Geoffrey Beene
Geoffrey Beene | |
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Born | Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr. August 30, 1924 Haynesville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | September 28, 2004 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 80)
Occupation | Fashion designer |
Relatives | Barbara Ann Wellman |
Company type | Parent Authentic Brands Group dba ABG Izod LLC (licensed to Versa Group) | |
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Website | GeoffreyBeene.com |
Geoffrey Beene (born Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr.; August 30, 1924 – September 28, 2004) was an American
In 2018, the Geoffrey Beene brand was acquired by
On June 23, 2021, it was announced that the Geoffrey Beene brand would be sold to Authentic Brands Group alongside Van Heusen, Izod, and Arrow.[1] The sale closed on August 2, 2021, with United Legwear & Apparel Company named as its licensee alongside the Van Heusen and Arrow brands.[2] However, in April 2023 it was announced that Versa Group would be the new licensee for the Geoffrey Beene brand.[3]
Early life and education
Beene was born on August 30, 1924, as Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr.
Later that year, he moved to
Career
Beene founded his firm, Geoffrey Beene, Inc., in New York City in 1963, in partnership with Teal Traina's Leo Orlandi in a Seventh Avenue showroom.
A year later, he was awarded the
In his 1970 collection, Beene applied the use of inexpensive
In 1986, Beene was named The Council of Fashion Designers of America's Designer of the Year. Two years later, the Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded Beene the Special Award for Fashion as Art. In 1989, he opened the first Geoffrey Beene retail boutique on Fifth Avenue.
Beene's clients included
Death
Beene died on September 28, 2004, due to complications (pneumonia) from cancer at age 80. His career in fashion design spanned over 40 years.
Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
In honor of Beene's fashion legacy, the Council of Fashion Designers of America created the annual Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement award in 1984.
Year | Recipient |
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1984 | James Galanos |
1985 | Katharine Hepburn |
1986 | Bill Blass |
1987 | Giorgio Armani |
1988 | Nancy Reagan |
1989 | Oscar De La Renta
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1990 | Martha Graham |
1991 | Ralph Lauren |
1997 | Geoffrey Beene |
1999 | Yves Saint Laurent |
2000 | Valentino Garavani
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2001 | Calvin Klein
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2002 | Karl Lagerfeld |
2003 | Anna Wintour |
2004 | Donna Karan |
2005 | Diane von Furstenberg
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2006 | Stan Herman |
2007 | Robert Lee Morris |
2008 | Carolina Herrera
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2009 | Anna Sui |
2010 | Michael Kors |
2011 | Marc Jacobs |
2012 | Tommy Hilfiger |
2013 | Vera Wang |
2014 | Tom Ford |
2015 | Betsey Johnson |
2016 | Norma Kamali |
2017 | Rick Owens |
2018 | Narciso Rodriguez |
2019 | Bob Mackie |
2020 | n/a |
2021 | Dapper Dan |
2022 | Laurie Lynn and Richard Stark |
2023 | Maria Cornejo |
Charitable activities
All
In 2007, The Geoffrey Beene Foundation formed a strategic alliance with the FSF YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund to further the mutual goal of expanding support for students seeking careers in the Fashion Industry. The foundation has donated to the FSF in excess of $5 million committed through 2016.
References
- ^ "PVH to sell Izod, Van Heusen and other labels to Authentic Brands in $220 million deal". MarketWatch. June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "PVH Corp. Completes Sale of Heritage Brands to Authentic Brands Group". August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Authentic Brands, Versa Group partner as Geoffrey Beene licensee". Fashion Network. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ ""American Beauty: The World of Geoffrey Beene", by Patricia Morrisoe, New York magazine, May 30, 1988, p.32 ("WWD takes great delight in needling him with references to 'Sammy Bosman Jr. (According to Beene, his real name is Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr.)"
- ^ "Geoffrey Beene Biography". Infoplease.com.
- ^ "The Traphagen School: Fostering American Fashion". Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Geoffrey Beene fashion designer".
- ^ "Woman's Evening Dress". philamuseum.org. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Woman's "Mercury" Evening Dress". philamuseum.org. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Designer Geoffrey Beene dead at 77". NBC's Today show. September 28, 2004.
- ^ "Geoffrey Beene: 1927–2004 – Death, Fashion Designers and Stylists". People Magazine.
- ^ "Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award". Geoffrey Beene. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "CFDA Fashion Awards". cfda.com. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Geoffrey Beene website". Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
External links
- Official company website
- Geoffrey Beene at FMD
- American Ingenuity: Sportswear 1930s-1970s, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Geoffrey Beene (see index)
- Geoffrey Beene at IMDb