Fabrice Simon (January 29, 1951 – July 29, 1998)
was a Haitian-American
abstract artist and
fashion designer, best known for his handmade beaded party dresses that were popular during the 1980s.
Simon immigrated to America in 1964, and subsequently attended the
Fashion Institute of Technology. He won a special
Coty Award
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in 1981. His clientele included many celebrities, among them socialite
Cornelia Guest and singer-actress
Whitney Houston
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.
Death
On July 29, 1998, Simon died of
AIDS
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in
New York City
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at the age of 47.
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1951 births
1998 deaths
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American painters
American abstract painters
AIDS-related deaths in New York (state)
American company founders
American businesspeople in fashion
American fashion designers
American male painters
American contemporary painters
American people of Haitian descent
Fashion Institute of Technology alumni
Haitian fashion designers
Haitian male painters
High fashion brands
Artists from Port-au-Prince
20th-century American male artists