Lloyd David Klein is a French

couturier ''Haute couture'' (; ; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design that is constructed by hand from start-to-finish. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Paris became th ...

born in Canada. His fashion label is Lloyd Klein Couture.

Career

Klein was born in

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, Quebec, Canada, to French parents and was raised in

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, France.Emili Vesilind (December 6, 2006)
Lloyd Klein’s Homage to Elegance in L.A
''Women's Wear Daily. He studied architecture at the

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, and worked in an architect's practice in New York. He returned to Paris and switched to studying fashion after seeing a

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runway show; he presented a

prêt-à-porter Ready-to-wear (or ''prêt-à-porter''; abbreviated RTW; "off-the-rack" or "off-the-peg" in casual use) is the term for ready-made garments, sold in finished condition in standardized sizes, as distinct from made-to-measure or bespoke clothin ...

collection in October 1987. Klein's first runway show was at the Opéra-Comique de Paris in 1994. Not long after, he was appointed head designer for the house of

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. He then started his own label. In 1998 he moved his business to the United States.Booth Moore (January 6, 2007)
Designs on L.A
''Los Angeles Times''. Accessed December 2014.

Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building, Los Angeles 3

He opened premises in the

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. In 2012 Klein started marketing sportswear for men and women under the label LKLA. In August 2013 a collaboration between Klein and eyewear manufacturer Ivory Mason was announced. Among those who have worn clothes designed by Klein are:

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(in "

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") and

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(in " Your Love").

Life

In February 2004 Klein was badly injured in a car accident outside Paris, and was in

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for two days. His planned runway show at the

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was cancelled as a result."USATODAY.com - Designer Lloyd Klein injured in car wreck"

References

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