Peter Som

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Peter Som

Education	Connecticut College and Parsons School of Design
Home town	San Francisco, CA
Website www.petersom.com

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Peter Som is an American fashion designer. He describes his aesthetic as one of "effortless elegance and refined sexiness", and aspires to provide a fresh perspective to modern American fashion.

1 Background
2 Education
3 Awards and Nominations
4 Career
5 Bill Blass
6 Clients
7 Resources
8 External links

[edit] Background

Peter was raised in San Francisco by his architect parents who encouraged in him the ideals of purity of form, function and composition. Peter still draws from these early architectural influences as he designs clothes for tasteful and elegant women.

[edit] Education

While he attended Connecticut College Peter studied both Art History and Studio Art and chose to make his move to fashion by continuing his studies at Parsons School of Design. During the years he spent at Parsons, he also apprenticed with the American designersMichael Kors and Calvin Klein. After graduating, Peter honed his skills in the design room of Bill Blass.^[1]

[edit] Awards and Nominations

In 1997, he was recognized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America as a rising young talent in its first-ever Scholarship Competition. Isaac Mizrahi awarded Peter the Parsons Gold Thimble for his work in the school’s prestigious Designer Critic program while Lord & Taylor reaffirmed his potential in its annual Dress Competition. In 2002, Peter was nominated for the CFDA Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent. In 2004, he was one of 10 semi finalists in the Vogue/CFDA fashion fund initiative. In 2005, he was nominated for a second time for the CFDA Swarovski Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent and in 2006 Peter Som was among the 3 finalists nominated for the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Fashion Design.

[edit] Career

Peter Som debuted his Spring 2001 collection at Seventh on Sixth in the Bryant Park tents. In 2003, Cathy Horyn, resident fashion critic at the New York Times, identified Peter as “one of the best young designers working today.”^[2] In response to Peter Som’s Spring 2007 collection, Vogue's Andre Leon Talley writes “it became emphatically clear that he has moved to the head of his generational class. Magna cum laude, in fact.” Peter’s collections have been featured in major fashion publications, including Vogue, W, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and InStyle.

[edit] Bill Blass

Peter Som announced his return to the house of Bill Blass in July 2007 as creative director of the iconic American brand. In this role, he will oversee the company’s entire women’s collection, including all owned and licensed divisions.