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CatHeRIne MalanDRIno, A FRencH DesIGneR In AmeRIca CATHERINE MALANDRINO QUOTES LITTLE QUESTIONNAIRE TO CATHERINE MALANDRINO DNA

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Catherine Malandrino/Malandrino: 10 years of Fashion

BIOGRAPHY Catherine Malandrino, A French Designer in America

Since starting her own label, Catherine Malandrino has woven together the energy of Manhattan with the romance and elegance of Paris. Born in Grenoble, France, Malandrino began her career in Paris after graduating from Esmod. She worked in the houses of Dorothe Bis, Louis Fraud, Emanuel Ungaro, and in the 90s was the creative force at the French label Et Vous. The fashion designer Catherine Malandrino currently designs two collections: her contemporary Catherine Malandrino line and her runway line Malandrino which features shoes and accessories including jewelry, handbags and belts

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She presented her first collection Algonquin in New York. She designed the Flag collection acclaimed by the media and worn by A-list celebrities such as, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, as well as Madonna on her world tour. She presented her show Hallelujah at the famous Apollo theatre and designed a collection for close friend, Mary J. Blige. The cult sensation Sex in the City featured Catherine Malandrino Soho boutique and Catherine designed a wardrobe for Sarah Jessica Parker. She created the Demi Moore comeback dress. The same year the iconic Flag dress, which has become a phenomenon, was selected to be exhibited at Zandra Rhodes Fashion and Textile Museum in London. She opened the new Catherine Malandrino flagship store in the Meatpacking District. She launched her couture line, Malandrino. She opened a boutique in Paris, on St. Germain, featuring both collections and accessories including shoes and handbags. Catherine Malandrino staged a runway show with the Spring/Summer 2008 collection in Moscow to celebrate the opening of the Catherine Malandrino boutique in the prestigious TSUM department store. For the Fall/Winter 08 collection, Catherine debuted her first costume jewelry line. In May 2008, Catherine opened a new boutique at Akaretler in the heart of Istanbul, recreating all the codes of the Catherine Malandrino boutiques. Two additional boutiques opened in the United States in Fall 2008, in Las Vegas and in Los Angeles. The Melrose Place boutique, Catherine Malandrino Maison, is a new concept store in addition to the other traditional retail spaces. The boutique includes a Catherine Malandrino Caf and library as well as an outdoor terrace, which will allow clients to experience the Catherine Malandrino lifestyle. Catherine Malandrino will extend her presence to the United Arabs Emirates as well as Kuwait and Japan.

Today the Malandrino and Catherine Malandrino collections are also available in select department stores and specialized boutiques worldwide.

Catherine Malandrino/Malandrino: 10 years of Fashion

CATHERINE MALANDRINO QUOTES

I design for a woman that dares to use all the codes of femininity to assert her personality. She uses her femininity as strength not as a weakness. The Catherine Malandrino woman expresses her individuality and personality through the way she dresses, she wants to look fabulous everyday. I design for the ultra-feminine, audacious, curious, and adventurous woman. I always have a woman in mind. She is an individual, a lover and a mother. She travels the world. My ideal woman marries the romance of Paris with the pulse of New York. I have mixed both my New Yorker and French identities by infusing the casual cool of the New York streets with the craftsmanship and refinement of French couture. I have a love story with Paris and New York and I couldnt live without both in my heart. My aesthetic ideals are inspired by the tradition of French couture from craftsmanship to draping and sewing. I combine this practice with the vibrant energy of the streets of New York to create clothes that are ultra feminine, comfortable, yet edgy with a touch of humor. I love when a dress is linked to an important moment of someones life and emerges as a memory. I design clothes that discreetly make a man want to take off. I like to create clothes that make you feel naked, by not showing the body but revealing your state of mind. The clothes whisper your feelings; it is the language of emotion and sensation. Its like when you discover a womans character, that you go deeper and deeper to learn and appreciate her full personality and soul. I like to explore the inside of a character by creating layers and texture to the silhouette. I design clothes to create moments of sensuality.

