Cathy Pill
Cathy Pill | |
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Born | 1981 |
Nationality | Belgian |
Education | graduate of the fashion school E.N.S.A.V. of La Cambre in Brussels |
Cathy Pill is a Belgian[1] fashion designer,[2] formerly creator and director of Cathy Pill label,[citation needed] and presently co-founder and chief executive officer of MuseStyle.[3]
After graduating, Cathy quickly became a multi award-winning designer. She started her career at A.F. Vandevorst and
Around this period Cathy started gain interest in the digital world and all the opportunities it offers the Fashion Industry.[citation needed] After a one-year career interruption to focus on her family life (2011–2012), mentored by a community of web entrepreneurs,[who?] she decided to put her designer career on hold to develop her own start-up Musestyle.
Early life
Born in Antwerp in 1981,[citation needed] Cathy Pill graduated from the fashion school E.N.S.A.V. of La Cambre in Brussels.[2] She interned at brands such as A.F. Vandevorst[7] and Vivienne Westwood[7] before winning a numerous prizes.[7]
Fashion Designer
Cathy Pill was soon rewarded by the Fashion Industry as she successively wins an accolade of prices: The Collection of the Year at Trieste's contest. Its in 2005 the sponsorships of La Fondation Pierre Bergé
Pill launched her first ready-to-wear collection, titled "Blink", during the Spring/Summer 06 Paris Fashion Week.
The following November, Cathy Pill was invited to present her collections during the Paris fashion weeks for 7 consecutive years. After only a few collections, Cathy Pill's label could be found in more than 15 countries and 70 stockists Colette, Galleries Lafayette, Browns, Liberty.[citation needed]
In parallel, Cathy Pill worked as a consultant[citation needed] for other fashion houses (ex. NATAN,[citation needed] Claudia Strater.[1] In 2008 Cathy Pill was chosen by Canon Europe to design the famous CD-dress as well as for the We Speak Image collection alongside Matthew Williamson and Jean Charles de Castelbajac.[7]
During the Spring-Summer 2009 season, a line of printed leather bags was launched along with her collection, in collaboration with
Co-founder and CEO Musestyle
Founded by Cathy Pill,[3] Musestyle.com is a fashion visual curation platform[13] to be launched in December 2013. The bridges the gap between inspirational content and e-shopping allowing users to buy fashion and beauty products straight from images. Most importantly the site reunites a group of famous contributors[who?] coming from the Fashion Industry.
References
- ^ a b 13 juni 2011. "Cathy Pill". She.be. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Cathy Pill - SHOWstudio - The Home of Fashion Film". SHOWstudio. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ a b "Cathy Pill". Muse Style. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Cathy Pill - Ces stylistes belges que le monde nous envie". Skynet.be. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ Pfeiffer, Alice. "Beth Ditto Loves Designer Cathy Pill: And You Will, Too". Fashionista. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ^ "Cathy Pill La redoute Spring/Summer 2011". Highsnobette.com. 2010-11-29. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cathy Pill - SHOWstudio - The Home of Fashion Film". SHOWstudio. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ^ "Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion: News from Flanders Fashion Institute (FFI) & MOMU and the MAGAZINE N. 32 launch". Dianepernet.typepad.com. 2005-12-13. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Cathy Pill for La Redoute | 10 Corso Como | The Journal" (in Italian). 10corsocomo-thejournal.com. 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ —Sarah Mower (2009-01-28). "Popping Pill | style file". Style.com. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ Divia Harilela (2013-09-23). "Cathy Pill | South China Morning Post". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ^ "Quoi de neuf dans la mode #1? | Vogue". Vogue.fr. 2013-08-26. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ^ "Cathy Pill, muse des muses •". Essentielle.be. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-11-29.