1. Maria Grachvogel was born on 11 July 1969 and is a British fashion designer.
12 Facts About Maria Grachvogel
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Maria Grachvogel's clients have included Emma Thompson, Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, and Victoria Beckham, who has modelled for her at London Fashion Week.
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Maria Grachvogel was born in London to a Polish father and Irish mother.
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Maria Grachvogel was a keen designer as a teenager, creating her first collection at the age of 14.
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Maria Grachvogel's first fashion business was a partnership with a friend and fellow designer.
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Maria Grachvogel founded her own company in January 1991, aged 21, with a collection of nine dresses.
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Maria Grachvogel exhibited at London Fashion Week for the first time in 1994, and staged her first catwalk show there in 1995.
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Maria Grachvogel attracted international attention when Victoria Beckham appeared as a model in her February 2000 catwalk show at London Fashion Week.
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Maria Grachvogel launched her store in 2001, based in Sloane Street, London.
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Maria Grachvogel's designs include "Magic Pants", trousers without pockets or side seams designed to give the wearer a smooth silhouette.
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Maria Grachvogel married Mike Simcock, an investment banker, on her 40th birthday in July 2009.
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Maria Grachvogel gave birth to a son in March 2010.