Richard Robinson is a Canadian

fashion designer Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

based in

Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

. He is the proprietor of Richard Robinson Haute Couture, and operates the Richard Robinson Academy of Fashion Design.

Career

Robinson entered the fashion business by working for

Christian Dior Christian Ernest Dior (; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE, which is now owned by parent company LVMH. His fashion houses a ...

and Yves Saint Laurent in their Paris ateliers. In 1969 he started his own fashion company in Ottawa. In 1972, Robinson opened the Richard Robinson Fashion Design Academy. Each year in May the Academy mounts a fashion show to display the work of both Robinson and his students. The event is usually held at the Lac Leamy Hotel. As well as ready-to wear clothing lines and his

haute couture ''Haute couture'' (; ; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design that is constructed by hand from start-to-finish. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Paris became th ...

collections, Robinson has designed clothing for various celebrities, including the wives of at least three Prime Ministers."At home with Richard Robinson.
Julie Oliver, ''The Ottawa Citizen'' 06.14.2012 Robinson operates a boutique on Sussex Drive in Ottawa. Each year he creates a special dress design to be unveiled on Canada Day at his boutique.
''Edmonton Journal'', David Kawai, 06.28.2011

References

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