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Misha Nonoo
Born1985 (age 38–39)
Bahrain
NationalityBritish
Bahraini
EducationACS Cobham
Guildford High School
OccupationFashion designer
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2012; div. 2017)​

Mikey Hess
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(m. 2019)​
Children1
RelativesHouda Nonoo (cousin)

Misha Nonoo (born 1985) is a US-based British-Bahraini fashion designer,[1] best known for her eponymous line of women's ready-to-wear. She was educated in London and Paris.[2] Her wedding to Mikey Hess, oil heir to Hess Corporation, in 2019 was reported in the media as the "wedding of the year",[3][4] with numerous high-profile guests including Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Prince Harry and Megan Markle.

Early years

Nonoo was born in Bahrain to an Iraqi father of Jewish descent and an English mother.[5] Her family moved to London when she was 11, and attended ACS Cobham school and Guildford High School in Surrey.[6] During high school, Misha Nonoo worked as a fashion model represented by Nevs agency. She moved to New York City in 2009, and worked in menswear for a tailoring company.[2]

Career

In 2011 Misha Nonoo launched her own fashion label. While working for a tailoring company in Manhattan, she designed and made women's jackets in her time after work. Nonoo was spotted at Prune restaurant by a senior buyer from Intermix, a chain of designer-fashion boutiques, wearing one of her own designs and received a purchase order of $150,000 for her first collection.[2]

She was a finalist in the 2013 Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund.[7][8] She was named to the Forbes' 30 Under 30 In Art & Style list[9] as well as Crain's New York Business’ 40 under 40 in 2015.[10]

In 2015, Nonoo known for embracing technology received media attention for producing a "insta-show" via Instagram.[11] She was the first designer to produce a fashion show exclusively on Instagram for her spring collection during New York Fashion Week. The concept of her show came about after a dinner at Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's home in Palo Alto, and a following tour of Instagram's offices.[12]

In September 2017, Nonoo was seen as an innovator in ready-to-wear fashion by dropping seasonal collections and manufacturing all products on-demand, thereby reducing wastage and lowering costs for her customers.[13][14]

In 2019 Misha Nonoo collaborated with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on a clothing collection for the women's charity group Smart Works, along with retailers John Lewis, Jigsaw and Marks and Spencer.[15][16]

A-List celebrities who have worn Misha Nonoo's clothing line include Bella Hadid, Ellie Goulding, Emma Watson, Cate Blanchett,[citation needed] Amal Clooney,[17] Gwyneth Paltrow, and Irina Shayk.[18]

Personal life

Nonoo married Alexander Gilkes in Venice, Italy in July 2012 with Lana Del Ray performing at the wedding.[19] In 2016 reports stated the couple had broken up.[20] The divorce was finalized in the summer of 2017.[21]

Her cousin Houda Nonoo was The Kingdom of Bahrain's ambassador to the US.[19]

In August 2019, Nonoo and her fiancé Mikey Hess were reported to be vacationing together on music producer David Geffen's superyacht Rising Sun, along with Oprah and Jeff Bezos.[22]

Misha Nonoo married Mikey Hess, heir to the oil and gas Hess Corporation, in a ceremony at Villa Aurelia, Rome on September 20, 2019, followed by a reception at Cinecittà film studios. It was billed in the media as the "wedding of the year",[3][4] and high-profile guests included Paul McCartney,[23] Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Karlie Kloss, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, James Corden, Gayle King, Princess Beatrice and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.[24] In March 2020, Nonoo and Hess welcomed their first child, a boy named Leo.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Fashion designer Misha Nonoo on collaborating with the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c "How a chance encounter helped launch Misha Nonoo's fashion company". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2019-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "Everything you need to know about the 'Dolce Vita' wedding bringing Meghan Markle, Ivanka Trump and Katy Perry together". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22. dubbed the wedding of the year{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "From the Duchess of Sussex to Ivanka Trump, the most stylish guests at Misha Nonoo and Mikey Hess's wedding". The Telegraph. 2019-09-20. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-09-22. shaping up to be the wedding of the year
  5. ^ Doherty, Rosa (28 November 2017). "Meet Misha Nonoo – the Jewish 'matchmaker' who brought Harry and Meghan together". The Jewish Chronicle. London. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ^ McMahon, Barbara (2018-06-25). "When Meghan Markle met Misha Nonoo: the woman who helped 'seal the deal' with Harry". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  7. ^ Malle, Chloe. "Best Dressed: CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Dinner". Vogue.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  8. ^ Pieri, Kerry (29 January 2013). "Girl Behind the Brand: Misha Nonoo". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  9. ^ "30 Under 30 - Forbes". Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  10. ^ "Misha Nonoo - Meet Crain's New York Business Class of 2015 40 under 40". www.crainsnewyork.com. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  11. ^ Gilchrist, Malina Joseph. "Top 10 Moments from New York Fashion Week". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  12. ^ Ilyashov, Alexandra. "This Designer Showed On Instagram Today Instead Of IRL". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  13. ^ Bain, Marc. "Risking all her success, a thriving fashion designer decided to rebuild for the future". Quartz at Work. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  14. ^ Shatzman, Celia. "Misha Nonoo Launches Made-To-Order Clothing For Her Fashion Line". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  15. ^ "Misha Nonoo On Working With Her Friend Meghan Markle, "A Very Clever Lady"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2019-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Designer Misha Nonoo on Working with Meghan Markle". Time. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  17. ^ "Insider meets the Brits making it big in New York". Evening Standard. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  18. ^ "Everything we know about Meghan Markle's Bahrain-born bestie". Emirates Woman. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  19. ^ a b Solway, Diane. "Alexander Gilkes and Misha Nonoo Wed in Venice". W Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  20. ^ "Meet Meghan Markle's Friend, Fashion Designer Misha Nonoo". Town & Country. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  21. ^ "Meet the woman rumoured to have matchmade Meghan and Harry". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  22. ^ "Meet the man every A-lister is on vacation with this summer". Evening Standard. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  23. ^ "Sir Paul McCartney, 77, joins wife Nancy Shevell, 59, for Misha Nonoo's wedding of the year in Rome". faxhot.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  24. ^ "Meghan Markle, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie arrive at Misha Nonoo's wedding – As it happened". HELLO!. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  25. ^ Nozari, Aisha (March 28, 2020). "Meghan Markle's exciting baby news as Archie gets a new playmate". Hello!. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

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