Todd Oldham
Todd Oldham (born October 22, 1961 in Corpus Christi , Texas ) is an American designer .
biography
Oldham was born in 1961 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Jack and Linda Oldham as Jacky Todd Oldham. He has two sisters and a brother. His father was a computer scientist. When Oldham was 12, the family moved to Iran for four years. After graduating from high school, he moved to Dallas , Texas . His first job was in the modification department at Polo Ralph Lauren .
Professional career
Oldham showed its first collection in 1981, launched its first clothing line in 1989 and won the 1991 Perry Ellis Council of Fashion Designer Award for New Fashion Talent. In 1998 he moved to New York with his partner Tony Longoria. From 1995 to 1997 he was a creative consultant at Escada . In 1995 he launched a perfume line and designed a clothing line for Target (2002-2003). In 1995 he produced a fashion line for Batman Forever from Warner Brothers . Oldham designed furniture and home accessories for La-Z-Boy furniture (2003–2007) and was the creative director of the Old Navy fashion label.
Todd Oldham is known in the USA through numerous appearances on television. From 1993 to 1999 hosted the Todd Time segment of MTV House of Style . He also hosted Fashionably Loud on MTV 1999 in 1999 and mentored Bravo's top design contestants.
Oldham has produced several books within the Place Space series. The series includes photos and essays on filmmaker John Waters , the upstate arts district by Joe Holtzman (founder of Nest magazine), off-campus housing at the Rhode Island School of Design, and Bedrock City. Oldham has created Hand Made Modern , Without Boundaries, and various other titles. In June 2007 he published a monograph on the work of Charley Harper called An Illustrated Life .
Web links
- Todd Oldham - Spontaneous creations in modern furniture
- Penelope Green: Todd Oldham's Life After Fashion The New York Times, September 13, 2015
- Literature by and about Todd Oldham in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Oldham, Todd |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Corpus Christi , Texas |