Claire Pettibone

Claire Pettibone
Born	May 23, 1970 (1970-05-23) (age 41) New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Otis Parsons
Occupation	Fashion designer
Spouse	Guy Toley (m. 1990–present)
Children	Lorelei (b. 2005)
Awards	CILA's best luxury lingerie, 2006; best bridal lingerie, 2007
Labels	Claire Pettibone Couture Bridal, Claire Pettibone Luxury Lingerie, Bleu Clair, Butterflies by Claire Pettibone

Claire Pettibone (born May 23, 1970) is an American fashion designer based in Los Angeles. She is prominently known for her couture wedding gowns and intimate apparel, lifestyle collection.

The Washington Post hails her collection as “proof positive that bridal fashion is keeping up with the runway” ^[1]… The Los Angeles Times calls her a “Style maven”^[2]… brides across the globe are enamored with the designer’s creations, and Say Yes to the Dress’s Randy Fenoli confirms, “Claire has a cult following.” ^[3]

Personal life

Claire Pettibone was born in New York to artist parents. Her father was a pioneer in the Appropriation Movement. As a child, her parents assigned small art projects and encouraged her to express creativity.^[4] It was then perhaps a foregone conclusion that Claire would enter a creative field.

After high school, and taking many art classes, it became clear that Pettibone's creative focus would lead her to Otis Parsons School of Design^[4] in Los Angeles. Graduating in 1989 with a degree in fashion design.

She married Guy Patrick Toley in 1991 and reside in Los Angeles with their daughter Lorelei (born 2005).

Career

Claire Pettibone, the self-described “true romantic” has emerged as the designer for which romance takes on a vintage yet modern je ne sais quoi. Claire formed a partnership with her husband, Guy Toley (dba “For Body & Soul”) in 1993. Their debut lingerie collection was carried in all 200+ Nordstrom stores nationwide. In 1994, they re-branded “For Body & Soul” as “Claire Pettibone Luxury Lingerie,” a designer label that sold at Saks Fifth Avenue and featured on the cover of Saks spring catalog modeled by Rebecca Romijn.

Her talent for conjuring up such uncommonly beautiful and ethereal sensations is her trademark, and underlies the “World of Claire” - a fashion house that has grown from luxury lingerie to include couture bridal, fashion lingerie, and inspired casual wear.

She opened flagship Claire Pettibone Boutique in Beverly Hills. Pettibone began informally designing wedding and red carpet gowns for clients including Cameron Diaz, Courtney Cox Arquette, Keely Shaye Smith (Mrs. Pierce Brosnan), Elisabeth Moss,^[5] Kelly Baldwin (Mrs. Joey Fatone), Gucci Westman, along with various other celebrities.

Awards & Achievements

First American lingerie designer to be selected and awarded full sponsorship to exhibit in the Igedo Lingerie trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany (1997)

CILA Awards (Contours International Lingerie Awards, annual, industry wide juried competition). Named Best Luxury Lingerie (2006), Best Bridal Lingerie (2007), Best Nightwear Lingerie (2008)

Filmography

• Wedding Day (2009) – TLC Network. Season 1, Ep. 4 Claire surprises bride with her dream wedding gown.

• Married on MySpace (2009) – MySpace Season 1, Ep. 2 Claire was the exclusive/sole designer of premiere season in which MySpace community votes on elements for the chosen couple.

• Battle of the Wedding Planners (2009) – Special Presentation TLC Network/Target Entertainment. The winning wedding planner featured a Claire Pettibone gown in his pitch to the bride.

• Say Yes to the Dress (2008 – Present) - Several episodes feature Claire Pettibone Bridal gowns.

• The Early Show (2008) - “Modern Bride of the Year” modeled Claire Pettibone bridal gown.

• Good Morning America (2007)

• Friends (2003)

• Ally McBeal (2001)

Books

Contemporary Lingerie Design by Kate Dominy. Published by Laurence King.

References

1. ^ "Modern Romance". Washington Post. Wednesday, February 18, 2009.
2. ^ Los Angeles Times, Sunday December 13, 2009, p. 9
3. ^ "A Lalique gown on Lake Orta". Italian Lakes Wedding. January 28, 2011.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Close-Up with Claire Pettibone". Inside Weddings. Fall 2011 .
5. ^ "Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss Reveals Wedding Details". People. Wednesday August 05, 2009.

External links

• Official Website
• Claire Pettibone on The Knot – TheKnot.com

Persondata
Name	Pettibone, Claire
Alternative names
Short description	Fashion designer
Date of birth	May 23, 1970
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Date of death
Place of death