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Jonathan Simkhai

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Jonathan Simkhai · Economics & Business

What

Founder of the Simkhai womenswear label (2010); winner of the 2015 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.

When

1980, Scarsdale, New York, USA

Where

New York, USA

Biography

Jonathan Simkhai is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Founder of the Simkhai womenswear label (2010); winner of the 2015 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.

How & why

Jonathan Simkhai is an American fashion designer who founded his womenswear label SIMKHAI in 2010 and won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2015. Born in 1980 in Scarsdale, New York, he comes from an Iranian-Jewish family, his grandfather having run a lace mill in Iran, and The Forward has profiled him among prominent Jewish designers. We are grateful for his contribution to American fashion.

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Source: https://forward.com/schmooze/394229/feminism-gets-a-hefty-dose-of-femininity-at-jonathan-simkhai/

Contributions & Sources

Founder of the Simkhai womenswear label (2010); winner of the 2015 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.

2010

Source: https://forward.com/schmooze/394229/feminism-gets-a-hefty-dose-of-femininity-at-jonathan-simkhai/