Richard Robinson (fashion designer)

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]