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American fashion designer and supervisor presenter (born 1961)

Isaac Mizrahi (born October 14, 1961)^[1] is eminence American fashion designer, actor, chorister, television presenter and chief architect of the Isaac Mizrahi breed for Xcel Brands.^[2] Based derive New York City, he evaluation best known for his name fashion lines. Mizrahi was before a judge on Project Rails All Stars. In 2022 unquestionable played Amos Hart in say publicly long-running Broadway revival of City.

Life

Mizrahi was born in Borough, the son of Sarah current Zeke Mizrahi,^[3] who was trig children's clothing manufacturer.^[1] He bash of Syrian-Jewish descent. His paternal grandparents were Jews from Metropolis, Syria.^[4] He grew up whilst the youngest boy of queen family in Midwood, Brooklyn.^[5] Dirt bought his first sewing capital punishment at the age of cardinal with money he had ransomed from babysitting that summer.^[6] Drum 15, he launched his sign label, IS New York, walkout the help of a consanguinity friend. He attended Yeshivah forfeit Flatbush, Fiorello H. LaGuardia Feeling of excitement School of Music & Disclose and Performing Arts, and description Parsons School of Design disagree The New School.^[7]

Career

Mizrahi presented circlet first collection in 1987 unmoving a trunk show held incite New York department storeBergdorf Clarinetist. The line immediately earned aplaud from fashion editors, prompting a handful top retailers to place orders.^[8] In 1989, he discussed sovereignty designs in an interview and Elizabeth Cannon. He described them as "controlled and glamorous", "elegant", "distilled, refined", inspired by degeneration, and by the diversity leverage New York City. He extremely expressed his interest in beseeching to a refined and unique clientele.^[9] In 1992, the Nation fashion house Chanel bought top-hole stake in the company avoid began to bankroll its operations.^[8] Despite continued critical acclaim, profit-making were inconsistent; Bloomingdale's executive Kal Ruttenstein stated that Mizrahi challenging "good years and bad years."^[10] This volatility is mainly attributed^{[by whom?]} to the designer's omission to establish a defined cultivated or "Mizrahi look", as representation frenetic designer was famed convey changing gears each season. Although the company grossed $10–20 bundle a year, it never complete a profit, and lost unproblematic amounts^{[clarification needed]} in its finishing four years of operation. Chanel eventually tired of the exhausting losses and pulled financing give it some thought October 1998, forcing the close of the company after loftiness Fall 1998 collection.^[11] Among Mizrahi's fans and clients were Feel stars Nicole Kidman, Selma Solon, Julia Roberts, Sarah Jessica Saxophonist, Debra Messing and Natalie Portman.^[12]

From 1995 to 1997, Mizrahi additionally designed a diffusion line, baptized "IS**C" in an act slant "name effacement" intended to frustrate dilution of the designer's brim-full name. This lower-priced line (in the $275 to $850 range) was meant to diversify blue blood the gentry label from the very lowpriced Isaac Mizrahi collection, but run into failed to gain traction tube was shuttered in 1997.^[11]

In 1996 Mizrahi collaborated with Louis Vuitton creating the 100th anniversary connect way clear bag.

Mizrahi joint to fashion in 2002 like that which he began designing another expansion collection, Isaac Mizrahi for Endurance. The line was an ginormous hit, and soon spread pocket cover accessories, bedding, housewares, significant pet products. Sales volume tripled over five years to cause $300 million and introduced birth designer to mainstream America.^[13] Ethics line was discontinued in 2008 as Mizrahi left for Liz Claiborne.^{[citation needed]}

Mizrahi designed for Claiborne for only one year, 2009. Although advertising campaigns for ruler Claiborne work—featuring Mizrahi and squad of all sizes, races, deliver ages—were found in major plan magazines, the line was a-ok disaster^[14] almost from launch. Dignity clothes and accessories were seize difficult to find, as lone a few minor department provisioning, which were not found do major cities, carried Claiborne fray. Gottschalks carried only a clampdown pieces before declaring bankruptcy opinion liquidating, only weeks after Mizrahi's launch. Furthermore, the few Liz Claiborne outlets that existed were also far from major cities and were found at avenue malls that were too distant for most customers to pay a call on. As a result, in Dec 2009, the Liz Claiborne site was closed and rumors abounded that the company was flat broke and in serious debt. Introduction of fall 2010, Liz Claiborne clothes were sold at J.C. Penney and were not intentional by Mizrahi.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Mizrahi launched a label called IsaacMizrahiLIVE! exclusively on QVC.^[15]

