Isaac Mizrahi
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| Isaac Mizrahi | |
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| Born | October 14, 1961 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Parsons School for Design |
| Labels | Liz Claiborne New York Isaac Mizrahi New York |
| Awards | CFDA: 1991 Womenswear Designer of the Year 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design |
Isaac Mizrahi (born October 14, 1961) is an American fashion designer and the creative director of Liz Claiborne. He won the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for his designs for a Broadway revival of The Women.
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[edit] Biography
Mizrahi was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Egyptian Jewish heritage.[1] He is the cousin of rock guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, former player in the New York Dolls.[citation needed] Mizrahi went to school at NYC's Yeshivah of Flatbush, High School of Performing Arts and the Parsons School of Design.
[edit] TV, Radio and movie appearances
Mizrahi has made appearances in numerous television shows and movies since the 1990s. In 1995, a movie was released about the development of his Fall 1994 collection called Unzipped. In fall 2005 the Isaac show debuted on Style Network. He previously had a show on the Oxygen network.
He often appears on many of E!'s programs and has become well-known for being flamboyant and considered by some to be rude. He also appeared as himself in the episode "Plus One is the Loneliest Number" of the fifth season of Sex and the City.
He also guest starred on the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, in which he played a reporter for the cable channel Fashion TV in the episode "Lose the Boss".
Mizrahi also appeared as himself in The Apprentice season 1 (episode 6) as one of the celebrities auction for The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Currently, Mizarhi co-hosts the new Bravo series "The Fashion Show," which premiered May 7, 2009.
Mizrahi appeared on the public radio game show, Wait, Wait, Don't tell me September 16, 2006. He said "Fat is the new black."[citation needed] (http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=35&prgDate=09-16-2006&view=storyview)
Isaac Mizrahi also stated that he sees himself as an entertainer who can sing and act. On his oxygen network show, he sang jazz in a nightclub. He also has acted in films before. He was in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending.
[edit] 2006 Golden Globes
Mizrahi was an interviewer for The Red Carpet Show on E! for the Golden Globes in 2006. He took liberties with many female actresses, including looking down Teri Hatcher's dress, and feeling Scarlett Johansson's breast, over which she later expressed discomfort.[2] He drew attention to Hilary Swank about being single given that she recently separated from her husband, Chad Lowe. He also asked many celebrities whether they were wearing underwear.
[edit] Designs
Many of his designs can be found exclusively at Target and Fairweather stores.
Mizrahi has also worked as the costume designer for three Broadway revivals, including two plays (The Women in 2001 and Barefoot in the Park in 2006), and one operetta (Threepenny Opera in 2006). For his work on The Women, Mizrahi won the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design.
Mizrahi was also costume designer in the Metropolitan Opera's 2008 production of Orfeo ed Euridice.
[edit] Other projects
He made a series of comic books called Sandee, the Adventures of a Supermodel, published by Simon & Schuster.
Mizrahi is currently the spokesperson for Basic Research shell company Klein-Becker's StriVectin anti-wrinkle cream.
He is developing "The Collection," a one-hour scripted project that draws on the experiences of the designer for The CW Network.
Mizrahi will narrate the children's classic Peter & The Wolf at the Guggenheim Museum's Works & Process performing arts series this December (2007).
On January 16, 2008 Mizrahi was named creative director for Liz Claiborne as part of its campaign to revamp the brand. This will end his contract with Target.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hartog, Kelly (2006-12-11). "Red carpet rascal". The Jerusalem Post. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881868193&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull. Retrieved on 2006-12-11.
- ^ Usmagazine.com | Scarlett Johansson: Sexiest One-Eyed Woman Alive
[edit] External links
- Isaac Mizrahi at the Internet Movie Database
- Isaac, Isaac Mizrahi's talk show on Style Network
- Isaac Mizrahi's Website
