Andrea Lieberman is an American fashion designer and founder of women's ready-to-wear line A.L.C.

Career

Born in New York City, Lieberman graduated from

Parsons School of Design Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...

with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion. During her time at Parsons, she interned with designer Giorgio di Sant' Angelo and after graduating she worked in the press room for

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. Before becoming a personal stylist, Lieberman opened her first boutique in New York, called Culture and Reality. She began her career as a stylist in the music industry styling hip hop figures such as

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. Her work with Combs led to an introduction to

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whom she styled for magazine editorials, music videos, red carpet appearances. She styled Jennifer Lopez in a green silk chiffon Versace dress for the 2000 Grammy Awards, which was listed as one of the "Top Grammy Dresses of All Time" according to ''InStyle''. In January 2015,

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's president

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cited the massive attention to this dress as a motivation for the creation of

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search. Her work with Lopez also included spreads in ''

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'' magazine and Lopez’ music video for " I'm Real" in 2001. Lieberman styled

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for her

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in 2001 during which she worked with

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. Lieberman met

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in 2001 while working with

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on the music video "

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."Krohn, Katherine E. Gwen Stefani. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century, 2008. 69. Print. In 2004, Lieberman designed costumes for Stefani's ''

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'' album cover and the album's solo tour. She styled Stefani’s Harajuku Girl look for the music video "

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" Lieberman served as creative consultant for Stefani's L.A.M.B clothing line. In 2005, Lieberman styled

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for the album cover for her hit single "

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." Additionally, Lieberman worked with Hollywood stars such as

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and

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. Her editorial styling work appeared in ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and other publications. In 2007 Lieberman introduced a line of fine jewelry sold exclusively at

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and Maxfield Los Angeles. In 2009, Lieberman moved to Los Angeles and debuted her A.L.C. ready-to-wear collection. In 2011, Lieberman was accepted into the

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and the following year, she became one of ten finalists in the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.

References

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