Having grown up on a tiny island just off of Miami, Liza + Tara’s Resort Wear
reflects a love for tropical living and Caribbean elegance. Living on Key Biscayne, Liza
and Tara were inspired by a very unique lifestyle of resort year round. Whether traveling
to the Caribbean, Europe, or just being right at home, they always seemed to find
themselves inspired by their surroundings.
Liza Lamar graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in
communications and went on to work for Sweet Pea Inc, where she assisted to design and
launch La Befana, a women’s contemporary clothing line. In 2007 Liza retuned to school
to study design at Parsons in NYC. While in NY she spent the year interning with Ralph
Lauren Blue Label Concept and Design Team.
Mean while, best friend, Tara Kunkel, had graduated at the top of her class with a
degree in business marketing from Tulane University. She went on to intern with Conde
Nast in NYC at Domino, a home design magazine. Tara then returned to Miami where
she took an interest in retail and began working for Mermaids, a high-end resort wear
boutique, learning the retail business side of the swim wear/resort wear industry.
During their time apart, the two girls spent time talking and dreaming up a
clothing line, that they hoped to create out of their shared love for the bright colors, bold
prints, and breezy fabrics that surrounded them daily. In 2008, this became a dream
realized as the girls came together to create a line that could take any chic woman from
day to night in a tropical location.
