Lloyd Klein

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Lloyd Klein
Born
Lloyd David Klein [1]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Website lloydklein.com

Lloyd David Klein [1] is a French couturier born in Canada. His fashion label is Lloyd Klein Couture.

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Career

Klein was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to French parents and was raised in Paris, France. [2] He studied architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, and worked in an architect's practice in New York. [1] He returned to Paris [1] and switched to studying fashion after seeing a Givenchy runway show; [3] he presented a prêt-à-porter collection in October 1987. [1] Klein's first runway show was at the Opéra-Comique de Paris in 1994. [3] Not long after, he was appointed head designer for the house of Grès. He then started his own label. In 1998 he moved his business to the United States. [3]

Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building, Los Angeles 3.jpg

He opened premises in the Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building on Beverly Boulevard. [4] [ unreliable source? ]

In 2012 Klein started marketing sportswear for men and women under the label LKLA. [5] In August 2013 a collaboration between Klein and eyewear manufacturer Ivory Mason was announced. [6]

Among those who have worn clothes designed by Klein are: Natalie Cole, [7] Paula Abdul, [8] [ unreliable source? ] Tara Reid, [9] Marissa Miller, [10] Dita von Teese, [11] [ unreliable source? ] Brandy Norwood (in "It All Belongs To Me") [12] [ unreliable source? ] and Nicki Minaj (in "Your Love"). [13]

Life

In February 2004 Klein was badly injured in a car crash outside Paris, and was in coma for two days. His planned runway show at the New York Fashion Week was cancelled as a result. [14]

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