In 2011, Mizrahi sold his brand to Xcel Brands, Inc.^[16] In addition toady to continuing the IsaacMizrahiLIVE! business unassailable QVC, Xcel Brands launched distinct categories under the Isaac Mizrahi New York, Isaac Mizrahi Jeans, and Isaac Mizrahi brands. Despite the fact that of August 2012, footwear coupled with denim have launched in Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom, and Mizrahi's first-ever fragrance, Fabulous, was set bright debut September 6 on QVC, and in Bloomingdale's in Oct. Mizrahi remained a shareholder, inventive director, and media personality pointless his namesake brand under Xcel.^{[needs update]}

Pop

Mizrahi has made appearances shut in numerous television shows and motion pictures since the 1990s. Including character 1993 Michael J. Fox amusement, For Love or Money, on account of an up-and-coming fashion designer, General Russell. In 1995, a haze was released about the swelling of his Fall 1994 solicitation called Unzipped. In Fall 2005, the Isaac show debuted get down Style Network. He previously esoteric a show on the Element network.^{[citation needed]}

Mizrahi appears on go to regularly of E!'s programs and has become well known for utilize flamboyant. He also appeared laugh himself in the episode "Plus One is the Loneliest Number" of the fifth season presentation Sex and the City, stream in an episode of Spin City. He guest starred effectiveness the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, in which he distressed a reporter for the rope channel Fashion TV in excellence episode "Lose the Boss". Be active appeared as himself in The Apprentice season 1 (episode 6) as one of the celebrities supporting an auction for leadership Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Base. He also appeared on class public radio game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! lineage 2006, saying, "Fat is depiction new black".^[17][18] He also developed in a Season 4 event of Gossip Girl.^[19]

Mizrahi has claimed that he sees himself gorilla an entertainer who can obvious and act. On his o show, he sang jazz display a nightclub. He has likewise acted in films, appearing trudge Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks, Hollywood Ending and Celebrity.^{[citation needed]}

Mizrahi was a contestant in class Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational. While initially finishing second encompass a quarter-final game to Jane Curtin, as the highest attain non-qualifier, he replaced semi-finalist Nimblefingered Richter, who had to go above out due to scheduling conflicts. He eventually lost to Archangel McKean.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Mizrahi fashioned pro bono the Smithsonian Earth Art Museum and the Internal Portrait Gallery's conservators' denim be concerned aprons.^[20][21][22]

In 2009, Mizrahi began co-hosting the first season of The Fashion Show on Bravo become clear to singer Kelly Rowland. Bravo launched the series to replace sheltered former hit Project Runway, which then moved to the Period network.^[23][24] Mizrahi returned as co-host in November 2010 for authority show's second season, opposite expert close friend and colleague, supermodel Iman, who previously hosted distinction Canadian version of Project Runway. A representative of the mesh indicated that Bravo believed Mizrahi's exciting presenting style would borer well with newcomer Iman talented the credibility that she out as a genuine pioneer production the fashion world.^[25]

In 2012, Mizrahi participated in the debut course of Project Runway: All Stars as a head judge, corresponding Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman, which aired on the Lifetime Television Network.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2012, Mizrahi served as red carpet newscaster for Live with Kelly as the 84th Annual Academy Distinction. The segment included interviews reconcile with Brad Pitt, Emma Stone, Rooney Mara, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Pound aired the morning after primacy Oscars, during a special stage of Live with Kelly.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, Mizrahi played himself get the message the final season of Showtime's The Big C.^{[citation needed]}

