GEOFFREY BEENE
Name: Geoffrey Beene
Born: 30 August 1924
Died: 28 September 2004
Geoffrey Beene (August 30, 1924 – September 28, 2004) was an American fashion
designer.
Beene was born in Haynesville, Louisiana. He studied medicine at Tulane
University, but dropped out in 1946, after three years. He moved to New York in
1947 to attend the Traphagen School of Fashion. He then worked at a number of
fashion houses, both in Paris and New York, including Harmay and Teal Traina.
In 1963 he started his own company, Geoffrey Beene, Inc., with a showroom
located on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. His clients included such notables as
Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Nancy Reagan, Faye Dunaway and Glenn Close.
His career in fashion design spanned over 40 years, and the company bearing his
name is still operating today. It licenses the brand name to Phillips-Van Heusen.
Beene died on September 28, 2004, at the age of 80 due to complications from
pneumonia.
Name: Geoffrey Beene
Born: 30 August 1924
Died: 28 September 2004
Geoffrey Beene (August 30, 1924 – September 28, 2004) was an American fashion
designer.
Beene was born in Haynesville, Louisiana. He studied medicine at Tulane
University, but dropped out in 1946, after three years. He moved to New York in
1947 to attend the Traphagen School of Fashion. He then worked at a number of
fashion houses, both in Paris and New York, including Harmay and Teal Traina.
In 1963 he started his own company, Geoffrey Beene, Inc., with a showroom
located on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. His clients included such notables as
Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Nancy Reagan, Faye Dunaway and Glenn Close.
His career in fashion design spanned over 40 years, and the company bearing his
name is still operating today. It licenses the brand name to Phillips-Van Heusen.
Beene died on September 28, 2004, at the age of 80 due to complications from
pneumonia.