Zac Posen

Birth Name:

Zachary E. Posen

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Costume designer, Costume department

Awarded the Swarovski's Perry Ellis Award in womenswear in 2004 which was given out by the Council of Fashion Designers of America
Chosen as one of the few newcomers to be showcased at GenArt's Fresh Faces in Fashion in 2001
Studied womenswear at the University of Arts London
Quote: "I am about using my communication skills to get people to embrace themselves, feel empowered and self-create․"
Quote: "I design for the diversity of women and what links them is a sense of confidence, the joy of life and fun, modern glamour․"
Quote: "I like to do things that are very special and unique․"
Received a $20,000 grant that allowed him to produce his first runway show in 2001 and establish his own design studio in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan
Was mentored at The Costume Institute at the Met in New York and then began working on his own from his parents' living room
Began to establish a mainstream following after working on a collection for Target and later signing on as a judge for "Project Runway․"
Interned for designer Nicole Miller while a sophomore in high school
Stole yarmulkes from his grandparents' synagogue to make dresses for his dolls as a child
Received a $15 allowance from his parents after he first began working from their home

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