MORALIOGLU, ERDEM

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ERDEM MORALIOGLU, DESIGNER HAS WON FANS AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM WITH HIS BLEND OF OVERTLY FEMININE SILHOUETTES AND MOODY, METICULOUS PRINTS.

ORIGINS

Erdem Moralioglu is a British fashion designer. Born in November 1977, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Coming from a multi-cultural heritage with a Turkish father and an English mother (nee Jeavons), and grew up between Montreal and Birmingham, England,

Notably, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in fashion at Ryerson University in Toronto before moving to London in 2001 to attend the Royal College of Art. Consequently, went on to work as an intern for Vivienne Westwood. He moved to London in 2000 to study fashion at the Royal College of Art on a Chevening Scholarship. Henceforth, establish his home base and studio in Shoreditch in East London.

ERDEM

The designer founded his label ERDEM, in 2005. Uniquely, with a collection of softly sweeping dresses and floral prints, now a part of his signature aesthetic. Since then, the designer has won fans and critical acclaim with his blend of overtly feminine silhouettes and moody, meticulous prints. 

Erdem is sold in over 170 retailers, including Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, Selfridges, and Le Bon Marche. The brand has a shop in Saks Fifth Avenue, launched an e-commerce store in 2014, and opened its debut flagship store in London’s Mayfair in 2015. The brand has also collaborated with H&M in 2017, and a beauty collection with NARS and the Royal Ballet for Christopher Wheeldon’s production, Corybantic Games, in 2018.

Erdem MoraliogluErdem Moralioglu for Royal Ballet 2018

In November 2019, the brand appointed its first chief executive, former Chloé Managing Director Philippa Nixon. Later, in 2021 they also expanded to menswear.

Here's the verdict on Erdem's first menswear collection | British GQ

AWARDS

The brand has received numerous accolades over the years, including the 2008 British Fashion Council’s Fashion Forward Award; the 2010 inaugural Vogue / British Fashion Council Designer Fashion Fund Award, the 2012 British Fashion Council’s New Establishment Award, the 2013 British Fashion Council’s Red-Carpet Award.

During 2014, Moralioglu was named the British Fashion Council’s Women’s Wear Designer of the Year. In 2017, he won International Canadian Designer of the Year at the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards. He was also appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to fashion.

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