GEOFFREY BEENE WOOL BLEND PEA COAT W/QUILTED LINING (VIETNAM)

GEOFFREY BEENE EXTREMELY WARM! 80% Wool Dual Closure/Collar *Full Zip *Button Quilted Lining Beene was born August 30th, 1927 in Haynesville, Louisiana. Initially, he planned to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps and become a doctor. He was enrolled in the pre-med program at Tulane University, New Orleans. It was here where Beene began sketching his first designs He quit medical school,and his displeased parents sent him to the University of Southern California to complete his studies. Instead, he landed his first job in the industry as an assistant in the display department Beene then moved to New York in 1947 where he attended the Traphagen School of Fashion Next he went on to Paris where he studied at L’Academie Julian and l’Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisenne In 1958 he produced his first collection for Teal Traina, receiving credit on the labels and in editorial copy In 1963, Beene started his fashion empire with the unveiling of his first women’s collection which was an immediate success Just one year later, in 1964, he won his first of eight Coty Awards and in 1964 and 1965 he won the Neiman Marcus fashion award His designs were displayed in several galleries and museums, including New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology in 1994 and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in 2002 “The more you learn about clothes, the more you realize what has to be left off. Simplification becomes a very complicated procedure.” —Geoffrey Beene