John Richmond is an English fashion designer based in Milan, he was born in Manchester in 1960 and moved to London, then eventually to Italy to pursue his dreams.
He graduated in fashion design from Kingston University in 1982, and straight away designed his own collection under his own name, while collaborating with such brands as Armani, Joseph Tricot and Fiorucci.
In 1984 he formed the The Richmond-Cornejo label with Ravensbourne graduate Maria Cornejo. Since 1987, Richmond has worked under his own name producing three lines, the main line: John Richmond, second line: Richmond X, and the denim line: Richmond Denim.
His close ties with the rock music fashion industry have led him to dress stars such as Madonna, George Michael, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox, Axl Rose, Kim Kardashian, Dita Von Teese, Kate Moss, Kaya Jones, Chris Brown and also former (Internazionale/AC Milan) footballers: Marco Materazzi and Clarence Seedorf.
He has collaborated with Iraqi fashion designer Reem Alasadi in London. He has a daughter, Phoenix Richmond, who is a new fashion model.
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