Signature Accents
Industry: Accessories
Headquarters: Scottsdale, AZ
Founder: Maria Simone
Founded: 1998
Markets: Nationwide
Interviewed: Maria Simone, Co-Founder and CEO
Combining fashion, culture and the allure of travel, Signature Accents helps its customers salute their hometown or pay tribute to a great city they’ve visited. The firm’s collectible line of opulent silk accessories commemorates some of the country’s favorite travel destinations. The whole concept behind Signature Accents is to create unique silk scarves and other accessories that celebrate the cities. In 1998, the first City Scarf was designed by a creative team for the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Protocol. Mayor Willie Brown gave the elegant scarf, printed with cherished landmarks of the city, such as cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge and Victorian row houses, to visiting celebrities, dignitaries and VIPs. Sophia Loren, Hillary Clinton and Mrs. Anwar Sadat were among the recipients. The founders of Signature Accents wanted to create new symbols of urban national pride, very colorful, artistic, unique and updated souvenirs that would excite customers to wear them and celebrate a city they care about.
Signature Accents grows its business by giving back to organizations in the community. The firm facilitates customers to support a good cause when they purchase a scarf to celebrate their favorite city. As the company makes a scarf to celebrate a specific city, it also finds local non-profit organizations to support within that city so that proceeds from a city scarf go directly to a good cause within that same city. Some of the programs that help to facilitate the company’s give back include charitable giving built into the business model, donations of products at cost for non-profit fundraising efforts, product releases timed with non-profit events, and the personal work of the CEO with national non-profits such as the American Cancer Society and Arthritis Association.
Signature Accents, Inc.
4221 N. Winfield Scott Plaza, Suite One
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
www.cityscarves.com
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