Jacques Azagury is a Moroccan-born fashion designer.
Jacques Azagury | |
|---|---|
| Born | Morocco |
| Alma mater | London College of Fashion St Martin's School of Art |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Azagury was born in Morocco to a Jewish family,[1] and studied at the London College of Fashion and St Martin's School of Art, before opening his flagship store in London's Knightsbridge in 1987.[2]
Azagury has created clothes for Princess Diana, Helen Mirren and Elizabeth McGovern.[3] Azagury would visit Diana for dress fittings at her apartment in Kensington Palace.[4]
In December 2023, a black velvet and royal-blue organza dress that Azagury designed for Diana in 1985 sold at auction for close to $1.15 million (the highest amount for any of Diana's dresses sold at auction up to that date, and eleven times what the auction house, Julien's Auctions, had predicted the dress would sell for).[5]
References
edit- ^ Granik, Darina (2 August 2023). "The Jewish Designers Behind Princess Diana's Most Iconic Looks: Through dresses made by David Sassoon, Victor Edelstein and Jacque Azagury, the People's Princess lives on". HeyAlma. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "The 5-minute Interview: Jacques Azagury, Fashion designer | Features | Lifestyle". The Independent. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Michals, Susan (20 September 2013). "20 Odd Questions With Fashion Designer Jacques Azagury". WSJ.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Paul Burrell (2007). The Way We Were: Remembering Diana. HarperCollins. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-00-725263-3.
- ^ Albeck-Ripka, Livia (18 December 2023). "Dress Worn by Princess Diana Sells for a Record $1.15 Million". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2023.