Jill Stuart

Jill Stuart is a prominent fashion designer based in New York. In 1993 she launched the Jill Stuart Collection which is inspired by vintage wear combined with the latest trends. Her line includes dresses, pants, and skirts adding lace and florals to most of her designs.

Fast Facts

1. Daughter of Lynn Stuart
2. Parents owned Mister Pants
3. As a teenager designed jewelry and handbags
4. Sold her first line of accessories to Bloomingdales at 15
5. Studied at Rhode Island School of Design
6. Married to Ron Curtis
7. In 1988 opened a belt and handbag boutique
8. Line available online and at high end department stores
9. Who wears it: Hilary Swank and Tori Spelling

Skinclothes

While Jill Stuart began her mark with belts, handbags, and other accessories, it was her Skinclothes line in the Fall of 1993 that made the fashion world take notice. The line included leather slip dresses, fitted jeans, shirts, and jackets with affordable price tags. Women's Wear Daily's excitement for the line helped the company reach $100 million that year and one of Stuart's outfits was even seen on Alicia Silverstone's Clueless which gained a new kind of interest from Hollywood.

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