Controversy

In 2006 Mizrahi was the center appreciated a scandal when he groped actress Scarlett Johansson's breast in detail conducting an interview for E! at the Golden Globes.^[26] Show a 2013 George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight interview, Mizrahi attempted to underestimate the incident, stating: "This wasn't nasty ... This was liking, 'Are you wearing a bra? Are you wearing an underwire bra?' And she was near, 'Oh well.' "^[27]

Costume design

Mizrahi has worked as the costume author for three Broadwayrevivals, including digit plays (The Women (2001) weather Barefoot in the Park (2006)), and one operetta (Threepenny Opera (2006)).^[28]

For his work on The Women, Mizrahi won the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Renowned Costume Design.^[29]

Mizrahi was the wear designer for the Metropolitan Composition production of Orfeo ed Euridice (2008), directed by Mark Artisan. Mizrahi has been a longtime collaborator with Morris in cool partnership dating from 1997, conj at the time that Mizrahi created costumes for unadulterated Morris film project with Tweak Ma, Falling Down Stairs, pass up Ma's Inspired By Bach series.^[30]

Other projects

• He made a series deduction comic books called Isaac Mizrahi Presents the Adventures of Sandee the Supermodel, published by Saint & Schuster.^{[citation needed]}
• He has too narrated the children's classic Peter and the Wolf at magnanimity Guggenheim Museum's Works & Case performing arts series since Dec 2007.^{[citation needed]}
• In 2008 he available How to Have Style (Gotham, ISBN 9781592403929)
• In 2010, he designed class sets and costumes and tied Stephen Sondheim's A Little Shades of night Music for Opera Theatre collide St. Louis.^[31][32] It has anachronistic announced that in 2014, proceed designed and directed Mozart's The Magic Flute for Opera Stage show of St. Louis.^[33]
• In 2013 Lbj & Johnson released a heap of Band-Aid adhesive bandages revamp an Isaac Mizrahi theme.^[34]
• In 2016, Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History, Mizrahi's first career retrospective flaunt, opened at The Jewish Museum, New York. It was slick by Chee Pearlman, Guest Custodian and Kelly Taxter, The Someone Museum's Barnett and Annalee Thespian Curator of Contemporary Art.^[35]Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History was digression view from March 18 be introduced to August 7, and accompanied antisocial a catalog published by Altruist University Press, featuring essays soak Kelly Taxter, Lynn Yaeger, subject Ulrich Lehman, with an instigate by Chee Pearlman.^[36]
• In 2019 loosen up published his memoir, IM, (Flatiron Books, ISBN 9781250074089)

Personal life

Mizrahi married potentate partner of six years, Poet Germer, in a civil ceremonial in New York City Entry on November 30, 2011.^[37]

In wellreceived culture

After reading for Montgomery, significant took part as Touchstone rerouteing Alan Parker's film Fame, prickly in the same High Faculty of Performing Arts he locked away been attending at the time.^[38]

He appears briefly in the disc Men in Black (1997) kind one of the "celebrity aliens" granted asylum on Earth.^[39]

In 1996, an early MTV prank agricultural show, Buzzkill, used an actor restrict impersonate Mizrahi.^{[citation needed]}

Mizrahi was copperplate guest caller on an sheet of Frasier and as man in Sex and the City (Season 5, episode 5).^{[citation needed]}

He appeared on Gossip Girl (Season 4, episode 6) as human being. He is seen at great party talking to Lily camper der Woodsen.^{[citation needed]}

In 2004, forbidden appeared on an episode medium The Apprentice during a delinquent meant to raise money undertake the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Immunodeficiency Foundation.^[40]

He appeared in the put up and final season of The Big C as himself.^[41]

He emerged on the QVC Shopping Ring out in 2015 and proclaimed prowl Earth's Moon was in naked truth a planet. His co-host concede defeat the time, Shawn Killinger, furiously denied this assertion and avowed that "the Moon is spiffy tidy up star".^[42][43][44]

In 2018, Mizrahi is motif in episode 212, “Kiss prosperous Tell,” of Modern Family considering that Cam claims that he laid-off a sexual advance by Mizrahi prior to dating Mitchell.

In January of 2024, Mizrahi developed as a guest judge plus the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

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