Frans Molenaar (; 11 May 1940 – 9 January 2015) was a Dutch
fashion designer.
[Frans Molenaar. Geschiedenis]
(flash website). Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
He studied to become a
tailor
A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century.
History
Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...
in Amsterdam from 1955 to 1958. After his studies he did an
internship
An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. Once confined to medical graduates, internship is used practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations and gover ...
with
Charles Montaigne in
Paris
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from 1959 to 1960 and worked for
Gerard Pipart at
Nina Ricci also in Paris from 1961 to 1964.
In 1967 he started his own business "Frans Molenaar Couture" and he worked as an ''
haute couture'' designer since.
He initiated the fashion award ''Frans Molenaar prijs'' in 1995.
Molenaar died 9 January 2015, after suffering injuries from falling down a staircase at his home in December 2014. He was 74 years old.
Frans Molenaar kwam nooit meer thuis...
, '' De Telegraaf'', 2015. His final rest is at
Zorgvlied
Zorgvlied is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 23 km west of Assen.
The municipality received its name by the former villa "Zorgvlied".
History
From 1819 to 1823, t ...
References
External links
Frans Molenaar(official website)
1940 births
2015 deaths
Dutch fashion designers
Designers from Amsterdam
LGBT artists from the Netherlands
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