John Richmond (fashion designer)

John Richmond (born 8 January 1960 in Manchester)[1][2] is an English fashion designer who is based in Italy.[3]

John Richmond
John Richmond in September 2010
Born (1960-01-08) 8 January 1960 (age 64)
NationalityEnglish
EducationKingston University
Labels
  • John Richmond,
  • Richmond X,
  • Richmond Denim

Biography

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Richmond moved from Manchester to London, then eventually to Milan to pursue his dreams. He graduated in fashion design from Kingston University in 1982,[2] and straight away designed his own collection under his own name, while collaborating with such brands as Armani, Joseph Tricot and Fiorucci.[4]

In 1984 he formed The Richmond-Cornejo label with Ravensbourne graduate Maria Cornejo.[2][4] Since 1987, Richmond has worked under his own name producing three lines, the main line: John Richmond, second line: Richmond X, and the denim line: Richmond Denim. The Destroy range of clothing became highly collectable in the early to mid 90's.

His close ties with the rock music fashion industry have led him to dress stars such as Madonna, George Michael, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox, Axl Rose, Bryan Adams, David A. Stewart, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Dita Von Teese, Kate Moss, Kaya Jones and also Lady Gaga.[5][4]

He has collaborated with Iraqi fashion designer Reem Alasadi in London. His daughter Phoenix Richmond, is a new fashion model.

He is younger brother to the less successful designer, David 'Dave' Richmond; the owner and Creative Director of established London based packaging design agency; R Design [Formerly Dave Richmond Associates].

References

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  1. ^ "John Richmond biography". Catwalk Yourself. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Arnold, Rebecca; Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2002). "Richmond, John". In Benbow-Pfalzgraf, Taryn (ed.). Contemporary fashion (2nd ed.). Detroit: St. James Press. pp. 569–571. ISBN 1-55862-348-5. OCLC 48906814.
  3. ^ "JOHN RICHMOND - JOHN RICHMOND from Harrods". www.harrods.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "John Richmond - Fashion Designer | Designers | The FMD". The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Brand Story – JOHN RICHMOND". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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