Patrick Cox was born on March 19,1963 and is a Canadian-British fashion designer and an eponymous fashion label specializing in the creation of shoes, leather goods and accessories.
22 Facts About Patrick Cox
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Patrick Cox was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to a ballerina Canadian mother and linguist English father.
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Patrick Cox was educated locally, except for periods when his father's work led the family to postings in Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon.
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Patrick Cox eventually graduated from school in Edmonton Canada and moved to Toronto on his own when he was 17.
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At the age of 19, Patrick Cox produced his first pair of shoes, for the Toronto-based designer Loucas Kleanthous, who suggested Patrick Cox consider a career as a designer.
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One of the shoes that Patrick Cox created incorporated a 4-inch platform that would become the prototype of a 9-inch pair later worn by supermodel Naomi Campbell, when she famously fell during a Westwood fashion show in Paris, France in 1993.
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Patrick Cox used to date Canadian journalist, entrepreneur, and magazine publisher Tyler Brule.
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Patrick Cox funded the launch of Brule's Wallpaper magazine that was sold to Time Warner in 1997.
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Patrick Cox set up his own company designing shoes in 1985, and in 1986 designed the shoes for John Galliano's "Fallen Angels" collection.
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Subsequently, Cox launched his own Patrick Cox label, adopting the fleur-de-lys logo.
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Patrick Cox continued to work with Galliano for two more seasons.
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Patrick Cox produced the shoes for numerous designers' fashion shows including Anna Sui, John Flett, Alistair Blair and Lanvin Haute Couture to name but a few.
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In 1991, Patrick Cox opened his first shop opposite the Peter Jones department store in Sloane Square, Chelsea, a well-known fashion district of London.
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In 1993, Patrick Cox marketed his first collection designed for the mass market.
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Patrick Cox's signature silhouette was a loafer with a chunky heel, reminiscent of the 1970s disco platforms worn inside Studio 54.
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Patrick Cox has credited his initial interest in moccasins to fellow designer Richard James whom had asked Patrick Cox to design him a modern loafer to accessorise one of his early 1990s fashion shows.
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In 1994, Patrick Cox opened his first Parisian store on the right bank, followed in 1995 by a second store in London on Sloane Street, a new store on New York's Madison Avenue and a second store in Paris on the left bank.
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From his early association with Vivienne Westwood onwards, Patrick Cox developed a cult like status in Japan and in 1996 signed a 10-year licensing deal with leading Japanese luxury department store group Isetan.
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Patrick Cox was approached by the French fashion footwear house Charles Jourdan, and in January 2003 he was appointed Creative Director, his brief being to rejuvenate the brand.
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Patrick Cox left the eponymous firm the following year and the entire business, except for a few continuing Japanese licenses was closed in 2008.
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In 2011, Patrick Cox was approached to design for the Italian shoe giant Geox.
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In 2016, Patrick Cox returned to fashion with his Lathbridge collection of shoes and leather goods.