Richard Robinson is a Canadian fashion designer based in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the proprietor of Richard Robinson Haute Couture,[1] and operates the Richard Robinson Academy of Fashion Design.[2]
Career
Robinson entered the fashion business by working for Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent in their Paris ateliers. In 1969 he started his own fashion company in Ottawa.[3]
In 1972, Robinson opened the Richard Robinson Fashion Design Academy. Each year in May the Academy mounts a fashion show to display the work of both Robinson and his students.[4][5][6] The event is usually held at the Lac Leamy Hotel.[7]
As well as ready-to wear clothing lines and his haute couture collections, Robinson has designed clothing for various celebrities,[8] including the wives of at least three Prime Ministers.[9][10][11]
Robinson operates a boutique on Sussex Drive in Ottawa.[11] Each year he creates a special dress design to be unveiled on Canada Day at his boutique.[12][13]
