Claire Pettibone

Claire Pettibone
Pettibone in 2012 at the Claire Pettibone Flagship Salon in Beverly Hills.
Born	(1967-05-23) May 23, 1967 (age 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Otis Parsons School of Design
Occupation	Fashion designer
Labels	Claire Pettibone Couture Bridal, Claire Pettibone Luxury Lingerie, Bleu Clair, Butterflies by Claire Pettibone, Claire Pettibone Heirloom
Awards	CILA's best luxury lingerie, 2006; best bridal lingerie, 2007

Claire Pettibone (born May 23, 1967) is an American fashion designer, known for her couture wedding gowns.

Life and career

Pettibone was born on May 23, 1967, in Los Angeles, California, United States.^[citation needed] In 1993, Pettibone partnered with her husband, Guy Toley, to form the brand "body & soul".[1] Their debut lingerie collection was carried in Nordstrom stores nationwide. Pettibone's collections have also been carried by Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, among other stores.^[citation needed]

In 2005, Pettibone launched a couture Bridal Gown collection that appeared on the cover of Women's Wear Daily. In 2012, a gown designed by Pettibone was worn by Priscilla Chan at her wedding to Mark Zuckerberg. Shortly afterwards, Una Healy of the girl group The Saturdays wore one of Pettibone's dresses at her wedding.[2]

Toile Francais gown designed by Claire Pettibone

Retail

In 2001, the Claire Pettibone Flagship Salon opened in Beverly Hills. Pettibone began designing wedding and red carpet gowns for clients including Cameron Diaz, Courteney Cox Arquette, Leona Lewis, Elisabeth Moss,[3] Katie Melua,[4] Jennie Garth,[5] Nikki Reed[6] and Missi Pyle.

Claire Pettibone Flagship Salon in 2013.

After 12 years in Beverly Hills, the store moved to the Heinsbergen Building on Beverly Boulevard in 2013.^[citation needed]

References

1. American Sportswear & Knitting Times, Volume 66, National Knitwear & Sportswear Association, 1997
2. "Una's Wedding Dress". "Brides Magazine UK"
3. "Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss Reveals Wedding Details". People. Wednesday August 05, 2009.
4. "Katie Melua's Wedding". bridesmagazine.co.uk. March 19, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
5. "Jennie Garth's Wedding Gown Was Nontraditional, Says Designer Claire Pettibone". ibtimes.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
6. "Nikki Reed's Wedding Dress: Inside the Fitting with Claire Pettibone". May 11, 2015.