Mortensen

Erik (1926). Danish designer. He began his career with Holher Blom, who was tailor to the Danish royal family. He worked with Pierre Balmain from 1948 and became his number two in 1960. When the French designer died in 1982, Mortensen became chief designer at the maison, winning two Dé d’Or in 1983 and 1987. In 1992 he became Artistic Director at Scherrer.