Matthew Williamson

Matthew Williamson
180px Williamson at the Factory Girl London premiere
Born	(1971-10-23) 23 October 1971 Manchester, England
Nationality	British
Education	Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design
Occupation	Fashion designer
Labels	Matthew Williamson Pucci

Matthew Williamson (born 23 October 1971) is a British fashion designer.

Early years

Williamson was born in Manchester and studied in Manchester at Loreto College until he was 17 years old. He then moved to London to attend school at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design, graduating in 1994.

Career

His eponymous fashion house was founded in February 1997. That same year, Williamson debuted his collection 'Electric Angels' at London Fashion Week.

His collections were displayed during New York Fashion week in 2002. His store at 28 Bruton Street, in Mayfair, London, followed in 2004.

In 2005, he launched his own perfume range and the following year he was appointed Creative Director at Emilio Pucci. In 2007, a runway show of his designs was incorporated into the video for Prince's song "Chelsea Rodgers" from his Planet Earth album. In 2007, the Design Museum, London, hosted a restrospective of his work entitled "Matthew Williamson – 10 years in Fashion".

In 2008, Williamson was awarded the "Red Carpet Designer" accolade at the British Fashion Awards where he has also received three nominations for Designer of the Year. In September 2008 Matthew Williamson returned to London full-time to focus fully on his own label's forthcoming ventures and expansion. He made a guest appearance on season 7 of Project Runway. The episode aired on 28 January 2010.

In October 2010 it was announced that Matthew Williamson signed a new licensing deal with MBFG. The deal began a new line – Muse by Matthew Williamson. The new line is expected to be in stores for Fall 2011.

External links

• Official Website
• Matthew Williamson at the Fashion Model Directory
• BBC Blast – Matthew Williamson
• Matthew Williamson @ The Design Museum