The Fashion Icon Antony Price, Famed for Designing for Bowie and Duran Duran, Has Died Aged 80.
The British designer Antony Price, the groundbreaking British fashion designer who crafted a series of unforgettable images favored by David Bowie, Roxy Music, and Queen Camilla, has died at the age of 80.
His reputation was built on his defined forms and performative fashion, including the pastel suits that featured in the iconic band Duran Duran's landmark music video for "Rio".
"In a tribute, they called him a 'visionary' and a 'kind, intelligent and razor-witted friend,' the group posted a remembrance across their platforms."
His passing follows just weeks after he debuted his newest line in London, marking his return to the runway after over three decades. Singer Lily Allen modelled a dress that paid homage to the notorious black velvet "so-called 'revenge dress'" once worn by the late Princess Diana.
A Lasting Legacy
A native of Yorkshire, born in 1945, Price headed for London during the sixties to study at the renowned Royal College of Art.
A year after graduating, he started his work in menswear at the label Stirling Copper and was responsible for the form-fitting, button-fly pants that The Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger famously wore during the iconic group's "Gimme Shelter" tour in the late sixties.
He established his eponymous line in 1979 and presented his inaugural collection a year later. The show featured as its opener looks from model Jerry Hall, who was also seen in the wedding dress Price designed for her for her nuptials with Sir Mick Jagger.
Working with Legends
A key creative partner of the late David Bowie, Price designed the memorable jacket the star wore for his "the song As The World Falls Down" music video in 1986.
His trademark skill to fuse elements of men's and women's fashion along with his technical proficiency in shaping sculptural silhouettes made him a "genuine original," in the words of the UK's fashion authority.
In the 1990s, he commenced designing pieces for Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, including several ensembles for her tour of the United States after becoming Duchess.
After a career spanning more than five decades, Price presented his final runway show in London last month in collaboration with the design house 16Arlington.
- Architectural Forms: A hallmark of his work.
- Theatrical Flair: Shaping the look of rock and pop.
- Boundary-Pushing Tailoring: Merging menswear with womenswear.
- Working with Stars and Royalty: From David Bowie and Mick Jagger to Queen Camilla.
The fashion world mourns the loss to a true visionary whose influence on style and culture remains indelibly etched.