Introduced in 1971, the Beene Bag line of women’s wear used the same silhouettes as his couture line. In his 1970 collection, Beene applied the use of inexpensive fabrics such as sweatshirt and denim fabric for evening dresses. His first collection was featured on the cover of Vogue Magazine. Career Embroidered lace evening minidress by Beene, 1968-69 ( PMA) Lamé velvet "Mercury" evening dress by Beene, Fall-Winter 1994-5 ( PMA) īeene founded his firm, Geoffrey Beene, Inc., in New York City in 1963, in partnership with Teal Traina's Leo Orlandi in a Seventh Avenue showroom.Ī year later, he was awarded the Coty American Fashion Critics' Award, one of the most prestigious awards in fashion. In 1958, he left Harmay to design with Teal Traina, before founding his eponymous design house. In 1949, he returned to New York, where he became Assistant Designer at the Seventh Avenue house of Harmay. He then moved to Paris, where he attended the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (ECSCP) and the couture house of Molyneux. Later that year, he moved to New York City to attend the Traphagen School of Fashion. Beene moved to Los Angeles, where he studied fashion design at the University of Southern California and worked in the display department of the I.
He studied medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans but dropped out in 1946, after three years of study. He was born into a family of doctors and was encouraged to follow in their footsteps. Early life and education īeene was born on August 30, 1924, in the small rural town of Haynesville, Louisiana, located just south of the Arkansas state line. However, in April 2023 it was announced that Versa Group would be the new licensee for the Geoffrey Beene brand. The sale closed on August 2, 2021, with United Legwear & Apparel Company named as its licensee alongside the Van Heusen and Arrow brands. On June 23, 2021, it was announced that the Geoffrey Beene brand would be sold to Authentic Brands Group alongside Van Heusen, Izod, and Arrow. In 2018, the Geoffrey Beene brand was acquired by PVH who previously produced the brand under license. Beene was one of New York's most famous fashion designers, recognized for his artistic and technical skills and for creating simple, comfortable and dressy women's wear. Aug– September 28, 2004) was an American fashion designer. Geoffrey Beene (born Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr. Clothes, perfume, formal wear, sunglasses, eyewear, jewelry, luggageĪuthentic Brands Group (licensed to Versa Group)
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