Catherine
Malandrino, shown here on the left, was born in Paris. She is
married with a son Oliver, and is based in New York.
She was creative director for Et Vous in Paris, then for Louis
Feraud Haute Couture. She moved to New York and became head
designer for Diane von Furstenberg. In 1998 Catherine launched
her own label from a workshop in Soho, New York. Her clothes
started to be retailed at Henri Bendel store.
Malandrino's fashion creations have featured in Style, New
York Times, Vogue and Elle and her celebrity clients are numerous
including Madonna, Julia Roberts, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Diaz,
Winona Ryder and Penelope Cruz.
Catherine's clothes are simple and sexy. She makes wrap and
pleat mini-skirts in satin and suede, leather and metallic
quilted jackets, leather pants as well as wispy summer dresses
in chiffon with ruffles and embroidery.
She shows her seasonal collections at the New York fashion
week in February and September each year.
Spring/Summer 2004
During New York fashion week in September 2003, Maladrino
showed her collection for Spring next year. She presented a
range of stretch skirts, slim pants and leather garments with
elegant lines. One velvet suit from the show is pictured on
the right.
She also included butterfly-necktie blouses and long silk dresses knotted
at the waist. Her colours were wine red and silver. Lenny Kravitz sat in the
front row.
Fall/Winter 2004
The Fall collection was shown during New York Fashion Week
in February 2004. Catherine sent distressed torn, off the shoulder
sweaters, cropped trousers, blanket-like cardigans and fur-trimmed
stiletto sandals. She put enormous poofs of Davy Crockett raccoons
on the heads of some of her models.
Spring/Summer 2005
During New York Fashion Week in September 2004, Catherine
Malandrino presented her Spring collection.
She
turned her show into a great colourful pary, based on Blake
Edwards 1968 movie "The Party." She
had the show on the future site of her newest store in
New York, with glass chandeliers and white sofas and a
string quartet
playing in the background. The clothes were innocent white, and a watercolour
palette, summer party dresses with empire-waist lines, and Bermuda shorts with
linen sleeveless tops. The collection was reminiscent of a time long ago.
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