Joseph Abboud
Born in
New York
USA
About
the designers
Joseph Abboud was born in 1950.
He began his career as a buyer and in 1981 joined Ralph Lauren, later to become associate director of menswear design.
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The Look
Joseph Abboud makes clothes for men and women which are an unusual combination of American sportswear and North African colours (organic colors) and textures. In the 1960s Abboud collected Turkish kilims and these have inspired his natural palette and the stylized symbols that recur in his work.
Who Wears It
Pro sports players who like to look sharp, like Johnny Damon, Stefan Marbury and New York Giantsi?1 Jeremy Shockey.
Perfumes
1993 Joseph Abboud (M)
1994 Joseph Abboud (W)