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Jeremy Scott is an American fashion designer born in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York for fashion design. Scott started his runway career in Paris and has since shown collections in Paris, New York, Los Angeles, London, Moscow, and Seoul.
Scott is known for his high octane and outrageous designs favored by pop stars and celebrities. His designs have been worn by celebrities over the world including Madonna, Rihanna, Kanye West,[1] Björk, Beyoncé, Uffie, M.I.A., Santogold, Robyn, Katy Perry, Tori Amos, Beth Ditto, Fergie, Perez Hilton, Justin Timberlake, Paris Hilton, Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Kylie Minogue, Victoria Beckham, Sir Jason Twist, Lil Wayne, Lil'Kim, Kelis, Ciara, Lindsay Lohan, Cory Kennedy, BoA,[2]Wonder Girls, Lee Hyori, SHINee, Big Bang, 2NE1, Matsushita Yuya, Gwen Stefani, Agyness Deyn, Lady Gaga, Yelle and Hayley Williams.
Scott dressed Britney Spears as a futuristic airline stewardess for her Toxic video. He is also the first designer to dress the muppet diva Miss Piggy herself and she has claimed he is her favorite designer. Agyness Deyn, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Rye Rye have each named Jeremy Scott as their favorite designer. His designs incorporate unconventional looks, including one-legged pants, fast food as inspiration for dresses, and icons such as Mickey Mouse. He has been referred to as the Jeff Koons of fashion because of his use of iconic Pop cultural references. The Fader described his first installment for Adidas as a "glittery-gold selection of irresistibly cut (wearable) harem pants, sequins, sporty fringed tanks and coveted winged hightops" while his next installment abandoned his black-gold-and-silver, Studio 54 color palette for a hue explosion and elongation of the tribal streetwear trend pioneered by M.I.A. and Cassette Playa.[3]
Karl Lagerfeld said in the newspaper Le Monde that Scott was the only designer who could ever take over after him when he leaves Chanel. Jeremy Scott is known for his iconic and humorous prints, channelling the essence of new rave which are splayed all over his clothes and the carry all bags that he designs each season for French luxury company Longchamp. Jeremy was named number 31 in the Face’s ‘Most Important People in Fashion’ issue. Jeremy Scott appeared on the cover of fashion English magazine I-D in July 2007, he is the first designer ever to be featured on the cover wearing his own clothes and shot as a self portrait, (with actress, model and muse Devon Aoki whom he discovered). He also has appeared in the Larry Clark film Wasssup Rockers as parody of a fashion photographer to great reviews of his acting ability. Jeremy designed the Manhattan night club Happy Valley which is now closed. His photography has appeared on the covers of international fashion magazines such as I-D, Dazed & Confused, Paper magazine, and Les Inrockuptibles. Jeremy Scott has a second collection he designs with sportswear giant Adidas. The line called Jeremy Scott for Adidas originals by originals features apparel and footwear, one such piece as his high top with a wing extending from it have become an instant best seller and a cultural Icon for Adidas. Jeremy has worked closely with the foundation for the late artist Keith Haring for which Jeremy did a shoe and track suit using Haring's graphic art work with Adidas for a special project called AdiColor.
Jeremy Scott has been interviewed by news sources such as Full Frontal Fashion, The Huffington Post, i-D Magazine, Dazed & Confused, NYLON, Purple Magazine, 10 Magazine, Numero, and Self Service. Scott's designs have been featured editorially by publications such as i-D Magazine, Dazed & Confused, NYLON, ELLE, Vogue, Pop Magazine, and Purple Magazine. Scott assisted in curating Prim Magazine's N°10 edition alongside Vena Cava, La Roux, Kristin Prim, and menswear designer Todd Lynn. Jeremy Scott lives and resides in Los Angeles California.
On July 13, 2010, Jeremy appeared on The Young and the Restless as himself. He is also known to be close friends to CL, leader of Korean girl group 2NE1. He has given her and the other girls some dresses as gifts. He has appeared in 2NE1 TV Season 2 (a reality show of 2NE1's life while releasing their newest album) along with Will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. As well as appearing with 2NE1, in November, in the 2010 O'live OnStyle Sytle Icon Awards in which Scott appeared to give the award to 2NE1, as most Fashionable Female Group.