Catherine Malandrino/Malandrino: 10 years of Fashion

A LITTLE QUESTIONAIRE TO CATHERINE MALANDRINO

One of your collection(s) you will never forget: Flag (2000); Hallelujah (2001); Urban Queen (2005); La Colombe (2007). If you were a dress: The "Flag" dress. Your symbol of high fashion: A dress created in homage to Picasso by Yves Saint Laurent. The reference: Coco Chanel, Jeanne Lanvin, Madeleine Vionnet. Your favorite fashion photographer: Guy Bourdin & Avedon. Your favorite model: Crystle Saint Louis-Augustin. Your favorite decade in fashion: All of them; and all the next ones to come! Your favorite texture: Silk mousseline. Your favorite color: A ray of light. Your favorite fashion accessory: High heels. Your ideal bag: Alligator suitcase. Your favorite jewel: My engagement ring made of black Tahitian pearl with diamonds. The look you prefer for a man: Sean Connery in James Bond meets Peter Fonda in Easy Rider. The look you prefer for a woman: Catherine Deneuve from Belle du Jour and Romy Schneider from La Piscine. If you were a movie: A Man & A Woman (Claude Lelouch). If you were a novel: Belle du Seigneur (Albert Cohen). If you were an artist: Sonia Delaunay. If you were an element: Fire. If you were an element: A drop. If you were a piece of furniture: My Summer Rain chandelier. If you were a movement: Horses galloping almost flying. If you were a song: Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed) remixed with Chabadabada (Francis Lai). If you were a sound: A birds song. If you were a dance: The Tango. If you were a fairytale: My life. If you were a lullaby: Frre Jacques. If you were a dream: I would fly. If you were a word: Hallelujah! If you were a city: Paris, New York, & St. Paul de Vence If you were a holiday: Provence If you were a mirage: The Statue of Liberty, Lady Liberty What is your present state of mind? In love. Your fashion motto: Imagine

Catherine Malandrino/Malandrino: 10 years of Fashion

DNA

Sensitivity and savoir-faire developed around the dress-making. Intensity and unique attention towards the wide spectrum of the color palette. Unique craftsmanship strongly influenced by her French couture references: the lightness and the delicacy inherent in Catherines work being reminiscent of a European childhood in contrast of a more RocknRoll edge that is part of the New York City energy. Systematic creation of a three dimensional volume drawing a sculptural silhouette built around a curved line. Constant duality between an ultra-femininity and a roughness. Femininity being always approached as a strength. Perpetual research of sensuality and poetry. Always in motion

Catherine Malandrino/Malandrino: 10 years of Fashion

Spring/Summer 2001 Algonquin

Inspiration Dorothee Parker, the Algonquin hotel: the intellectuals of the 20s meet the street of NYC. Description Feminine silhouette based on dress making, lightness and layers mixed with the famous flag T-shirt. The marriage of the energy of New York and Poetry of Paris.

Catherine Malandrino/Malandrino: 10 years of Fashion

Fall/Winter 2001 Flag

Inspiration The cult movie Easy Rider starring Peter Fonda is personifying Catherines vision of the rebellious patriotism and freedom. Description NY school girl and rockabilly baseball jacket in cashmere , denim pintucked jacket pants, shirt dress in silk stamped with flags, leather trench coat and a finale of Chrystle Saint Louis Augustin with her body painted. Breakthrough The Flag Dress was displayed in the Bergdorf Goodman windows. Celebrity Fans Halle Berry, John Galliano, Madonna, and Sharon Stone.

Catherine Malandrino/Malandrino: 10 years of Fashion

Spring/Summer 2002 Hallelujah

Inspiration The revival of Harlem, women dressing up at church time to celebrate gospel. Description Lightness and transparency for ultra feminine silhouette inspired by the 20s lingerie wardrobe. Show First fashion show ever held at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. Breakthrough Cover of WWD magazine the following day.

Catherine Malandrino/Malandrino: 10 years of Fashion

Fall/Winter 2002 NY Canyon

Inspiration From the Grand Canyon cliff to NY City skyscrapers: a parallel of landscape on the rhythm of Walk on the wild side (Lou Reed). Description Cowboy thigh boots with flowers evoke a balance of the rugged and softer sides of nature, paired with lace and voile wool dresses mirroring the skirted silhouette of the cowgirl and outlaw boys.

Catherine Malandrino/Malandrino: 10 years of Fashion

Spring/Summer 2003 Movement

Inspiration Prima Ballerina Marie-Claude Pietragalla dancing with a veil on ballet Raymonda. Description An urban silhouette but still ultra feminine with draping of silk and satin. Tulle skirt, soft jogging pants and jumpsuits create a sporty attitude.

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Fall/Winter 2003 Slam Princess

Inspiration Slam poetry from the Broadway show Def Jam Poetry. Description Metal studs embroidery on leather in opposition to satin dress for a glam rock collection, paired with high-heeled boots and zipper trim accents. Celebrity Fans Lenny Kravitz wears the Swarovski crystal studded jacket; Demi Moores comeback to Hollywood dress worn to the premiere of Charlies Angel, Rihanna, Beyonce wears the Elvis motocycle jacket.

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Spring/Summer 2004 SmokingNot Smoking

Inspiration Le Gitane packages famous silhouette of a tambourine dancer masked by smoke spirals; Saint-Germain-des-Prs, the bohemian chic of Paris. Description Lean and carefree silhouette made of layers of silk and transparency. Smokey flowers blouse pair with patrol pants and bombers jacket.

