Richard Philip Nicoll (15 September 197721 October 2016) was an English fashion designer, best known for his work on modernist classics with the coined term "night-to-day" versatility. Nicoll was awarded three

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(ANDAM) prizes in 2008 and was named "Best Young Designer" at the

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during

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2009, along with twice being a BFC Vogue Fashion Fund finalist. Celebrities who have worn his designs include;

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Career

Nicoll graduated from

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in 2002 with an MA in Womenswear. His experience beyond the eponymous label included the creative direction of Cerruti Paris womenswear, freelance design for

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(SS05 collection) and designing successful capsule collections for

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, and the top end Laurel line for

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. He made his debut at

in February 2006 and continued to show every season thereafter until his death. Nicoll had collaborated with artist

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since AW09 on seasonal prints, and external projects such as designing costumes for her Darktown Cakewalk performance at the Chisenhale Gallery in London and for the subsequent Tim Walker Frieze Art Fair/Channel 4 film. The Richard Nicoll / Linder collaborative

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shoot was awarded the cover in October 2009. More recently he collaborated with

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in the design of a mobile phone-charging handbag.Ellie Pithers,
Richard Nicoll designs mobile phone-charging handbag
, ''Telegraph Fashion'', 18 February 2012. Nicoll's initial menswear training means he originally became known for his masculine spin on womenswear and has since evolved into a designer with a finely tuned, perfectly balanced feminine edge. Maintaining the integrity of his design vision whilst also creating a product that customers relate to is at the heart of the ''Richard Nicoll'' brand. His most recent work was for Jack Wills, as their new creative director; as of spring 2015, Nicoll parted ways with the company amicably in Autumn 2015.

Death

Nicoll died suddenly in Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia on 21 October 2016.

Career

Death

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