Jasper Conran

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Jasper Conran OBE
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Conran in 2004
Born (1959-12-12) 12 December 1959 (age 64)
Nationality British
Occupation Fashion designer

Jasper Alexander Thirlby Conran OBE (born 12 December 1959) is an English fashion designer. He is the son of Sir Terence Conran, a designer, and Shirley Conran, an author.[1]

Personal life

Conran's birth parents divorced when he was two years of age.

Conran was educated at Port Regis School and Bryanston School in the 1970s; he also studied at the Parsons School of Art and Design[2] in New York, United States (US).

Conran is an Honorary Doctor of Letters at Heriot-Watt University, a Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts London and an Honorary Doctor of Civil Law at the University of East Anglia. He has also served several times on the British Fashion Council.

Conran is a Patron of the Work-Life Balance Trust and is a Trustee of the Wallace Collection

Conran is openly gay[3] and, in 2009, he was ranked number 66 in the annual Pink List of 100 influential gay and lesbian people in Britain, published by The Independent on Sunday.[4] In 2010, this list described him as a "National Treasure".[5]

Professional career

Conran's first collection was for Henri Bendel in New York City. In 1979, aged 19, Conran designed his first womenswear collection under his own name. The following year he was elected to be part of the London Designer collections. Conran designed his first menswear collection in 1985.

In 1994, Conran designed the wedding dress of Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones.[6]

In 1999, he began designing a signature range of stemware for Stuart Crystal[7] and later for Waterford Crystal. In 2001, he launched a fine bone china tableware collection for Wedgwood.[8]

In 1996, Conran launched a womenswear range for the Debenhams[9] chain of department stores in the UK. He has subsequently designed women's accessories, lingerie, hosiery, menswear, men's accessories, childrenswear, and homeware for the company. Since 2005 he has also designed luggage for Tripp,[10] whose products are sold through Debenhams stores.

Conran has released furnishing, fabric and wallpaper collections for Designers Guild,[11] as well as a range of signature fragrances in 2003.[12]

In 2004, Conran designed and launched a three-range fireplace collection for Chesney's.

In 2008, Conran launched the Jasper Conran Optical range with Specsavers.[13]

Conran enterprises

Conran is the chairman and chief executive of Jasper Conran Holdings Ltd. Conran was appointed as creative director of the Conran Shop in 2011, and, in 2012, Conran was appointed as the chairman.[14] In March 2014 Conran was appointed Chairman of Conran Holdings Ltd.[15]

Writing

Conran published his first book, Jasper Conran Country in 2010. The 300-page photographic essay was captured during a year of exploration around the English countryside.[16]

Performing arts

Throughout his career, Conran has pursued his passion for the performing arts—he has designed costumes and sets for fourteen ballet, opera and theatre productions.

Conran collaborated with David Bintley on the Royal Ballet's production of Tombeaux, held at Covent Garden, and a series of productions by the Birmingham Royal Ballet, including The Nutcracker Sweeties, Brahms/Handel Variations, The Shakespeare Suite and Arthur Part I & II. He also designed the set and costumes for Bintley's The Compleat Consort, produced for the Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich, Germany.

Other works include "My Fair Lady" directed by Simon Callow,[17] Donzetti's opera "Maria Stuarda" for ENO and Galina Samsova's "Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty" for the Scottish Ballet.

In 1991, Conran won The Laurence Olivier Award for Costume Design for Jean Anouilh's "The Rehearsal" at the Almeida Theatre in London, UK.

Awards

Bibliography

References

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