Beth Hutchens Explained

Beth Hutchens
Occupation:Jewelry designer, entrepreneur
Years Active:1996 – present
Known For:Co-founder of Foundrae

Beth Hutchens[1] (also known as Beth Bugdaycay[2]) is a jewelry designer and entrepreneur living in New York City.[3] [4] [5] [6] In 2019, she was nominated for the CFDA Award for American Emerging Designer of the Year.[7] [8] [9]

Career

Hutchens started her career in 1996, she founded Rebecca Taylor, a clothing brand.[10] [11] In January 2011, the Rebecca Taylor brand was acquired by Kellwood Company.[12] She remained with the company as CEO until December 2014 and announced that she was starting a new venture.[13] [14]

She co-founded the fine jewelry brand, Foundrae, with her husband, Murat Bugdaycay, in January 2015.[15] [16] [17] [18] The collection debuted with a trunk show at Barney's September 2015 and then proceeded with an official launch at retail spring/summer 2016.[19] [20] [21] In January 2018, Town & Country recognized her with the distinction of “Breakthrough of the Year” at the Annual Jewelry Awards.[22] Three months later, Hutchens with her husband opened the flagship Foundrae store in New York City.[23] [24] [25]

In March 2019, Hutchens was nominated as “Emerging Designer of the Year” by the CFDA as the single accessory designer.[26] Six months later, Jewelers of America announced Foundrae as a GEM Award nominee for the category of Retail Excellence.[27] [28] [29] [30] Winners will be announced January 2020. In the same months, Hutchens was named as a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, CFDA.[31] [32]

Murat Bugdaycay exited the company in 2023.

Other work

She is a supporter of PEN America, founded in 1922, a nonprofit organization that works to defend and celebrate free expression in the United States and worldwide through the advancement of literature and human rights.[33] In March 2019, Foundrae collaborated with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the design of a medallion that celebrated Freedom of Expression with 100% of all retail proceeds benefiting PEN America.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-09-20 . Gwyneth Paltrow's Favorite Jewelry Brand Sets Up Shop in Dallas . 2024-08-02 . Town & Country . en-US.
  2. Web site: Farra . Emily . 4 August 2017 . Foundrae's Jewelry Designer on Symbolism and Finding Inspiration in Turkey . 2020-04-06 . Vogue . en.
  3. News: Guadagnino. Kate. A Downtown Jewelry Store That Celebrates the Personal. 2018-03-23. The New York Times. 2020-04-06. en-US. 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Calming Distractions For The Jewelry Enthusiast. Bernstein. Beth. Forbes. en. 2020-04-06.
  5. Web site: Layered Necklaces Are the Perfectly Un-Perfect Jewelry Look. Kahn. Will. 2019-03-08. Town & Country. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  6. Web site: Jewelry Designers Rock Their Own Pieces. Bernstein. Beth. Forbes. en. 2020-04-06.
  7. Web site: Everything You Need to Know about the CFDA Emerging Designer of the Year Nominees. 2019-05-27. Coveteur. 2020-04-06.
  8. Web site: Everyone Who Took Home a Trophy at the 2019 CFDA Awards. InStyle.com. en. 2020-04-06.
  9. Web site: CFDA Awards: A recap of this year's fashion nominees, honorees and awards changes. 2019-03-20. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  10. Web site: Take A Look Inside the Picturesque Tribeca Duplex of Designer Beth Bugdaycay. Camhi. Leslie. 2018-08-22. ELLE Decor. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  11. Web site: New Jewelry Label Foundrae Makes Modern Heirlooms. W Magazine Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  12. Web site: An interview with Beth Bugdaycay, the designer behind Foundrae's talismanic jewelry. Vogue Paris. 19 January 2017 . en-GB. 2020-04-06.
  13. Web site: Beth Bugdaycay Returns With Foundrae. Iredale. Jessica. 2015-02-12. WWD. en. 2020-04-06.
  14. Web site: 11 Jewelry Designers Who Defined the Decade. JCK. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  15. News: Labor. United. Make T Something Beth Bugdaycay. The New York Times. 23 March 2018 . 2020-04-06. en-US. 0362-4331.
  16. News: Wilkinson. Isabel. The Offbeat New York Jeweler Trying Something Entirely New. 2020-02-10. The New York Times. 2020-04-06. en-US. 0362-4331.
  17. Web site: We speak to Beth Bugdaycay of hip new brand Foundrae. 2016-10-25. www.thejewelleryeditor.com. 2020-04-06.
  18. Web site: Foundrae: New Jewelry Brand Opens NYC Store. W Magazine Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  19. Web site: Gwyneth Paltrow's Favourite Jewellery Brand Is Determined To Guide And Inspire You. British Vogue. 16 March 2020 . en-GB. 2020-04-06.
  20. Web site: A La Vieille Russie Hosted a Glittering Cocktail Party to Celebrate Its Latest Jewelry Exhibition. Sabbagh. Céline. Vogue. 31 October 2019 . en. 2020-04-06.
  21. Web site: NYFW Fall/Winter 2020-2021 Jewelry Trends. Bernstein. Beth. Forbes. en. 2020-04-06.
  22. Web site: The Town & Country 2018 Jewelry Awards. 2018-01-04. Town & Country. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  23. Web site: Foundrae Opens Its First-Ever Store in New York City. JCK. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  24. Web site: Beth Bugdaycay's First-Ever Foundrae Store Opens in N.Y.C.. Meers. Carolyn. 2018-04-03. Robb Report. en. 2020-04-06.
  25. Web site: Foundrae Jewelry Starts a New Chapter with Its First Store In New York. Samaha. Barry. Forbes. en. 2020-04-06.
  26. Web site: CFDA Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List. 3 June 2019. E! Online. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190604021751/https://www.eonline.com/news/1046630/cfda-awards-2019-winners-the-complete-list . 2019-06-04 . 2020-04-06.
  27. Web site: Jewelers of America Announces the 2020 GEM Awards Nominees. Staff. INSTORE. 2019-09-26. INSTOREMAG.COM. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  28. Web site: Jewelers of America Announces 2020 GEM Awards Winners. www.sapphirecollaborative.com. Managed by Sapphire Collaborative. The Retail Jeweler. 2020-04-06.
  29. Web site: Jewelers of America announces the 2020 GEM Awards nominees. www.rough-polished.com. 2020-04-06.
  30. Web site: And the 2020 Gem Award Nominees Are …. National Jeweler. en-gb. 2020-04-06.
  31. Web site: CFDA. cfda.com. 2020-04-06.
  32. Web site: CFDA adds 23 new designers to membership. US. FashionNetwork com. FashionNetwork.com. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  33. News: Activist, Author, and Now Jewelry Designer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Hosts a Cocktail Party With Foundrae . Vogue . 13 March 2019.

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