Jeremy Scott is an American fashion design

Fashion design

Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....

er born in Kansas City

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, Missouri

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. He attended the Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

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 in Brooklyn, New York, for fashion design. Scott started his runway career in Paris and has since shown collections in Paris, New York, Los Angeles, London, Moscow and Seoul.

He has built a reputation for outrageous designs favored by pop stars and celebrities, including Jedward

Jedward

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, Madonna

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, Rihanna

Rihanna

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, Kanye West

Kanye West

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, Björk

Björk

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, Beyoncé

Beyoncé Knowles

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, Uffie

Uffie

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, M.I.A.

M.I.A. (artist)

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, Santogold, Robyn

Robyn

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, Katy Perry

Katy Perry

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, Tori Amos

Tori Amos

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, Beth Ditto

Beth Ditto

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, Fergie, Perez Hilton

Perez Hilton

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, Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

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, Paris Hilton

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, Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

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, Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj

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, Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

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, Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops...

, Sir Jason Twist, Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne

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, Lil'Kim, Kelis

Kelis

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, Ciara

Ciara

Ciara Princess Harris , known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer, Jazze Pha...

, Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan

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, Cory Kennedy

Cory Kennedy

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, BoA

BoA

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,Wonder Girls

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, Lee Hyori

Lee Hyori

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, SHINee

SHINee

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, Big Bang, 2NE1

2NE1

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, Matsushita Yuya, Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani

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, Agyness Deyn

Agyness Deyn

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, Lady Gaga

Lady GaGa

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, Yelle

Yelle

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 and Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams

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.

Scott dressed Britney Spears

Britney Spears

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 as a futuristic airline stewardess for her Toxic video. He is also the first fashion designer to dress the muppet diva Miss Piggy

Miss Piggy

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, who called him her favorite designer, as have Agyness Deyn

Agyness Deyn

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, Katy Perry

Katy Perry

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, Lady Gaga

Lady GaGa

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 and Rye Rye

Rye Rye

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. His often unconventional designs have included one-legged pants and fast food-inspired dresses. He has been dubbed the Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

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 of fashion for his references to Pop-culture icons, such as Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse

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. The Fader

The Fader

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described his first installment for Adidas

Adidas

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 as a "glittery-gold selection of irresistibly cut (wearable) harem pants, sequins, sporty fringed tanks and coveted winged high-tops," while his next installment abandoned that black-gold-and-silver, Studio 54 palette for an explosion of colors and elongation of the tribal streetwear trend pioneered by M.I.A. and Cassette Playa.

Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel...

 said in the newspaper Le Monde

Le Monde

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 that Scott was the only designer who could ever succeed him at Chanel

Chanel

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. Scott is known for humorous prints—splattering the essence of new rave

New Rave

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 all over his clothes—and the carry-all bags he designs each season for the French luxury company Longchamp. The designer was named number 31 in the Face’s ‘Most Important People in Fashion’ issue. He also appeared on the cover of fashion English magazine I-D

I-D

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in July 2007: the first designer to be featured there wearing clothes of his own design and shot as a self portrait (with actress, model and muse Devon Aoki

Devon Aoki

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, whom he says he "discovered"). He also has appeared in the Larry Clark

Larry Clark

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 film Wasssup Rockers as parody of a fashion photographer, a performance that drew reviews praising his acting ability. Scott designed the now-defunct Manhattan night club Happy Valley. His photography has appeared on the covers of international fashion magazines such as I-D

I-D

i-D is a British magazine dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. i-D was founded by designer and former Vogue art director Terry Jones in 1980. The first issue was published in the form of a hand-stapled fanzine with text produced on a typewriter...

, Dazed & Confused

Dazed & Confused (magazine)

Dazed & Confused is a British style magazine, that was set up in 1992 and published monthly. Its founding editors were Jefferson Hack and Rankin...

, Paper magazine, and Les Inrockuptibles

Les Inrockuptibles

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. His second collection for the sportswear giant Adidas

Adidas

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, a line called Jeremy Scott for Adidas originals by originals, features apparel and footwear, including a high-top sneaker with a wing extending from it, which became an iconic instant bestseller for Adidas. Working closely with the foundation for the late artist Keith Haring

Keith Haring

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, Scott created a shoe and track suit bearing Haring's graphic art—a special project known as AdiColor, a collaborative venture with Adidas.

News sources that have interviewed Scott run the gamut from Full Frontal Fashion to The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post

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, i-D Magazine, Dazed & Confused, NYLON

NYLON

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, Purple Magazine, 10 Magazine, Numero, and Self Service. His designs have been featured editorially by publications such as i-D Magazine, Dazed & Confused, NYLON

NYLON

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, ELLE

Elle

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, Vogue

Vogue (magazine)

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, Pop Magazine, and Purple Magazine. Alongside Vena Cava, La Roux

La Roux

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, Kristin Prim

Kristin Prim

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, and menswear designer Todd Lynn, Scott assisted in curating Prim Magazine's N°10 edition.

On July 13, 2010, Scott appeared on The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless

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 as himself.

He is known to be close friends with CL

CL (singer)

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, leader of the Korean girl group 2NE1

2NE1

Both the song and the group became popular online: Fire topped Mnet's online chart and 2NE1 became a popular search term. The group was awarded three Cyworld Digital Music Awards; "Lollipop" and "Fire" both won "Song of the Month" and the group won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009...

, whose members he has given dresses as gifts. He appeared in 2NE1 TV Season 2 and 3 (a reality show about 2NE1), along with Will.i.am

Will.i.am

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 of The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...

. In November, at the televised 2010 O'live OnStyle Style Icon Awards, he presented 2NE1 with the award for the most Fashionable Female Group.

He currently resides in Los Angeles California.

External links

• Official site