Patrick Cox
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| Born | March 19, 1963 Edmonton, Alberta Province, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian/Naturalised British |
| Education | London College of Fashion (Formerly Cordwainer's Technical College) |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
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Patrick Cox |
Patrick Cox is a Canadian–British fashion designer and an eponymous fashion label specializing in the creation of shoes, leather goods and accessories. Cox is most noted for the use of unusual materials and a mixture of Avant-garde and traditional styles.
Born 19 March 1963, in Edmonton, Canada, to a ballerina mother and linguist father, Cox was educated locally, except for periods when his father's work led the family to postings in Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon.[1] Cox eventually graduated from school in Edmonton Canada and moved to Toronto on his own when he was 17.
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[edit] Early career
At the age of 19, Cox produced his first pair of shoes, for the Toronto-based designer Loucas Kleanthous, who suggested Cox consider a career as a designer.[1] An interest in British fashion led Cox to study at Cordwainer's Technical College, London,[1] a design school that was absorbed into the London College of Fashion in 2000. Cox studied at Cordwainer's from 1983 to 1985.
During his time as a student in London Cox spent as much time in nightclubs as he did studying.[1] Through his partying Cox became friends with several well known designers, such as Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano who, at that time, were emerging stars.[1] As a result, in 1984, Westwood asked Cox to design shoes to go with her "Clint Eastwood" collection.[1] One of the shoes that Cox created incorporated a 6 inch platform that would become the prototype of a 9 inch pair later worn by supermodel Naomi Campbell, when she famously fell during a Westwood fashion show in Paris, France in 1993.[1]
[edit] Personal Life
Cox used to date Canadian journalist, entrepreneur, and magazine publisher Tyler Brûlé.[1] They split up in 1996.
[edit] Working life
Cox set up his own company designing shoes in 1985 and in 1986, designed the shoes for John Galliano's "Fallen Angels" collection.[1] Subsequently, Cox launched his own Patrick Cox label, adopting the fleur-de-lys logo. Cox continued to work with Galliano for a further six seasons.
In 1991 Cox opened his first shop opposite the Peter Jones department store in Sloane Square, Chelsea, a well known fashion district of London.[1] In 1993, Cox marketed his first collection designed for the mass market. This diffusion range called "Wannabe" increased the company's annual sales from 2000 to 200,000 pairs.[1] In 1994, Cox opened his first store in Paris at 62 rue Tiquetonne, followed in 1995 by a second store in London at 129 Sloane Street, a new store in New York and a second store in Paris on rue de Grenelle.[1] During this time, Cox was twice awarded Accessory Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.[1] 1998 saw Cox move his design office and production from the UK to Civitanova, in the Italian Marche, an area known for shoe manufacture.[1]
In 2000, Cox was approached by the fashion house Charles Jourdan, and in January 2003 he was appointed Creative Director, his brief being to rejuvenate the brand.[1] After 2 years of successful collaboration, Cox decided to move on to concentrate on the development of his own label.[2]
In 2008 following business problems that saw the closure of his Chelsea store, Cox was forced to sell his business to self-styled ‘Lord’ Eddie Davenport for £2.5m.[3] Although he relinquished ownership of the business, Cox remained on the board of designers.[4]
In September 2010, Cox opened 'Cox Cookies & Cake', a baked goods shop in Soho, with Eric Lanlard to whom he was introduced by Elizabeth Hurley.[5] In keeping with local seedy business, the decor is black and neon, the staff wear leather aprons and chains[6] and delicacies include titty and bum cupcakes along with his mother Maureen's recipe for traditional Canadian Nanaimo bars.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "The king of the cobblers". telegraph.co.uk. 2003-01-16. http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG3306514/The-king-of-the-cobblers.html. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ^ Michault, Jessica (2005-07-26). "Patrick Cox rediscovers his sole". Nytimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/25/style/25iht-fcox.html. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ^ Alexis Parr (2008-06-01). "Patrick Cox fears for his luxury shoe brand as he sells to orgies host 'Lord' Eddie Davenport". dailymail.co.uk. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1023390/Patrick-Cox-fears-luxury-shoe-brand-sells-orgies-host-Lord-Eddie-Davenport.html. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ^ Pierce, Andrew (13 February 2009). "Profile of Lord Edward Davenport". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4613214/Profile-of-Lord-Edward-Davenport.html. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ Andy Morris (2010-08-31). "Patrick Cox on cake and cookies". gq.com. http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2010-08/27/gq-food-patrick-cox-opens-cox-cakes-and-cookies. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ^ "Cox Cookies & Cake Opens in Soho". dailycandy.com. 2010-09-01. http://www.dailycandy.com/london/article/87953/Cox-Cookies-Cake-Opens-in-Soho. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
[edit] External links
- Patrick Cox - Official Website
- Patrick Cox designer profile at Fashion Model Directory
- Cox Cookies and Cake website
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