Tim Hamilton (designer)
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Tim Hamilton is an American
fashion design
er. He was born in Iowa and moved to New York in 1991. He began his career at Ralph Lauren
and moved onto J Crew where he helped to start Madewell. He launched his own line thereafter.
/Swarovski
Award for emerging menswear designer in 2009.
The brand began in New York and was showcased at presentations during New York Fashion Week
, however Hamilton decided to do his first menswear runway show in Paris in June 2009, following an invitation from the French Fashion Syndicate. He is the first American based designer to show during Paris Men’s Fashion week. He presented an eccentric space inspired S/S ’10 collection at the Palais Brogniart, sending his models down the runway emanating an airy feel of transparency. Despite this sudden relocation to Paris, Tim Hamilton is going to keep a presence in New York, thus honoring his win of the CFDA Swarovski Award for Emerging Men’s Wear Designer in 2009.
Alongside men’s wear, Tim Hamilton launched his first women’s collection for the A/W ’09 season. The collection was shown during Paris Fashion Week in March 2009. The Tim Hamilton woman has a strong character. “She knows what she wants,” say Hamilton. This attitude is reflected through bold shapes, a minimal color palette, and an emphasis on textured patterns, all done while remaining feminine with an innate sense of elegance.
Hamilton’s collections are sold at top luxury shops around the world. Despite his global success, Tim Hamilton is still a small, independently backed company with offices in New York and Paris.
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Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
er. He was born in Iowa and moved to New York in 1991. He began his career at Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...
and moved onto J Crew where he helped to start Madewell. He launched his own line thereafter.
Collections
Hamilton is primarily known as a menswear designer since his Fall 2007 collection. In men’s wear, Hamilton continues to blur the line between abstract design and fine craftsmanship. He mixes innovative ornamental details and geometric elements with functional simplicity and authentic craft production. This leads to his street-wear meets tailoring look. He won the CFDACFDA
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/Swarovski
Swarovski
Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...
Award for emerging menswear designer in 2009.
The brand began in New York and was showcased at presentations during New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week
The semi-annual New York Fashion Week, branded Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek in 2009, is held in February and September of each year in New York City. It is one of four major fashion weeks held around the world .-History:The first New York Fashion Week, then called Press Week, was the world's first...
, however Hamilton decided to do his first menswear runway show in Paris in June 2009, following an invitation from the French Fashion Syndicate. He is the first American based designer to show during Paris Men’s Fashion week. He presented an eccentric space inspired S/S ’10 collection at the Palais Brogniart, sending his models down the runway emanating an airy feel of transparency. Despite this sudden relocation to Paris, Tim Hamilton is going to keep a presence in New York, thus honoring his win of the CFDA Swarovski Award for Emerging Men’s Wear Designer in 2009.
Alongside men’s wear, Tim Hamilton launched his first women’s collection for the A/W ’09 season. The collection was shown during Paris Fashion Week in March 2009. The Tim Hamilton woman has a strong character. “She knows what she wants,” say Hamilton. This attitude is reflected through bold shapes, a minimal color palette, and an emphasis on textured patterns, all done while remaining feminine with an innate sense of elegance.
Hamilton’s collections are sold at top luxury shops around the world. Despite his global success, Tim Hamilton is still a small, independently backed company with offices in New York and Paris.