- Jorgen Simonsen is an itinerant Dane and EsMOD honours graduate.
- He has been designing under his own name for several years.
- After graduating from college, he gained more experience by taking apprenticeships with some of fashions most influential designers including; John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, and Alexander McQueen.
- He was appointed head designer at the Milanese fashion empire Versace in the late ninties, followed by seasons at Valentino in Rome.
- He caters to a private clientele including Marisa Tomei, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, and Michelle Rodriguez.
- He says his drawings play a very important role in his work and admits "I sometimes say that I am computer illiterate, jokingly, but more honestly, I believe that I can express so much more by right hand, in terms of having my artistic point of view come across, that all the technology in the world simply cannot compete!"
"Fashion illustrations by fashion designers"
Thames and Hudson LTD
UK 2008
"Paris-based Danish designer Jorgen Simonsen is known for his artistic and skilled ability in mixing haute couture elements with ready-to-wear styles. Before becoming the Artistic Director and Head of Design at Annhagen, Simonsen spent years working with some of fashion's biggest names, including John Galliano, Alexander McQueen at Givenchy, and Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel. In 1998, Donatella Versace chose him to succeed her brother and create the Versace Atelier and the Versace Prete-a-Porter line. In 2001, Simonsen headed to Valentino where he created two couture collections before launching his own line later that year. Simonsen then joined Annhagen in 2008, bringing his cutting-edge, detailed creativity and knowledge of haute couture to the Danish line".
http://www.forwardforward.com/fwd/Designers.jsp?c=Annhagen
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