Fashion designer Trina Turk makes it work

Posted on September 4, 2008 
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Some self-assurance is helpful when plunging into the big, bold universe of Trina Turk.

Graphic prints and bold colors have defined the designer’s look since she launched her own brand in 1995. Turk, who spent her junior-high and high-school years in Bellevue, seeks out prints with an artistic flair for her classic contemporary sportswear silhouettes. Her sensibility has clicked with women, with collections sold in major department stores and boutiques nationwide, plus Trina Turk retail stores in L.A., New York and Palm Springs.

Turk, 47, who worked at Britannia Jeans in Seattle and Ocean Pacific in Los Angeles before starting her line, appeared recently at the downtown Seattle Nordstrom to promote her fall collection. We talked to her via phone beforehand. More…

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