Andrés Sardá Sacristán (1929 – 15 September 2019) was a Spanish

textile engineer Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major Textile industry, industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then Dyeing, dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then con ...

fashion designer Fashion design is the Art (skill), art of applied arts, applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction, and natural beauty to clothing and its Fashion accessory, accessories. It is influenced by diverse cultures and different trends and has va ...

, and creator of the

lingerie Lingerie (, , ) is a category of primarily women's clothing including undergarments (mainly brassieres), sleepwear, and lightweight robes. The choice of the word is often motivated by an intention to imply that the garments are alluring, fashio ...

brand Andrés Sardá. He was born into a family that had been dedicated to the Catalan textile industry since the 19th century. After finishing his engineering studies, Sardá joined the family business. One of Sardá's first tasks was to introduce its products into the United States. In 1962, he founded his own firm, which was dedicated to the design and production of women's

and later expanded into swimwear. He is known for being the first designer to incorporate

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s into their designs. The firm currently has collections under three brands: Andrés Sardá, Risk, and University. His daughter, Nuria Sardá, is also a collaborator with his company. He died on 15 September 2019, in Barcelona, at the age of 90. In December 2020, he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts posthumously.: In 2024, his eponymous lingerie company was renamed 'Sarda'.

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* 1929 births 2019 deaths Artists from Catalonia Deaths from Alzheimer's disease People from Barcelona Spanish fashion designers Date of birth missing {{fashion-designer-stub