Alexandre Birman (born October 1, 1976) is a
Brazilian footwear designer and founder of his self-titled
couture
Couture may refer to:
People
* Couture (surname)
Places
Belgium
* Couture-Saint-Germain, a village in the municipality of Lasne, Belgium
Canada
* Couture crater and Lac Couture, an impact crater and the lake that covers it in Quebec, Canada
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brand, "Alexandre Birman". He is known for his trademark use of exotic skins such
snakeskin
Snakeskin may either refer to the skin of a live snake, the shed skin of a snake after molting, or to a type of leather that is made from the hide of a dead snake. Snakeskin and scales can have varying patterns and color formations, providing pr ...
, crocodile, lizard and ostrich.
In November 2009, Alexandre Birman was awarded the Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent Award by industry publication Footwear News.
Alexandre Birman collaborated with designer
Prabal Gurung
Prabal Gurung () (born 1974) is a Nepalese American fashion designer based in New York City. He launched his own eponymous label in 2009. Since 2017, he has also been the creative director for Japanese jewelry house Tasaki.
Gurung is a co-founde ...
for the debut of his fall collection during the
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is a series of international fashion weeks sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, a brand of Daimler AG. Designers featured during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Weeks include notable designers such as Rosenthal Tee, Mary Katrantzou and Davi ...
2010.
His shoes were mentioned in the ''
Gossip Girl
''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series created and developed by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and based on the series of novels of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar. It follows a group of students on Manhattan's ...
'' episode "The Grandfather: Part II".
[Colavitti, Fernanda (2010-04-16)]
Para os pés das estrelas
''The EPOCA Website'', August 25, 2010
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Shoe designers
Brazilian fashion designers
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