Giles Deacon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Giles Deacon
Occupation	Fashion Designer
Date Of Birth	Jan 10, 1969(1969-01-10)
Age	55
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Giles Deacon Biography

Giles Deacon is one of the most popular and richest Fashion Designer who was born on January 10, 1969 in England, United Kingdom. British fashion designer from the UK who was creative director of French clothing house Ungaro in April 2010.

He has dressed many stars, including film star He has dressed numerous celebrities, including movie actress Scarlett Johansson..

Deacon was born in Darlington, County Durham, but grew up near Ullswater in the Lake District. Deacon is the youngest child of David, an agricultural salesman, and Judith, a housewife. He has one older sister. He attended Barnard Castle School in County Durham which he credits with instilling in him “the mindset of aesthetics”. Alongside schoolmate and friend Glenn Hugill, now a major television executive, he pursued interests in music and film as “portal to other things that we didn’t really know about” Deacon initially wanted to become a marine biologist, but he failed his chemistry A-level. He later joined Harrogate College of Arts, where he completed an art foundation course. After completing his course he went on to study at Central St Martins and was in the same class as fashion designers Alexander McQueen and Luella Bartley. He graduated in 1992 and began collaborating on the label ‘Doran Deacon’ with his friend, Fi Doran as well as contributing illustrations to Dazed & Confused.

Deacon chose to travel and gain experiences at fashion houses, before starting his own label. During his time in Paris, Deacon was hired to work with fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, where he learnt how to use a brand name commercially. During this time, Deacon met the owner of Italian luxury goods house, Bottega Veneta, and was hired to work for the company, becoming the head designer and debuting a much acclaimed collection in 2000. Deacon was dismissed in 2001 when the Gucci group bought the company and terminated his contract, so they could hire German designer, Tomas Maier. However, he was immediately hired by Tom Ford to assist with Gucci womenswear. Deacon was forced to leave Gucci after one season when he became ill from an infected salivary gland.

He started a relationship to Game of Thrones actress He began a relationship with Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie after previously dating Katie Grand and Beth Orton. after he had previously been with Katie Grand and Beth Orton.

Giles Deacon Net Worth

Giles Deacon is one of the richest Fashion Designer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Giles Deacon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He went to Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

He has appeared as an invited juror on British edition of American Idol.

Giles Deacon (born 1969) is an English fashion designer, Creative Director and Founder of Giles Deacon group, Couture Fashion House. Deacon joined the Paris Couture schedule in 2016. Deacon has been known to challenge the traditional ideas of womenswear and often uses wild prints and pop culture references in his designs. Deacon was employed by the fashion houses Bottega Veneta and Gucci, before founding his own label, GILES, in 2003. He launched his first collection for GILES at the 2004 London Fashion Week and was named “Best New Designer” at the British Fashion Awards. Deacon’s designs have been met with critical acclaim and have sparked a renewed interest in London fashion. Having become one of the fashion industry’s most fêted figures, Deacon was named British Fashion Designer of the Year in 2006 and was awarded the French ANDAM Fashion Award’s Grand Prix in 2009. The designer was appointed creative director of French fashion house Ungaro in April 2010. Deacon retained the position until September 2011, when he and Ungaro mutually decided to end their collaboration. Deacon launched his first haute couture collection in 2016.

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Deacon has been known to challenge the traditional ideas of womenswear and often uses wild prints and pop culture references in his designs. He has described his designs for GILES as humorous, dark and sexy and has stated that he wants diversity in among them. He said, “My dresses should be worn by young, cool girls just as much as by 55 to 60 year old women”. Deacon often designs “structured big-entrance” dresses, which are aimed at women who want to be noticed. At the 2008 London Fashion Week, Deacon presented a collection with a futuristic theme based on the 1980s arcade game Pac-Man. The character was embellished on many of the dresses and the models wore oversized helmets in the shape of Pac-Man. The designer’s New Look menswear collections have been described by GQ magazine as “straddling the line between quirky and wearable”.

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Giles Ranked on the list of most popular Fashion Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Giles Deacon celebrates birthday on January 10 of every year.

Susannah Frankel of The Independent has said that Deacon’s collections are “a much-needed injection of grand-scale glamour”. Frankel added that a playfulness and humour have also found their way into Deacon’s collections. In May 2011, Deacon said he does not design for wallflowers and that his collections would always be a “little bit sideways”, “quirky” and “British in feel.” The Scotsman said Deacon’s designs are not brash, but “they suit a woman who has the confidence to take centre-stage.”