Claire Pettibone

Claire Pettibone

Pettibone in 2012 at the Claire Pettibone Flagship Salon in Beverly Hills.
Born (1967-05-23) May 23, 1967
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Education Otis Parsons School of Design
Occupation Fashion designer
Spouse(s) Guy Toley (m. 1994–present)
Children Lorelei (b. 2007)
Awards CILA's best luxury lingerie, 2006; best bridal lingerie, 2007
Labels Claire Pettibone Couture Bridal, Claire Pettibone Luxury Lingerie, Bleu Clair, Butterflies by Claire Pettibone, Claire Pettibone Heirloom

Claire Pettibone (born May 23, 1967) is an American fashion designer based in Los Angeles. She is prominently known for her couture wedding gowns and intimate apparel, lifestyle collection.

The Washington Post cited her collection as “proof positive that bridal fashion is keeping up with the runway.”.[1] The Los Angeles Times calls her a “Style maven.”[2] Say Yes to the Dress’ Randy Fenoli confirms, “Claire has a cult following.”[3]

Personal life

Claire Pettibone is the only child of artist parents. Her father, Richard Pettibone, was a pioneer in the Appropriation Movement. Her mother, Shirley Pettibone, was a photo-realist painter. She spent her early childhood living in Upstate New York in a nineteenth-century home filled with antiques and surrounded by nature, which remains a source of inspiration for the designer's signature creations.

Later moving to Los Angeles, and graduating from Otis College of Art and Design, she met and married Guy Patrick Toley in 1994 and together they launched her collection.

They currently reside in Los Angeles with their daughter Lorelei (born 2007).

Career

Claire Pettibone, the self-described “true romantic” has emerged as the designer for which romance takes on a vintage yet modern je ne sais quoi. Claire formed a partnership with her husband, Guy Toley in 1993 when they started the brand "body & soul".[4] Their debut lingerie collection was carried in Nordstrom stores nationwide. In subsequent years, the designer's collections have been carried by Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and fine specialty stores around the world.

In 2005, the designer launched her couture Bridal Gown collection. Appearing on the cover of WWD, and spawning a world of devotees, the bridal collection has received great acclaim. In 2012, the designer's "Sky Between the Branches" gown was worn by Priscilla Chan in her wedding to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The dress was bought at Little White Dress bridal boutique in Denver, Colorado. The world-wide media attention to the wedding, and in particular to the bride's dress, has solidified Claire Pettibone as a distinguished designer in her field. Shortly after the Chan-Zuckerberg wedding, UK pop sensation, Una Healy,[5] from the girl group The Saturdays, donned the designer's, "Luna," gown from the Continuing Collection.

Her talent for conjuring up such uncommonly beautiful and ethereal sensations is her trademark, and underlies a fashion house that has grown to include couture bridal, fashion lingerie, and bridal accessories.

Toile Francais gown designed by Claire Pettibone

Retail

Claire Pettibone Flagship Salon 7415 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 in 2013.

The Claire Pettibone Flagship Salon opened in 2001 in Beverly Hills. Pettibone began designing wedding and red carpet gowns for clients including Cameron Diaz, Courteney Cox Arquette, Leona Lewis, Elisabeth Moss,[6] Katie Melua,[7] Jennie Garth,[8] Nikki Reed[9] and Missi Pyle.

Her collections are continuously stocked in wedding boutiques across the nation and internationally in Canada, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

After 12 years at the Beverly Hills location on Robertson, the "Claire Pettibone Flagship Salon" has moved to a Los Angeles historic landmark called "The Castle," or historically called the Heinsbergen Building on Beverly Boulevard and is officially open as of July 10, 2013.

Awards and chievements

First American lingerie designer to be selected and awarded full sponsorship to exhibit in the Igedo Lingerie trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany (1997)

CILA Awards (Contours International Lingerie Awards, annual, industry wide juried competition). Named Best Luxury Lingerie (2006), Best Bridal Lingerie (2007), Best Nightwear Lingerie (2008)

Books

Contemporary Lingerie Design by Kate Dominy. Published by Laurence King.

References

  1. ↑ "Modern Romance". Washington Post. Wednesday, February 18, 2009.
  2. ↑ Los Angeles Times, Sunday December 13, 2009, p. 9
  3. ↑ "A Lalique gown on Lake Orta". Italian Lakes Wedding. January 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ American Sportswear & Knitting Times, Volume 66, National Knitwear & Sportswear Association, 1997
  5. ↑ "Una's Wedding Dress". "Brides Magazine UK"
  6. ↑ "Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss Reveals Wedding Details". People. Wednesday August 05, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Katie Melua's Wedding". bridesmagazine.co.uk. March 19, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jennie Garth’s Wedding Gown Was Nontraditional, Says Designer Claire Pettibone". ibtimes.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Nikki Reed's Wedding Dress: Inside the Fitting with Claire Pettibone". May 11, 2015.

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