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Lindka Cierach

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Lindka Cierach
Born
Lindka Rosalind Wanda Cierach

(1952-08-28) 28 August 1952 (age 72)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Couturier and fashion designer

Lindka Rosalind Wanda Cierach is a British couturier and fashion designer. Notable clients include members of British and European royal families, Helen Mirren,[1] Lady Victoria Hervey and Cherie Blair[2] among others.

Early life

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Cierach was born in the British Crown colony of Basutoland (now Lesotho)[3] on 8 June 1952[4] to Polish-British parents. She spent her early years in Africa. Cierach worked at Vogue[5] for a brief period of time before being educated at the London College of Fashion. She was then apprenticed to Japanese designer Yuki.

Career

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Cierach founded her own couture business, Lindka Cierach Couture in 1979. Her first commission was a wedding dress for a Bahraini princess, which enabled her to establish a client base in the Middle East.[6] Cierach entered the global spotlight in 1986, when she designed the wedding dress for Sarah Ferguson's marriage to The Duke of York.[7] Cierach is quoted to have described the designing of the dress thus: "I wanted the Duchess of York's sense of fun and joy to come out in the dress. One day I woke up in the middle of the night and had dreamed it, and that was it".[4] The Daily Telegraph reported: "Everyone, it seemed, could find nothing but praise for her wedding dress for the Duchess of York" .

Cierach continues to dress members of the royal family, including The Princess Royal[8] and The Duchess of Cambridge.

Cierach's other notable creations include a dress made of chocolate[citation needed] and the world's most expensive abaya.

Cierach also appeared in the ITV Series Ladette to Lady in 2006.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "This is London Magazine". This is London Magazine.
  2. ^ "Cherie's designer gives Caplin the cold shoulder". www.telegraph.co.uk. 20 December 2003.
  3. ^ "Lindka Cierach". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b "birthday june_8". en.thinkexist.com.
  5. ^ "Lindka Cierach Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Lindka Cierach Profile". Archived from the original on 8 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Browse Collections". Lclc V2.0.
  7. ^ "Lindka Cierach Put Fergie in Stitches for a Wedding Smash : People.com".
  8. ^ "Modern and glamorous style thanks to Princess's hairdresser". www.telegraph.co.uk. 13 August 2000.
  9. ^ "Lindka Cierach". IMDb.
  10. ^ "Ladette to Lady - Chef Rosemary Shrager turning on the heat in the kitchen". www.hub-uk.com.
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