Phoebe Philo
Phoebe Philo OBE (* 1973 in Paris ) is a British fashion designer .
Life
Philo's British parents worked in Paris in 1973. Two years later they moved back to the UK. Philo grew up in Harrow-on-the-Hill and studied from 1993 at Central Saint Martins , which she graduated in 1996. She then worked from 1997 for the French fashion company Chloé as a fashion design assistant to her college friend Stella McCartney . When McCartney was poached by Gucci in 2001 , Philo succeeded them as chief designer at Chloé. In January 2006 Philo left the Chloé company, for which she had worked in a studio in Paris, and moved back to London. In September 2008, she succeeded Ivana Omazić as chief designer at the French women's fashion company Céline , a subsidiary of the French group LVMH . LVMH set up a studio in Mayfair for Philo. At the end of December 2017, she announced her departure from Celine. Her successor was Hedi Slimane from February 2018 .
Philo has two younger siblings. She has been married to the British gallery owner Max Wigram since 2004 and has three children.
Prizes and awards (selection)
- 2005: Elle Style Awards
- 2011: International Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America
- 2014: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Vogue: Stella McCartney
- ↑ Phoebe Philo at Céline: That's you faz.net, January 29, 2018
- ↑ Hedi Slimane becomes head of the fashion label Céline focus.de, January 21, 2018
- ↑ Phoebe's Philosophy: top fashion designer says family comes first standard.co.uk, March 15, 2013
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269031/New-Year-Honours-2014-PM-list.pdf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Philo, Phoebe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British fashion designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |