- Tomasz Starzewski
Infobox Fashion Designer
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name=Tomasz Starzewski
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birth_date=1961
birth_place=London ,England
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awards=|Tomasz Starzewski (born
1961 ) is a Britishfashion designer , the owner of a well knownLondon couture house.The son of Polish parents who had emigrated to London in 1946, Starzewski's mother and grandmother both worked in fashion. He attended the
Emanuel School and St Martins College and had an ambition to be a designer from an early age. He has said "I'm third generation".He first hit the headlines when Victoria Lockwood wore a Starzewski dress for her marriage to Charles, Viscount Althorp, brother of
Diana, Princess of Wales , in September 1989. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE7DE1F3CF933A25751C1A96F948260 Style Makers; Tomasz Starzewski, Fashion Designer] by Terry Trucco inThe New York Times , 10 December 1989 (accessed 4 November 2007)] He was also a designer for the Princess of Wales herself..Starzewski has stated his philosophy as "Glamour, elegance, good design, luxury and friendly service". [http://www.tomaszstarzewski.com/ Home page] of tomaszstarzewski.com (accessed 4 November 2007)]
Starzewski is the principal of the Tomasz Starzewski Studio, a couture house in Stanhope Mews West,
London .His models have included
Lord Frederick Windsor , the son ofPrince Michael of Kent , and he famously appeared onDa Ali G Show .Notes
External links
* [http://www.starzewski.com/frames/index.html Starzewski.com] - official web site
* [http://www.londononline.co.uk/profiles/172448/ Tomasz Starzewski] at londononline.co.uk
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