The Designer Bible - Part 73.-Phoebe Philo

Philo was born (1973) to British parents working in Paris.

Phoebe Philo’s work at Céline has redefined what women aspire to wear. Her minimalist aesthetic, clean lines and tonal colour palette has come to be regarded as the epitome of chic. Consistently name checked by fashion insiders as the label they want to wear, Philo has successfully resuscitated a tired Parisian house and recast it as an imperative part of each season’s fashion dialogue.

The elegant and publicity wary designer studied at Central St Martins, before joining her friend Stella McCartney at Chloé as her first assistant in 1997.

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Philo won British Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2010, for the second time. In 2011 Philo received the International Award at the CFDA Fashion Awards.