Cathy Pill
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|education= graduate of the fashion school E.N.S.A.V. of La Cambre in Brussels
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Cathy Pill is a Belgian{{cite web|author=13 juni 2011 |url=http://www.she.be/alles-over/biografie/aid1055573/cathy-pill-2.aspx |title=Cathy Pill |publisher=She.be |date= |accessdate=2013-11-29}} fashion designer,{{cite web|url=http://showstudio.com/contributor/cathy_pill |title=Cathy Pill - SHOWstudio - The Home of Fashion Film |publisher=SHOWstudio |date=2008-08-06 |accessdate=2013-11-29}} formerly creator and director of Cathy Pill label,{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} and presently co-founder and chief executive officer of MuseStyle.{{cite web|title=Cathy Pill|url=http://www.musestyle.com/muse/cathy-pill|publisher=Muse Style|accessdate=19 November 2014}}
After graduating, Cathy quickly became a multi award-winning designer. She started her career at A.F. Vandevorst and Vivienne Westwood.{{cite web|url=http://www.skynet.be/lili-fr/mode-beaute/dossier/454324/cathy-pill |title=Cathy Pill - Ces stylistes belges que le monde nous envie |publisher=Skynet.be |date= |accessdate=2013-11-29}} The Cathy Pill label, famous for drapes and prints, was invited to show during Paris Fashion Weeks for 7 years,{{when|date=September 2013}}. The brand was featured in more than 70 stockists over the world (Galleries Lafayette, Browns, Harvey Nichols, Liberty, Stijl, Irina Kha{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} and was worn by a number of celebrities (Lou Doillon,{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} Beth Ditto,{{cite web|last=Pfeiffer |first=Alice |url=http://fashionista.com/2010/06/beth-ditto-loves-designer-cathy-pill-and-you-will-too/ |title=Beth Ditto Loves Designer Cathy Pill: And You Will, Too |publisher=Fashionista |date= |accessdate=2013-09-30}} Eva Green{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}). Cathy Pill also worked on a lot of collaborations.{{which|date=September 2013}} Amongst others, as a consultant for Fashion houses NATAN{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} or as a guest designer for French catalogue retailer La Redoute's – (spring-summer 2011 edition) {{cite web |url=http://www.highsnobette.com/news/2010/11/29/caty-pill-x-la-redoute/ |title=Cathy Pill La redoute Spring/Summer 2011 |publisher=Highsnobette.com |date=2010-11-29 |accessdate=2013-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051625/http://www.highsnobette.com/news/2010/11/29/caty-pill-x-la-redoute/ |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }} with Lou Doillon as her egerie.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
Around this period Cathy started gain interest in the digital world and all the opportunities it offers the Fashion Industry.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} After a one-year career interruption to focus on her family life (2011–2012), mentored by a community of web entrepreneurs,{{who|date=September 2013}} she decided to put her designer career on hold to develop her own start-up Musestyle.
Early life
Born in Antwerp in 1981,{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} Cathy Pill graduated from the fashion school E.N.S.A.V. of La Cambre in Brussels. She interned at brands such as A.F. Vandevorst{{cite web|url=http://showstudio.com/contributor/cathy_pill |title=Cathy Pill - SHOWstudio - The Home of Fashion Film |publisher=SHOWstudio |date=2008-08-06 |accessdate=2013-09-30}} and Vivienne Westwood before winning a numerous prizes.
Fashion Designer
Cathy Pill was soon rewarded by the Fashion Industry as she successively wins an accolade of prices: The Collection of the Year at Trieste's contest. Its in 2005 the sponsorships of La Fondation Pierre Bergé et Yves Saint Laurent and of La Maison Yves Saint Laurent at the contest Andam in France; the Fabio Inghirami Award{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} in Italy and the Modo Bruxelle Price in Belgium.{{cite web |url=http://dianepernet.typepad.com/diane/2005/12/news_from_fland.html |title=Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion: News from Flanders Fashion Institute (FFI) & MOMU and the MAGAZINE N. 32 launch |publisher=Dianepernet.typepad.com |date=2005-12-13 |accessdate=2013-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005630/http://dianepernet.typepad.com/diane/2005/12/news_from_fland.html |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}
Pill launched her first ready-to-wear collection, titled "Blink", during the Spring/Summer 06 Paris Fashion Week.{{cite web |url=http://10corsocomo-thejournal.com/2010/11/cathy-pill-for-la-redoute/ |title=Cathy Pill for La Redoute {{pipe}} 10 Corso Como {{pipe}} The Journal |language=it |publisher=10corsocomo-thejournal.com |date=2010-11-25 |accessdate=2013-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021139/http://10corsocomo-thejournal.com/2010/11/cathy-pill-for-la-redoute/ |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }} Exposed at Le Louvre, and marrying Art Nouveau influenced sinuous patterns extraordinarily with draped and bunched silhouettes, the collection immediately evoked interest and attracted the international press, under which The Herald Tribune, Le Monde, Vogue or Style.com.{{cite web|author=—Sarah Mower |url=http://www.style.com/stylefile/2009/01/popping-pill/ |title=Popping Pill {{pipe}} style file |publisher=Style.com |date=2009-01-28 |accessdate=2013-11-29}}
The following November, Cathy Pill was invited to present her collections during the Paris fashion weeks for 7 consecutive years.
After only a few collections, Cathy Pill's label could be found in more than 15 countries and 70 stockists Colette, Galleries Lafayette, Browns, Liberty.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
In parallel, Cathy Pill worked as a consultant{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} for other fashion houses (ex. NATAN,{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} Claudia Strater. In 2008 Cathy Pill was chosen by Canon Europe to design the famous CD-dress as well as for the We Speak Image collection alongside Matthew Williamson and Jean Charles de Castelbajac.
During the Spring-Summer 2009 season, a line of printed leather bags was launched along with her collection, in collaboration with Kipling.{{cite web|author=Divia Harilela |url=http://www.scmp.com/article/694450/cathy-pill |title=Cathy Pill {{pipe}} South China Morning Post |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=2013-09-23 |accessdate=2013-09-30}} In 2011, La Redoute invites Cathy Pill as their Guest Designer for the spring-summer 2011 edition with Lou Doillon as her egerie.{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.fr/mode/en-vogue/diaporama/quoi-de-neuf-dans-la-mode-1-1/3069#!la-collection-cathy-pill-pour-la-redoute |title=Quoi de neuf dans la mode #1? {{pipe}} Vogue |publisher=Vogue.fr |date=2013-08-26 |accessdate=2013-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004171314/http://www.vogue.fr/mode/en-vogue/diaporama/quoi-de-neuf-dans-la-mode-1-1/3069#!la-collection-cathy-pill-pour-la-redoute |archive-date=2013-10-04 |url-status=dead }}
Co-founder and CEO Musestyle
Founded by Cathy Pill, Musestyle.com is a fashion visual curation platform{{cite web|url=http://www.essentielle.be/mode/cathy-pill-muse-muses-79675.html |title=Cathy Pill, muse des muses • |publisher=Essentielle.be |date=2013-09-21 |accessdate=2013-11-29}} to be launched in December 2013. The bridges the gap between inspirational content and e-shopping allowing users to buy fashion and beauty products straight from images. Most importantly the site reunites a group of famous contributors{{who|date=September 2013}} coming from the Fashion Industry.
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Category:Belgian fashion designers