Mandy Coon is an American fashion designer based in

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Career

Growing up in a small Houston suburb of

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, Coon began her career in fashion as a model, after being approached by a model scout in a local shopping mall. Her exposure to the fashion industry fostered an interest in design, leading her to enroll at the

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. There, she studied Haute Couture Sewing and

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ing. She furthered her education with an apprenticeship with designer Camilla Stærk. Coon launched her own line in the spring of 2010. ''

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'' described her work as "punk-with-a-hint-of-romance". In 2011, Coon was chosen as a winner of the Ecco Domani Fashion Award in the Women's Design category. She was also honored in February 2011 by the

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as one of "Fashion's Next Hits," alongside other designers Frank Tell, Mara Hoffman, Michael Angel, and Tess Giberson. In addition to her work as a designer, Coon is also a member of the all-girl electroclash band W.I.T., and one half of the DJ duo Two Mandy DJs.

Personal life

Mandy Coon currently resides in the East Village in

. She is married to musician James Murphy and has performed with his band

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coon, Mandy American fashion designers American women fashion designers Living people People from Katy, Texas People from the East Village, Manhattan Fashion Institute of Technology alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women