Victor Edelstein

Victor Edelstein (* July 10, 1946 in London ) is a former British fashion designer who was best known for his creations for Diana, Princess of Wales in the 1980s. In 1989 he was cited as the English equivalent of Oscar de la Renta and as precious Schneider of the top ten thousand (literally: "the master of the English thoroughbred look" ) described. He now works as a painter.

Early career

Edelstein was born in London. In 1962, he began his career as a trainee designer for Alexon. He also worked for Salvador, Nettie Vogues, Clifton Slimline and Biba. In 1970 he created his own label, but only for a short time. He then worked for three years for the London branch of Christian Dior SA headed by Jorn Langberg, before he established his label again in 1978. In 1982, Edelstein decided to focus exclusively on Haute Couture, and also participated in commissions for the theater and ballet.

Customers

Gemstone studio was in Stanhope Mews West, London. Its main clients was Diana, Princess of Wales and Catherine, Duchess of Kent, Princess of Hanover, Princess Michael of Kent, Lucy Armstrong -Jones, Countess of Snowdon, born Lindsay - Hogg, Anna Wintour, Tina Brown, Michael Heseltine 's wife Anne and Lady Nuttall, who left the comment that the gemstone is the only studio where her husband Nicholas Nuttall accompanied her to the clothes buying. In New York, he served under other Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Victoria Newhouse, Cece Cord Kieslstein, Anna Wintour, Tina Brown and Henryk de Kwiatowski. In the late 1980s, his evening dresses cost around £ 2,400 to £ 2,500, which he gave £ 3000 than the typical upper limit for London. Its customers typically bought three or four garments per season: a gown, a suit and a dinner or two dresses.

Thatcher look

In preparation for the state visit of Margaret Thatcher in Moscow 1987, Carla Powell, wife of Charles Powell, one of the leading foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gem in a prime minister. Powell had a similar, quite feminine figure like Thatcher and recommended this, completely new dress and put on shoulder pads, among other value, in order to conceal her breasts a bit. Gemstone delivered jackets, coats and suits for Thatcher, who had influential and were registered as positive in the personal interviews the Prime Minister at the intensively pursued by the Russian public television and debate performances.

Later years

Gemstone closed his fashion house in 1993 with the statement that there was not a market for customized luxury clothes longer. An important incision was in 1992 announced separation Lady Diana and the Prince of Wales. Diana had her wedding since the British fashion industry and fashion designers such as gem or Catherine Walker provides significant revenues as a fashion ambassador, after emerging from the royal family wore their fashion labels like Versace and Valentino expensive clothes for free on.

Since then, he is a painter who exhibited his works throughout Europe and the United States. His portrait by Judith Martin, the American etiquette authority, which became known as 'Miss Manners ', was commissioned by her husband as a gift for her 70th birthday in order and now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC His wife, Anna Maria Succi, is also a painter.