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Barbara Tfank

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Barbara Tfank is an American fashion designer, known for her elegant designs in exquisite textiles.

Career

A native of New York, Tfank is a graduate of Skidmore College and holds a masters from Stanford University[1] She apprenticed with designer Cesarani and worked as a costume designer for films,[2] including A Midnight Clear and Dream Lover.

She also worked as a stylist for Avedon, for Japanese TV [3] and as a design consultant for Prada, in which role she designed the Lavender Prada dress of Uma Thurman worn at the 1995 Academy Awards.[4] The dress is featured in Hal Rubenstein's book 100 Unforgettable Dresses. She started her own design line with a collection for Barneys in 2001. Since 2006, Tfank has shown her designs at New York Fashion Week; she has also shown at Houston Fashion Week.[5] She regularly collaborates with shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, sagafurs, and Shiseido.

Tfank’s high profile clients include First Lady Michelle Obama,[6] who wore a Tfank dress to meet Queen Elizabeth II on the Obamas’ official visit to the UK in 2011 and for the 2012 State of the Union Address, and singer Adele,[7][8] who wore Barbara Tfank to the 2009 Grammys and the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.

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