Catherine Malandrino is a French

fashion design Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by culture and different trends, and has varied over time and place. "A fashion designer creates c ...

er. She resides between

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, and

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

Early life and education

Malandrino was born in

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in the French Alps to Italian parents. She began her professional career in Paris after attending ESMOD.

Career

Malandrino moved from Paris to New York and met with

Diane von Fürstenberg Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Simone Michele Halfin, 31 December 1946) is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence in 1969 when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, ...

who offered her the position of senior designer and creative director of the re-launched house. Malandrino created the “Flag Collection”. The concept: ultra-feminine, jagged flag dresses inspired by the Stars and Stripes. The movie “Easy Rider” was her first statement of free-spirited women.

References

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