Sophie Albou

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Sophie Albou (born 1967) is a Paris-born designer best known as the founder of the Paul & Joe clothing line.^[1] The daughter of Yvan and Nicole Haggiag, a clothing company executive and designer respectively, Albou was educated at the Sorbonne and the Institut Français de la Mode before going to work for the clothing company Azzedine Alaia in 1983.^[1]

In 1990, she started a menswear company called Paul & Joe, adding a womenswear line in 1995. The first show in the United States was opened in New York City in 1996.^[1]

Albou opened another store in Notting Hill, and also has a store in Covent Garden. The London stores were closed due to what was rumoured to be financial trouble – they reopened in^[2] 2009, with the explanation that it was simply restructuring.

Albou partnered with American apparel company Urban Outfitters to produce a female casualwear line, Rendez-Vous, in 2011.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sophie Albou Biography". Dictionary of World Biography. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
↑ "Sophie's Choice". Vogue. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
↑ Sister, Paul; Sister, Joe (2011). "UO Designer Collaborations: Sophie Albou". Urbanoutfitters.com. Urban Outfitters. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

External links

Paul & Joe Website
Sophie Albou at the Fashion Model Directory

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Name	Albou, Sophie
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Short description	Fashion designer
Date of birth	1967
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