Christopher bailey designer biography

British fashion designer

Christopher Paul BaileyCBE (born 11 May ) is a British fashion designer who was president and chief creative officer of Burberry.^[1][2][3] In May , he took up the role of chief creative officer and president, following the departure of former CEO Angela Ahrendts.^[4] In February , he was succeeded as chief creative officer by Riccardo Tisci.^[5]

Early life and education

Christopher Paul Bailey^[6] was born in Yorkshire, England, the son of a carpenter and a window dresser for Marks and Spencer.^[7] He graduated from the Royal College of Art with a master's degree in ,^[8] where he was later awarded an honorary fellowship in ^[9] and, in , an honorary-doctorate degree.^[10]

Career

From to , he was the womenswear designer at Donna Karan and senior designer of womenswear at Gucci in Milan from to He joined Burberry in Toggle share options ZIVI