Nicole Farhi
Nicole Farhi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1946 |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion designer, artist, sculptor |
| Spouse | David Hare |
Nicole Farhi, Lady Hare, CBE (born 25 July 1946) is a French fashion designer and sculptor born in Nice, France.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
Farhi is the daughter of Sephardic Jews from Turkey. She was born in France.[5]
Career
Farhi started her career as a freelancer in Paris, before moving to London in the 1970s.[6]
In 1978, Farhi was employed by Stephen Marks on his French Connection label, to head up the company’s design studio in Bow, East London.[7]
In 1982, Marks assisted Farhi in launching an eponymous Nicole Farhi higher-end fashion label within the French Connection group.[7] The label opened shops worldwide, as well as restaurants in London and New York; but the non-UK locations have since closed.[8]
On 15 March 2010, French Connection announced the sale of the brand and retail chains to OpenGate Capital for up to £5 million.[9][10] Administrators Zolfo Cooper were appointed on 3 July 2013, to advise on sale or restructuring of the remaining five UK shops and associated retail outlets located within Harvey Nichols, House of Fraser and Selfridges.[11]
Personal life
Farhi and Marks' professional relationship resulted in a personal relationship, and the couple had a daughter, Candice Marks,[5][12] before separating. Farhi married British playwright David Hare in 1992.[13]
She is a cousin of the writer and human rights campaigner Moris Farhi.[14]
Honors and awards
In 2007, Farhi was appointed an honorary CBE, and, in 2010, she was awarded the Legion of Honour.[15][16]
In February 2007, Farhi was a signatory to the declaration of the Independent Jewish Voices, a new Jewish network, calling for an open and critical debate on Israel and criticising certain Jewish organisations' unconditional support of Israel.[17]
References
- ^ National Portrait Gallery page for Nicole Farhi
- ^ Designerhistory.com
- ^ Style.com
- ^ Lauren Milligan (8 May 2012). "Farhi Change". Vogue.
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ "Nicole Farhi". fashion.net. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ a b http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/Fr-Gu/French-Connection.html. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ Nymag.com
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/15/french-connection-sells-nicole-farhi. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ "Regulatory News Service link": "French Connection Group plc, Completion of Strategic Review, Announcement of Sale of a Business and Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 January 2010, released 15 March 2010."
- ^ "Nicole Farhi fashion chain enters administration". BBC News. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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External links
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1946 births
- Living people
- French people of Turkish-Jewish descent
- People from Nice
- French Jews
- Sephardi Jews
- French fashion designers
- Jewish fashion designers
- Contemporary sculptors
- 20th-century French sculptors
- 21st-century sculptors
- French women artists
- French expatriates in England
- Clothing brands of the United Kingdom
- Clothing companies of the United Kingdom
- Clothing retailers of the United Kingdom
- Companies established in 1982
- Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom
- English people of Turkish-Jewish descent
- French artists
- 20th-century women artists
- 21st-century women artists
- 1982 establishments in France