The First American Paris Fashion Ever Let In | Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi on 24 September 1954 and died in Paris on New Year's Day 1990, aged 35. In between he sold hand-sewn dresses on the street and out of flea markets, got six pages in French Elle before he had a house of his own, and in June 1988 became the first American and the first Black designer ever voted into the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter, the body that governs Paris ready-to-wear. This episode covers the grandmother whose mismatched buttons became his signature, the one-way ticket the model Pat Cleveland left at his door, the golliwog logo he put on his own label and the argument it started, Bette Davis wearing his clothes on American late-night television, the five-million-dollar Warnaco deal, the Mona Lisa collection he called Lisa Loves the Louvre, and the eight hundred and sixty pieces of his work that survive at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. ------------- Find our Podcast on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music or where ever you listen to your podcasts. ------------- Watch our other videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM3OqLHVo6eGkl86dsCJlWdQg9UNuNoWm https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM3OqLHVo6eH5hSfUOdjVzGLZxfJOKbeG -------------- 💬 Which fashion icon should we explore next? Let me know what you think in the comments. 👍 Like, 🔔 subscribe, and click the bell so you never miss an icon. https://www.youtube.com/@TheFashionMemoir ✨ Remember: in fashion as in life, be fearless and fabulous — this is Th