클레어 웨이트 켈러(Clare Waight Keller)

클레어 웨이트 켈러(Clare Waight Keller)

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chloe 크리에이티브 디렉터

영국 출생으로 Ravensboume College of Art에서 패션 학사

런던의 Royal College of Art에서 패션 니트웨어로 석사 학위

뉴욕 켈빈 클라인 여성복 디자이너 재직, 4년 뒤에는 랄프로렌으로 옮겨 브랜드의 최상위 라인인 퍼플 라벨 남성복을 런칭

2000년 탐포드 디자인 팀에서 프란체스코 코스타 및 크리스토퍼 베일리와 구찌 디자인 스튜디오에서 클레어 웨이트 켈러 임명

2005년에는 스코틀랜드 브랜드인 프링글의 크리에이티브 디렉터로 임명, 캐시미어 전통라벨에 현대적인 감성을 투영

2007년 스코틀랜드 패션 어워드에서 올해의 스코틀랜드 캐시미어 디자이너 상 수상

2011 6월 chloe에 합류

"파리의 에너지는 남다릅니다. 클래식하면서도 까다롭고 모더니티와 전통 사이의 긴장감이 존재해 저의 감성에도 영향을 미치고 있지요."
"chloe는 저에게 다양한 것을 일깨워줍니다. 우선 여성스러움이 있습니다. 저는 자유롭고, 애써 꾸미지 않은 chloe가 추구하는 여성의 애티튜드를 사랑합니다.
바로 당신이 수 많은 다른 방법으로 입는 멋진 의상들에 관한 것이며, 그 의상들을 입을 때 가질 수 있는 자신감을 말하고 있습니다. 그것은 꾸밀 수 없는 진실이지요."



British-born Clare Waight Keller is the woman responsible for transforming heritage label Pringle of Scotland into a contemporary fashion brand.
With her impressive CV and innovative approach to knitwear she has reinvented the brand since she was appointed creative director in 2005.

At the age of five she began knitting, having been taught by her mother
She then went on to study at Ravensbourne College of Art,
where she graduated with a BA in fashion, before completing her MA in Fashion Knitwear at The Royal College of Art
New York was her next destination, having secured a job working on womenswear at Calvin Klein
This was followed by a role at Ralph Lauren, which saw her working as the senior designer of Purple Label Menswear and gave her a fantastic knowledge of tailoring - something that she still draws upon today
In 2000 she was hired by Tom Ford at Gucci to work alongside Francisco Costa and Christopher Bailey as a senior designer.
This was followed by her role as creative director of Pringle of Scotland in 2005
Clare was given the role of completely reinventing the brand, which she did, presenting her first collection in February 2006
2007 saw her win the award for Scottish Cashmere Designer of the Year at the Scottish Fashion Awards.
She also launched Pringle 1815, a diffusion line named after the year the company was founded
In March 2011, she resigned as creative director  of Pringle of Scotland, citing "personal reasons".
In May 2011, she was named ceative director of Chloé, replacing Hannah MacGibbon.
"I am thrilled to be joining one of the most prestigious design houses in Paris," said Waight Keller.
 "Chloé is a brand that conveys a beautiful sense of effortless femininity and vivacious sophistication that I look forward to continuing into the next era."