Matthew Christopher
{{short description|American fashion designer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Matthew Christopher
| image = Fashion Designer Matthew Christopher, mc2016.jpg
| caption = Matthew Christopher on left, 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|16|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Packwood, Iowa
| occupation = Fashion designer
| education = Art Institute of Chicago{{br}}Iowa State University
| spouse = {{marriage|David J. Marchi|2012|2020|end=div}}{{citation needed|date=November 2022|reason=plenty of coverage of their marriage but found none about divorce}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insideweddings.com/weddings/matthew-christophers-opulent-wedding/45358/|title=Matthew Christopher's Opulent Wedding, Matthew Christopher Sobaski and David John Marchi|author=|work=Inside Weddings |place=New York City|date=March 14, 2013|access-date=2023-06-12}}
}}
Matthew Christopher Sobaski (born March 16, 1976) is an American fashion designer mostly known for bridal wear.{{Cite web |title=Author Search Results |url=https://ezborrow.reshare.indexdata.com/Author/Home?author=%22Christopher,+Matthew%22&type=Author&page=2 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=ezborrow.reshare.indexdata.com |language=en}}
Personal life
Christopher was born on March 16, 1976, in Packwood, Iowa, to Kenneth Sobaski, a hog farmer and Sandy Sobaski, a registered nurse. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago for one year before completing his studies at Iowa State University.{{cite news | url=http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2011/mar/MatthewChristopher | title=Matthew Christopher Inc | work=Iowa State University | date=30 March 2011 | accessdate=31 January 2016}} He moved to New York City in 2000 to pursue a career in the field of couture designing, and started his fashion label in 2002.{{Cite web|title=Matthew Christopher Designer Wedding Gowns|url=https://www.lwdbridal.com/wedding-gown-designers/matthew-christopher|access-date=2020-08-16|website=Little White Dress Bridal Shop {{!}} Denver, Colorado's Best Designer Wedding Dresses and Accessories|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225113728/http://www.lwdbridal.com/wedding-gown-designers/matthew-christopher|url-status=dead}}
In popular culture
Christopher's designs for gowns are featured in movies including The Wedding Ringer with Kaley Cuoco.{{cite news | url=http://www.brides.com/blogs/aisle-say/2015/01/the-wedding-ringer-wedding-dress-contest-kaley-cuoco-sweeting.html | title=Kaley Cuoco wore Matthew's designer gown on The Wedding Ringer | work=Brides | date=15 January 2015 | accessdate=31 January 2016 | archive-date=12 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912060925/http://www.brides.com/blogs/aisle-say/2015/01/the-wedding-ringer-wedding-dress-contest-kaley-cuoco-sweeting.html | url-status=dead }} Christopher's list of clientele includes Carli Lloyd,{{cite news | url=https://www.theknot.com/content/carli-llyod-matthew-christopher-espy-awards | title=Matthew Christopher designs for Carli Lloyd's ESPY Dress | work=theknot.com | date=30 March 2011 | accessdate=31 January 2016}} Julie Lake,{{cite news | url=https://www.theknot.com/content/julie-lake-orange-is-the-new-black-wedding-plans | title=Matthew's work with 'Orange is the new Black' star, Julie Lake | work=theknot.com | date=1 January 2012 | accessdate=31 January 2016}} Several of Christopher's couture gowns and wedding dresses were covered in the January 2016 edition of Vanity Fair in a featured article. He makes a cameo in the documentary He Lied About Everything as the custome designer of Benita Alexander's dress.{{cite news | url=http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/01/celebrity-surgeon-nbc-news-producer-scam | title=Matthew Christopher's work appeared on Vanity Fair | work=Vanity Fair | date=31 January 2016 | accessdate=31 January 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.matthewchristopher.com/}}
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Category:American fashion designers
Category:LGBTQ fashion designers