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Fall/Winter 2004 Night Owls

Inspiration Oiseau rare with a unique personality that travels time and season. Description Organic pattern of leaves and flowers for a layered silhouette, jewelry blouse opposed to rough leather. global warning: il ny a plus de saison.

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Spring/Summer 2005 Party

Inspiration The ambiance and humor of Blake Edwards 1968 movie, The Party, starring Peter Sellers. Description Hand crochet, and embroideries juxtapose with brocade, gold lame, cotton voile and light knits emphasize fluid silhouette broken by a masculine tailoring. A clin doeil of the fabulous Hollywood.

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Fall/Winter 2005 La Coupole

Inspiration The infamous La Coupole restaurant in Montparnasse where chic artists, poets, socialites, and progressive minds gathered and mingled in Paris. Description Tailored masculine pieces along with feminine combinations of velvet jackets, flannel trousers as well as cotton tulle dresses, handmade lace create a poetic moment. Celebrity Fans Elettra Wildenstein Rosselini.

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Spring/Summer 2006 Down to Earth

Inspiration The culture of the Amish community meets African Art. Description Patchwork of cotton lace, denim tulle, rich embellishments of piece of wood, macram fabrics, along with thick heels sculpted with flower accents resembling pieces of jewelry paired with raw canvas in China blues earthly tones. Show Installation of models on pillars while guests walked around to view the collection at the Wildenstein Gallery.

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Fall/Winter 2006 Urban Queen

Inspiration Queen of the City. Description Sensual fabrics, aged leather pants, hand made lace, pleats, pintucks, pointelles and tweed create an array of rich textures. Show Mary J. Blige performed on a round revolving platform. Celebrity Fan Mary J. Blige and Keisha Whitaker.

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Spring/Summer 2007 Metropolis

Inspiration The cult movie Blade runner. Description Cylinder collars for protection, geometric cut out and embroideries of metal shapes, mixed with chiffon, sheer organza and the soft draping of jersey. A palette of steel and nude, nickel and white, struck by shafts of primary blue, yellow and red define a graphic silhouette. Show Installation on a New York Scaffolding. Celebrity Fans Beyonce, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Mena Suvari, Kerry Washington.

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Fall/Winter 2007 Zizi

Inspiration Zizi Jeanmaire and the ballet of Roland Petit. Description Clean silhouette in movement, scallops of knits and layers of feathers, mini dress paired with cigarette pants for a boyish and carefree attitude. Celebrity Fans Maria Bello, Alicia Keys, and Charlize Theron.

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Spring/Summer 2008 La Colombe

Inspiration The village of Saint-Paul de Vence, Provence, and its artists from Sonia Delaunay, Braque and Lger. Description A palette of painterly prints that evokes poetry, freedom and vitality of the artist life in the south of France. Celebrity Fans Angie Harmon, Lindsay Lohan, Brooke Shields, Dita von Teese.

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Fall/Winter 2008 Greenhouse

Inspiration The Lalanne French sculpture couple that evoke nature and harmony which, contrats with the metallic energy of NY. Description Creation of foliage texture, hand made wool lace for dresses and bolero. Mini leather motorcycle jacket and high waisted pants, neated wardrobe and drapping jersey. A silhouette that evokes strength and feminity. First collection of costume jewelry. Celebrity Fans Dita von Teese and Kerry Washington.

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Spring/Summer 2009 Dawn

Inspiration Those rare moments when you get the impession that something magical could happen to you. Description Shades of nude, light, sunrise and dusk are layered to create illusions. Jersey and jacquard are veiled with tulle and folds embrace the curve. Celebrity Fans Dita von Teese and Mary J. Blige.

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Fall/Winter 2009 Over the Rainbow

Inspiration Surprise creates desire; the gesture of a hand holding a drape; a wing draping the waist; an eye with a teardrop evoking emotion. Description The net veils the body and creates nudity - the nudity becomes an illusion. Black, nude, sky, shaft of fuschia and violet coupled with metallic accents embody beauty and mystery. Celebrity Fans Mary j. Blige, Mena Suvari, and Sophia Bush

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NoVembeR: ElectIon montH! Reedition of the iconic Flag" dress/Fall 2008

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THE FLAG DRESS

The French fashion designer Catherine Malandrino presented her Flag collection in New York in February 2001, draping her models in flowing dresses printed with the stars and Stripes and cutting iconoclastic notched T-shirts from the U.S flag. In doing so, she created a fashion show based on her American Dream - "Easy Rider" and vast spaces. She married two cultures: the couture of France and the casualness of America. Like Jasper Johns in his days, Catherine reinvented the stary banner in her own style. Her boldness seduced New York department store Bergdorf Goodman, which displayed the design in its windows on Fifth Avenue in September that same year. With the trauma of September 11, the Flag collection seemed premonitory. During this difficult time, the Flag once again became the symbol of eternal America. Not long after stylists and A-list celebrities all wanted a piece of Catherine's patriotic fashion show, Madonna wore the "Flag" t-shirt on her world tour and John Galliano for the finale of his haute couture show in Paris. The most famous of the designs, however, was to become the "Flag" dress. Halle Berry, Julia Roberts and Sharon Stone were photographed on the covers of woman's magazines wearing the cult dress. Celebrities as flag bearer of the label, were all it took to inscribe Catherine Malandrino on the list of noted fashion designers. The Zandra's Rhodes' Fashion & Textile Museum in London requested the dress which has been part of the permanent exhibition since then.

