Clare Waight Keller

Fashion Designer

Clare Waight Keller was born in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom on August 19th, 1970 and is the Fashion Designer. At the age of 54, Clare Waight Keller biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

Date of Birth
August 19, 1970
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Age
54 years old
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Profession
Designer, Fashion Designer, Personal Stylist
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Education
Ravensbourne College of Art, Royal College of Art
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Spouse(s)
Philip Keller
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3
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Clare Waight Keller Life

Clare Waight Keller (born 19 August 1970) is a well-known British stylist and fashion designer who is now the Artistic Director of Givenchy's luxury fashion house.

Early life

Keller was born in Birmingham, England, on September 19th. She studied at Ravensbourne College of Art, where she earned her bachelor's degree in Fashion and a master's degree at the Royal College of Art.

Personal life

She is married to Philip Keller, an architect. Amelia and Charlotte Charlotte are twins, as well as Harrison.

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Clare Waight Keller Career

Career

She began her career as a stylist for Calvin Klein's ready-to-wear collection and then for Ralph Lauren for the Purple Label menswear collection in New York. She was hired by Tom Ford in 2000 to join Gucci, which was in charge of women's ready-to-wear and accessories until her departure in 2004. She became the Artistic Director of Pringle of Scotland the following year. In 2007, she was named 'Designer of the Year' by the Scottish Fashion Awards in the cashmere category. In 2011, she resigned from her role at Pringle of Scotland. She moved to Chloé's Artistic Director in the same year. Givenchy's Artistic Director of haute couture and ready-to-wear for women and men in 2017. She was the first woman to hold the position at Riccardo Tisci, succeeding Riccardo Tisci.

Meghan Markle wore the wedding dress she wore to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, on 19 May 2018.

Waight Keller went through Givenchy's archives and created "something that floats" for her second couture show.

Waight Keller's first solo menswear collection for Givenchy in Paris in January 2019. It was a small salon display with just 17 looks and no complete day to evening clothes. Although future Givenchy ready-to-wear and haute couture shows will remain combined, Waight Keller's vision of Givenchy menswear will remain unchanged.

On April 10, 2020, she left Givenchy for Givenchy.

Keller was named the British Designer of the Year Womenswear Award by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and actress Rosamund Pike at the 2018 British Fashion Awards.

Keller was included in Time magazine's annual list of the year's most influential people.

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Did Meghan inspire her wedding dress designer's new Uniqlo collection? Clare Waight Keller's line bares a striking resemblance to pieces worn by the royal

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 22, 2024
Clare Waight Keller, who gained widespread recognition after designing Meghan Markle 's 2018 wedding dress during her tenure at Givenchy, was recently appointed as Uniqlo's creative director. She now oversees both the Uniqlo: C line, which she was brought on to develop last year, and the brand's core collections. The autumn/winter 2024 collection features neutral tones, soft fabrics and layering pieces - elements that seem perfectly suited to Meghan's style.

Meghan Markle says she has a 'beautiful friendship' with Uniqlo head Clare Waight Keller and owns 'several pieces from the high street brand'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 21, 2024
Accustomed to wearing designer clothing and exquisite jewels, the Duchess of Sussex is widely recognised for her luxurious style. Yet Meghan Markle has admitted she owns several pieces from Japanese casual wear brand Uniqlo, following the appointment last month of her favourite designer, Clare Waight Keller, as the label's creative director. In an email to The New York Times as part of an interview with Clare, who designed the Duchess' wedding dress, Prince Harry's wife revealed how she and the Birmingham-born fashion expert have a 'beautiful friendship'. Meghan added that she owns several of Clare's Uniqlo items, including a trench coat and some dresses. 'Her pieces for the brand have movement and modern grace,' wrote the Duchess. The brand's autumn/winter 2024 collection features neutral tones, soft fabrics and layering pieces - elements that seem perfectly suited to Meghan's style.

Meghan Markle's favourite designer Clare Waight Keller unveiled as Uniqlo's new creative director

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 10, 2024
The British designer (pictured left), 54, originally from Birmingham, was the first ever woman to head up Givenchy in March 2017, where she designed the Duchess of Sussex's wedding gown (pictured left inset). After a three year tenure, Clare left Givenchy in 2020, with the French fashion house this month revealing Sarah Burton (pictured right), the designer of Kate Middleton 's nuptial gown (pictured right inset), as its new creative director.