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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Isabel Toledo


Born: Cuba, 9 April 1961. Education: Studied painting and ceramics, then fashion design, at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons School of Design, New York. Family: Married Ruben

The United States is better known for the mass production of clothing than for nourishing avant-garde talent. Isabel Toledo was one of the few cutting-edge designers working in New York, and financial success has been a long time coming. When she began designing professionally in 1986, Toledo was immediately recognized as a powerful talent; her clothes were featured in magazines like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar and sold in prestigious stores like Bendel's of New York. Since then, however, she has had legal difficulties with financial backers, as well as problems with American retail store executives.

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4 comments:

Kitty said...

Sweet clothes... edgy but feminine...

Fun Isabel house Cee...

http://nymag.com/homedesign/greatrooms/15915/

theceelist said...

Cate, isn't this grey hooded dress timeless..
& Tnx 4 the link .I'll check it out:)

Kitty said...

The grey dress is gorgeous...

I wondered if it was Isabel at FIT?

theceelist said...

Oh that,s the term at Fit? Ok I've never been 2 a run way..

I'm not sure if that's her.;)