Daniel Hechter
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Daniel Hechter | |
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Born | Paris, France | 30 July 1938
Nationality | French, Belgian |
Occupation | Fashion designer |
Known for | Inventor of ready-to-wear President of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (1974–1978) |
Daniel Hechter (born 30 July 1938) is a French-Belgian fashion designer who is sometimes referred to as the inventor of ready-to-wear (prêt-à-porter). He is also known for being the president of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. from 1974 to 1978, having designed the club's famous home shirt.
Personal life
Daniel Hechter was born in Paris, France, in a family who owned a ready-to-wear company. As such, Hechter was brought up in an environment sympathetic to fashion. At the age of four, he was forced to flee from Paris with his mother and did not see his father, a prisoner of war, until he was seven.[1] He married Marika Hechter; they have a daughter, Hechter then married Jennifer Chambon in 1980. He served in the French Army from 1958 to 1960.
Career
Hechter completed his secondary education and worked as a storekeeper to a
In 1966 he worked with Scott Paper Company to make a dress out of nonwoven paper achieving attention as an avant-garde work.[3]
He is one of the first designers to produce clothing ranges for skiing and tennis, in 1971.
In 1989, he launched his first line of perfume.[4]
He entered politics and sat on the Marseille regional council starting in 1992.
In 1997, he retired to
Football
Hechter was a financial contributor in the early years of the
References
- ISBN 2-251-69422-6.
- ISBN 9783822812068.
- ^ Fukai, p. 715.
- ^ "Daniel Hechter Perfumes And Colognes". www.fragrantica.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Dart, James (14 March 2007). "Which players have English counties on their backs?". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2015.