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{{short description|British fashion designer (born 1963)}}
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|education   = [[Tuxford Academy|Tuxford Comprehensive School]], Mansfield College of Art and Design<ref name="who's who">{{Cite book|title=International Who's Who of Women 2002|year=2001|first=Elizabeth|last=Sleeman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6J8xDWDqOkEC&pg=PA204|page=204|location=London|publisher=[[Europa Publications]]|isbn=1-85743-122-7|oclc=469968745}}</ref>
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|occupation  = Fashion designer
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'''Elspeth Gibson''' (born 4 March 1963)<ref name="who's who"/> is a British [[fashion design]]er, known for her feminine style of design. Her designs are often characterised by [[lace]], [[Beadwork|beading]] and [[embroidery]].<ref name="times">{{cite news|title=At home with Elspeth Gibson|location=London|work=[[The Times]]|url=http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/interiors/article5911437.ece|date=15 March 2009|access-date=25 April 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Gibson was the [[British Fashion Council]]'s New Generation Designer of the Year in 1998, and examples of her work are held in the design archive at the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].<ref name="times"/> Her clients have included [[Madonna]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elspeth Gibson Fall 2000 Ready-to-wear Collection on Style.com: Runway review |url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2000RTW-EGIBSON |date=13 February 2000 |access-date=25 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507164146/http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2000RTW-EGIBSON/ |archive-date=7 May 2010 }}</ref><ref name= "junior">{{Cite web|title=Glamour Girls|url=http://www.juniormagazine.co.uk/vintage-junior/glamour-girls/1647.html|work=Junior|date=19 April 2010|access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref> [[Zara Phillips]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Uma Thurman]]<ref name="times"/> and [[Queen Rania of Jordan]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Another royal clothes-horse?|location=London|work=[[The Times]]|date=25 June 2001}}</ref> for whom she has undertaken private commissions.<ref name="EG bio">{{Cite web|title=Elspeth Gibson (see Biography)|url=http://www.elspethgibson.com/|access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref>

==Career==
During her teenage years Gibson attended [[Tuxford Academy|Tuxford Comprehensive School]]. After graduating from [[Mansfield College of Art and Design]] in 1984, Gibson began her career with a work experience placement at [[Zandra Rhodes]]. She worked as a designer for various [[high street]] stores over the next 10 years, including [[Topshop]], [[Miss Selfridge]] and Monix, where she was head designer.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|title=Cut and Taste|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2000/aug/05/fashion|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=5 August 2000|access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref>

Gibson left Monix to become a [[freelance]] designer in 1994, and launched her own label in 1995.<ref name="debretts">{{Cite web|title=Mrs Elspeth Gibson |work=[[Debrett's People of Today]] |url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/g/21063/Elspeth%20GIBSON.aspx |access-date=25 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309022453/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/g/21063/Elspeth%20GIBSON.aspx |archive-date=9 March 2012 }}</ref> She pitched her designs to [[high-end]] stores, securing an early order from [[Liberty & Co]]. Gibson attracted attention from ''[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue]]'' when she showed an early collection at the London Designers' Exhibition accompanying [[London Fashion Week]]. In 1997, editor [[Alexandra Shulman]] wrote: "the most commonly bought item in the ''Vogue'' offices this season is an Elspeth Gibson skirt ... they seem to strike the right balance, looking modern and different without being too extreme".<ref name="guardian"/>

In 1998, Gibson opened a boutique in [[Pont Street]], [[Knightsbridge]],<ref name="guardian"/> and made her debut at London Fashion Week.<ref name="EG bio"/> She won the [[British Fashion Council]]'s New Generation Designer of the Year Award in 1998, and Best British Designer at the [[Elle Style Awards]] in 1999.<ref name="debretts"/>

Gibson has focused on [[Haute couture|couture]] since 2001,<ref name="EG bio"/> but has also entered into collaborations with high-street brands. These include a womenswear collection for [[Littlewoods]], a childrenswear collection for [[Debenhams]] and lingerie for [[Gossard]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elspeth Gibson (see Projects & Collaborations)|url=http://www.elspethgibson.com/|access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref> and girlswear and homewares for [[Tesco]].<ref name="times"/><ref name="junior"/>

==Personal life==
Gibson was born in [[Nottingham]] and lives in London with her two daughters.<ref name="times"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{fashiondesigner|id=elspeth-gibson}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422103045/http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/f/fashion-in-motion-elspeth-gibson/V%26A/ Fashion in Motion exhibition, May 2000]

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