Patrick told People Magazine in 1987 that “ The black Baptist church on Sunday, the ladies are just as fierce as the ladies at Yves Saint Laurent haute couture shows.” and I have to agree. His grandmother, who worked as a maid, used colorful mismatched buttons when repairing his clothes as a child, inspiring him to adorn his super-sexy body conscious jersey dresses with brightly colored buttons I’ve seen this technique used by many designers since then, most notably by Jeremy Scott in his Fall/Winter 2009 collection. Patrick blended the French haute couture sensibilities of designers like Yves Saint Laurent, Coco Chanel, and his personal favorite Madame Grès, but the biggest influence in his work was his grandmother and the black southern women he grew up seeing in church. Patrick finally caught a significant break in Paris when he sold a line of sumptuous wool dresses to Victoire, a prominent French retailer, which lead to him being co-signed by French Elle (which was also the shit in the '80s), culminating in the showing of his first official prêt-à-porter collection shortly after. He did some freelance design work for Spanish couturier Paco Rabanne, known for his use of unconventional materials. Struggling upon arrival in France, Patrick began making clothes for a nightclub to sustain himself while finding his footing as a designer. He began studying at Parsons School of Design shortly before moving to Paris in 1979. While trying to make it in New York Patrick was completely shut out of the the city’s fashion scene. While moonlighting at a modeling agency in town, Patrick met legendary model Pat Cleveland, who encouraged him to move to New York City to chase bigger bags. Shortly thereafter he moved to Atlanta and began working as a window dresser at the Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche boutique. Patrick Kelly was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and studied Art History and African-American history at famed HBCU Jackson State University. He made a huge impact in his lifetime and is rarely if ever mentioned among great designers like Azzedine Alaïa and Jean Paul Gaultier, who, along with Patrick, shook up the stuffy french fashion scene in the 1980s. He designed sportswear for Benetton, dressed a wide range of women from Grace Jones to Princess Diana, and had runway legends like Naomi Campbell and Iman walk for him. Like my mother, Patrick was definitely the shit in the 80’s. My mom was the shit in the 80’s, so she put me on to every designer who has ever mattered and Patrick was one of those people. If you think you may have a medical emergency, please call your doctor or 911 immediately.I’ve always thought that Patrick Kelly was fab. Reliance on any information provided by the NPI Profile website or other visitors to this website is solely at your own risk. The contents of the NPI Profile website are for informational purposes only. NPI records are maintained by the National Plan & Provider Enumeration System. The NPI information is provided "as-is" per the NPPES Data Dissemination Notice covering disclosable health care provider data under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and in accordance with the e-FOIA amendments.Īll contents of this website are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranty of any kind. NPI Profile is designed to quickly and easily find the most current NPI records in the National Provider Identifier registry. NPI Profile is the most comprehensive reference website about the NPI registry and NPI related information. NPI Profile 2023 | The complete repository of NPI information
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