For further information, please contact: Janete Rodas 275 West 39th Street, 6th fl. New York, NY10018 212 840 0106 ext 102 jrodas@catherinemalandrino.com

FLAG SHOW/FALL WINTER 2001 We remember...

LAUNCH OF THE CATHERINE MALANDRINO BOOK - EDITIONS ASSOULINE/ FALL 2008

PASCALE RICHARD

AS S O U LINE

by Pascale Richard

Highly Sophisticated and oh-so French. - WWD Assouline publishing is launching the Catherine Malandrino book this fall. It is part of the well-known collection Memoires de Mode. The French designer conquered America imposing her unique style by charming the cosmopolitan city of New York as a start and little by little convincing all women from the international scene. Celebrities such as Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, Eva Mendes, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Dita von Teese count themselves as her most devoted fans. By constantly reinventing herself, she has kept her clientele captivated and always in demand. The persistent duality between ultra-femininity and roughness is the core of her philosophy: femininity always being approached as a strength. In only ten years, Catherine Malandrino quickly established her worldwide reputation. The book is a retrospective of her fast paced evolution and success. Authors bio: The French writer, Pascale Richard, has often collaborated with high-end French fashion magazines such as Le Monde, Madame Figaro and LOfficiel.

For further information, please contact: Cline Mariton 212 840 0106 ext 139 cmariton@catherinemalandrino.com

275 West 39th Street, New York, NY 10018

Catherine Malandrino by Pascale Richard

Highly Sophisticated and oh-so French. - WWD Assouline publishing is launching the Catherine Malandrino book this fall. It is part of the well-known collection Memoires de Mode. The French designer conquered America imposing her unique style by charming the cosmopolitan city of New York as a start and little by little convincing all women from the international scene. Celebrities such as Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, Eva Mendes, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Dita von Teese count themselves as her most devoted fans. By constantly reinventing herself, she has kept her clientele captivated and always in demand. The persistent duality between ultra-femininity and roughness is the core of her philosophy: femininity always being approached as a strength. In only ten years, Catherine Malandrino quickly established her worldwide reputation. The book is a retrospective of her fast paced evolution and success. Authors bio: The French writer, Pascale Richard, has often collaborated with high-end French fashion magazines such as Le Monde, Madame Figaro and LOfficiel.

For further information, please contact: Cline Mariton 212 840 0106 ext 139 cmariton@catherinemalandrino.com

NoVembRE: LES ELECTIONS AMERICAINES ! Rdition de lemblmatique robe "FLAG"/Automne 2008

LA ROBE "FLAG" : UN PEU DHISTOIRE

La couturire franaise Catherine Malandrino prsente sa collection Flag New York en fvrier 2001. Elle drape ses modles dans des robes ondoyantes imprimes de la bannire toile et taille dans le drapeau amricain des tee-shirts iconoclastes. Une collection limage de son rve amricain, entre Easy rider et les grands espaces, mariant deux cultures : couture franaise et dcontraction amricaine. Comme Jasper Johns en son temps, Catherine rinvente la bannire toile en imposant son propre style. Son audace plait au grand magasin Bergdoff Goodman qui prsente la marque dans ses vitrines en septembre de la mme anne. Avec le traumatisme du 11 septembre, la collection Flag semble prmonitoire. En cette priode difficile, le drapeau est encore une fois le symbole de lAmrique ternelle. Peu de temps aprs, stylistes et clbrits sarrachent les pices de la collection de Catherine. Madonna porte son tee-shirt Flag lors de sa tourne mondiale et John Galliano pour le final de sa collection haute couture Paris. Pourtant, cest la robe Flag qui connat le plus grand succs. Halle Berry, Julia Roberts et Sharon Stone font la une des magazines fminins dans la robe devenue culte. Des clbrits comme porte-drapeau de sa marque, cest tout ce quil faut Catherine Malandrino pour rejoindre les rangs des couturiers clbres. Depuis lors, la robe fait partie de lexposition permanente du Zandra's Rhodes' Fashion & Textile Museum Londres.

Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter: Janete Rodas 275 West 39th Street, 6th fl. New York, NY10018 212 840 0106 ext 102 jrodas@catherinemalandrino.com

COLLECTION "FLAG" /AUTOMNE HIVER 2001 Souvenons-nous...