New York, NY (June 1, 2023)
Cenia Paredes, Designer, Entrepreneur and Founder of CENIA NY, has just launched her first flagship store in the town of Ridgewood, NJ on 1 Franklin Avenue. The celebration of her new venture and grand opening started with a Ribbon cutting ceremony with the Mayor of Ridgewood, Paul Vagianos, and the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce giving her a warm welcome to the town. All attendees were able to experience a curated boutique with a New York Feel, including her New Collection curation created exclusively for CENIA NY.
The collection includes a mix of ready-to-wear, jewelry, sunglasses, hats, the Cenia Swim Collection, exclusive evening wear, and her ready-to-wear classic Cenia Dresses. The shop design is true to Cenia’s elegant aesthetic, creating an experiential environment using a new unique and soft architectural structure throughout the store.
Cenia Paredes grew up in a family dedicated entirely to dress-making in her native Dominican Republic. From an early age, she helped her mother choose fabrics, participated in fittings, and sketched designs for her mother’s clients. By age 11, Cenia was fully immersed in the costume-made dress business to help her family. After immigrating to the USA at age 20, Cenia graduated Summa cum Laude from the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in 2004. She then worked in New York’s competitive fashion district for various renowned brands but always kept her dream of designing her own line as her ultimate goal. In 2009, Cenia launched her first ready-to-wear collection Cenia New York®.
Cenia caters to the woman who embraces her curves, is sassy, self-secure, and wants to look tastefully sexy and radiant no matter what size or body shape. In 2011, Cenia was chosen among 900 companies as one of the 22 participants of TheWorkshop At Macy’s, and she was one of 4 vendors chosen to launch her product in selected stores. Since then Cenia has expanded her distribution to specialty stores globally and has expanded her line to include plus sizes. In addition, Cenia’s dresses are often worn by celebrities including Lin-Manuel Miranda’s wife and mom Vanessa Nadal and Luz Towns – Miranda, Gloria Estefan, Dascha Polanco, Evette Rios, Julissa Bermudez, Adrienne Bailon, Alejandra Oraa, amongst others.
Daniel Quintanilla
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