Frans Molenaar
| Frans Molenaar | |
|---|---|
| File:Frans Molenaar met mannequin Dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar showing one of his designs.jpg
Frans Molenaar (right) in 1960
|
|
| Born | 11 May 1940 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Labels | Frans Molenaar Couture |
Frans Molenaar (Dutch pronunciation: [frɑns ˈmoːləˌnaːr]; 11 May 1940 – 9 January 2015) was a Dutch fashion designer.[1]
He studied to become a tailor in Amsterdam from 1955–1958. After his studies he did an internship with Charles Montaigne in Paris from 1959–1960 and worked for Gerard Pipart at Nina Ricci also in Paris from 1961–1964.[1]
In 1967 he started his own business "Frans Molenaar Couture" and he worked as an haute couture designer since.[1]
He initiated the fashion award Frans Molenaar prijs in 1995.[1]
Molenaar died 9 January 2015, after suffering injuries from falling down a staircase at his home in December 2014. He was 74 years old.[2] His final rest is at Zorgvlied
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (Dutch) Frans Molenaar. Geschiedenis (flash website). Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ↑ (Dutch) "Frans Molenaar kwam nooit meer thuis...", De Telegraaf, 2015.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frans Molenaar. |
- Frans Molenaar (official website)
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This article about a person from the Netherlands is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This biographical article related to fashion is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
