🔗 Share this article Antony Price, Celebrated for Designing for Bowie and Duran Duran, Passes Away at Age 80. An iconic 1973 moment: Antony Price with David Bowie and Angie Bowie at a London station. Fashion legend Antony Price, the groundbreaking British fashion designer responsible for a series of unforgettable images worn by David Bowie, Roxy Music, and Queen Camilla, has died aged 80. He was celebrated for his defined forms and performative fashion, such as the pastel suits that became famous from the pop-rock group Duran Duran's seminal music video for "their hit Rio". "In a tribute, they called him a 'visionary' and a 'kind, intelligent and razor-witted friend,' Duran Duran shared a message on social media." His passing follows shortly after he debuted his latest collection in London, which was his first major show in over 30 years. The performer Lily Allen walked in a dress evoking the iconic black velvet "dress" once worn by the late Princess Diana. A Pioneering Career Hailing from Yorkshire, where he was born in 1945, Price relocated to London during the sixties to study at the esteemed Royal College of Art. Shortly after his graduation, he started his work in clothing for men at the company Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers that Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969. He established his eponymous line in 1979 and staged his first fashion show a year later. The show was launched by outfits on supermodel Jerry Hall, who later wore the bridal gown Price specifically designed for her wedding to Sir Mick Jagger. Collaborations with Icons A key creative partner of the late David Bowie, Price created the memorable jacket the star wore for his "As The World Falls Down" music video in 1986. His signature ability to merge menswear and womenswear along with his technical proficiency in shaping form-fitting garments established him as a "true original," according to the UK's fashion authority. In the 1990s, he began working on pieces for Camilla, now Queen Consort, which included several ensembles for her American tour following her marriage. With a vocation that covered over fifty years, Price presented his final runway show in London just last month in conjunction with the fashion brand 16Arlington. Sculpted Silhouettes: The core of his aesthetic. Dramatic Impact: Defining an era of music fashion. Gender-Fluid Fashion: Blurring lines between clothing for men and women. Clients from Stage to Palace: Including music legends and the future Queen Consort. Design circles mourns the loss to a authentic original whose impact on the visual landscape of music remains indelibly etched.
An iconic 1973 moment: Antony Price with David Bowie and Angie Bowie at a London station. Fashion legend Antony Price, the groundbreaking British fashion designer responsible for a series of unforgettable images worn by David Bowie, Roxy Music, and Queen Camilla, has died aged 80. He was celebrated for his defined forms and performative fashion, such as the pastel suits that became famous from the pop-rock group Duran Duran's seminal music video for "their hit Rio". "In a tribute, they called him a 'visionary' and a 'kind, intelligent and razor-witted friend,' Duran Duran shared a message on social media." His passing follows shortly after he debuted his latest collection in London, which was his first major show in over 30 years. The performer Lily Allen walked in a dress evoking the iconic black velvet "dress" once worn by the late Princess Diana. A Pioneering Career Hailing from Yorkshire, where he was born in 1945, Price relocated to London during the sixties to study at the esteemed Royal College of Art. Shortly after his graduation, he started his work in clothing for men at the company Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers that Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969. He established his eponymous line in 1979 and staged his first fashion show a year later. The show was launched by outfits on supermodel Jerry Hall, who later wore the bridal gown Price specifically designed for her wedding to Sir Mick Jagger. Collaborations with Icons A key creative partner of the late David Bowie, Price created the memorable jacket the star wore for his "As The World Falls Down" music video in 1986. His signature ability to merge menswear and womenswear along with his technical proficiency in shaping form-fitting garments established him as a "true original," according to the UK's fashion authority. In the 1990s, he began working on pieces for Camilla, now Queen Consort, which included several ensembles for her American tour following her marriage. With a vocation that covered over fifty years, Price presented his final runway show in London just last month in conjunction with the fashion brand 16Arlington. Sculpted Silhouettes: The core of his aesthetic. Dramatic Impact: Defining an era of music fashion. Gender-Fluid Fashion: Blurring lines between clothing for men and women. Clients from Stage to Palace: Including music legends and the future Queen Consort. Design circles mourns the loss to a authentic original whose impact on the visual landscape of music remains indelibly etched.