a-brac hand-picked from flea markets, vintage shops and various stops in their travels. |