Christian Siriano, future designer, born 18November 1985, in the city of Annapolis, and grew up in Maryland with his mother and sister, as his parents separated when he was 4 years old. But the father continued to take part in raising his son. The boy developed an interest in art early; at one time he studied ballet, then he became interested in theater. But, most likely, not so much the theater, as the creation of costumes for artists.
Years of study
Next, Christian Siriano studies in Baltimoreart school, choosing design clothes as a course of study, and learns the basics of forms and proportions there. At the age of 13, he was engaged in the development of fashion design and had never given up on it, which had become a profession. An attempt to enter the Institute of Fashion and Technology was not crowned with success. Cyrano goes to London, where he enters the American Intercontinental University. On the recommendation of one of the teachers of the University, Christian undergoes an internship, first with the famous designer Vivienne Westwood, and then with Alexander McQueen.
First victories
After graduation, he moves to New York and works.makeup artist and provides services to private clients in the manufacture of wedding dresses. When Christian was invited to participate in the show-fashion, the project "Podium" and he was chosen as a participant, the joy of the young man knew no bounds. Having won four rounds, he gets to the final. In March of 2008, he became the youngest winner, receiving a prize fund of $ 100,000 and a audience prize of $ 10,000, which enabled him to register his Christian Siriano brand and an exclusive spread in Elle magazine.
In September 2008, Christian will debut inautumn week in New York fashion, where he demonstrates musketeer-style clothing with ruffles and wide-brimmed hats decorated with feathers. After the show, Victoria Beckham, who worked as a jury member on the Podium project, noted that the designer’s creations are a breath of fresh air and she will definitely acquire and wear the clothes of a young couturier. Michelle Obama is among the famous fans of Christian clothes. She spoke at the Democratic Party convention in a beautiful blue dress from Siriano. After the show, the clothing line goes to large department stores.
Christian Siriano's income of over $ 1.2 million at the end of 2010 allowed him to become one of the 40 best entrepreneurs of the year.
New projects
In 2008, Siriano is preparing a collection forprom in collaboration with the brand Puma, which marked the beginning of the massive promotion of Christian fashion models on the fashion market. Then, in the summer of the same year, the Fierce Mamas maternity line was launched together with Moody Mamas. In December 2008, Siriano collaborated with Payless Shoe Source, starting the development of a line of inexpensive handbags and shoes that hit the Payless stores. In the future, an agreement was signed with Payless on the development of the Golden Collection for a relatively expensive premium collection of bags and shoes.
Christian Siriano is also known for creatingfashion phone in partnership with LG called LG Lotus in February 2009. He also started his own make-up line in partnership with Victoria's Secret, Christian Siriano for VS Makeup. In fulfilling an order from Starbucks, Siriano creates a gift set of cards. marked the opening of the first Siriano flagship store on Elizabeth Street in Manhattan.
Brand Collection Innovation
As the fashion industry strives to become a more diverse place for women of all shapes, sizes and colors, American fashion designer Christian Siriano does everything to make it real.
People on Christian Siriano show in spring 2017Welcomed his models. They were delighted with the variety of styles for large figures. Of course, the dresses shown in the collection were not as sophisticated and elegant as on slender models. And designers have every reason not to create clothing sizes more than 12th. But this is all prejudice, according to Christian, and sometimes ignorance.
You can not refuse to wear women only beautifulbecause they have a large size. Designers should be able to help all women look their best. In July 2016, Christian Siriano presented Leslie Jones with a dress in which she was at the premiere of the film Ghostbusters.
Several designers refused her thatreferring to the tall and irregular shape. Christian understands that inclusiveness is not difficult, it just requires a different way of thinking, organization, and possibly production. But it also means to become a competent designer who knows how to make fashion accessible to everyone.
Along with the creation of unique designer collections, Siriano also published his book with the help of Tim Gunn, “Cruel Style: How to Become Your Most Incredible Me.”
Personal life
Christian Siriano and Brad Walsh for a numberyears have a romantic relationship. Christian is openly gay, and he does not hide it. Brad Walsh - singer from the United States, as well as a music producer. He writes musical compositions for Christian fashion shows. July 28, 2013, young people were engaged. Instead of rings, they put on marriage bracelets. There is no question about painting yet.
