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Narciso Rodriguez (Narciso Jesus Rodriguez III)

Last Updated: 05 Jan, 2024 | Views: 1001

Age: 63

Profession: Fashion Designer

Famous For: Fashion Designer Owner of Label "Narciso Rodríguez"

Higher Education: Parsons The New School for Design

Narciso Rodriguez Birth Date, Sign, Religion, Nationality, Hometown

Date of Birth

27 Jan, 1961 (63 Years 07 Months 12 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

New Jersey

Birth District

Newark

Birth Sign

Aquarius

Nationalities

American

Narciso Rodriguez Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Narciso Jesus Rodriguez III is a fashion designer from the USA. His parents are Narciso Rodrguez Sanchez II, a longshoreman, and Rawedia Mara Rodrguez. The Canary Islands are where his paternal grandfather was born. He graduated from Kearny, New Jersey's modest Catholic St. Cecilias High School in 1979. He attended Parsons The New School for Designing, the New School's art and design school, while living in New York City. He was opposed by his parents to enter the fashion industry.

Career:
In 1996: His first significant notoriety came when he created Carolyn Bessette's bridal gown for her nuptials to John F. Kennedy Jr.
In 1997: A new label was launched by him.
In 2003: His debut perfume, Narciso Rodriguez for Her, was created in response to an Egyptian musk oil gift he received in high school.
In 2007: A 50% stake in the Narciso Rodriguez clothing line was purchased by Liz Claiborne.
In 2008: For $12 million, Narciso Rodriguez repurchased Liz Claiborne's 50% shareholding.

Achievements and Awards:
In 2014: He got the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award.
In 2015: Rodriguez has won the Council of Fashion Designers of America Womenswear Designer of the Year Award, the CFDA Swarovski Best New Designer Award, and Time Magazine's list of the "25 Most Influential Hispanics in America" twice.
In 2018: He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

Unknown Facts:
His career took off when he created the bridal gown for Carolyn Bessette, a former Calvin Klein colleague, who married John F. Kennedy, Jr., the father of the late president.
The popularity of the dress Rodriguez created for Bessette had an impact on his position at Nino Cerruti. As a result of the dress, Rodriguez received more attention than the label, and this prominence proved to be too much for the company.