🔗 Share this article Antony Price, Famed for Designing for David Bowie and Duran Duran, Dies at 80. A 1973 photo shows designer Antony Price with David and Angie Bowie at London's King's Cross. The British designer Antony Price, the visionary UK-based designer responsible for many legendary styles associated with artists from David Bowie to Roxy Music and even royalty like Queen Camilla, has sadly died at 80 years old. He was celebrated for his sculptured silhouettes and dramatic aesthetics, most notably the pastel suits that featured in the iconic band Duran Duran's seminal music video for "the song Rio". "In a tribute, they called him a 'visionary' and a 'kind, intelligent and razor-witted friend,' the group posted a remembrance across their platforms." Price's death comes less than a month after he presented his latest collection in London, his first in more than 30 years. The performer Lily Allen modelled a dress that paid homage to the famous black velvet "revenge dress" historically worn by Diana, Princess of Wales. A Pioneering Career Born in Yorkshire in 1945, Price headed for London in the early 1960s to study at the renowned Royal College of Art. Shortly after his graduation, he began designing menswear at the company Stirling Copper and was behind the form-fitting, button-fly pants that Sir Mick Jagger sported during The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" tour in 1969. He founded his own label in 1979 and staged his first fashion show a year later. The show featured as its opener outfits on the famed model Jerry Hall, who later wore the marriage dress Price designed for her for her wedding to Sir Mick Jagger. Collaborations with Icons A long-time collaborator of the late David Bowie, Price was the mind behind the memorable jacket the singer wore for his "As The World Falls Down" music video in 1986. His trademark skill to merge elements of men's and women's fashion along with his technical proficiency in shaping sculptural silhouettes cemented his status as a "true original," according to the British Fashion Council. In the 1990s, he began working on outfits for the then-Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, which included various looks for her tour of the United States after becoming Duchess. After a career spanning half a century, Price presented his final runway show in London recently in conjunction with the fashion brand 16Arlington. Sculpted Silhouettes: A hallmark of his work. Dramatic Impact: Defining an era of music fashion. Genre-Blending Design: 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 true visionary whose influence on fashion and music remains profoundly felt.
A 1973 photo shows designer Antony Price with David and Angie Bowie at London's King's Cross. The British designer Antony Price, the visionary UK-based designer responsible for many legendary styles associated with artists from David Bowie to Roxy Music and even royalty like Queen Camilla, has sadly died at 80 years old. He was celebrated for his sculptured silhouettes and dramatic aesthetics, most notably the pastel suits that featured in the iconic band Duran Duran's seminal music video for "the song Rio". "In a tribute, they called him a 'visionary' and a 'kind, intelligent and razor-witted friend,' the group posted a remembrance across their platforms." Price's death comes less than a month after he presented his latest collection in London, his first in more than 30 years. The performer Lily Allen modelled a dress that paid homage to the famous black velvet "revenge dress" historically worn by Diana, Princess of Wales. A Pioneering Career Born in Yorkshire in 1945, Price headed for London in the early 1960s to study at the renowned Royal College of Art. Shortly after his graduation, he began designing menswear at the company Stirling Copper and was behind the form-fitting, button-fly pants that Sir Mick Jagger sported during The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" tour in 1969. He founded his own label in 1979 and staged his first fashion show a year later. The show featured as its opener outfits on the famed model Jerry Hall, who later wore the marriage dress Price designed for her for her wedding to Sir Mick Jagger. Collaborations with Icons A long-time collaborator of the late David Bowie, Price was the mind behind the memorable jacket the singer wore for his "As The World Falls Down" music video in 1986. His trademark skill to merge elements of men's and women's fashion along with his technical proficiency in shaping sculptural silhouettes cemented his status as a "true original," according to the British Fashion Council. In the 1990s, he began working on outfits for the then-Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, which included various looks for her tour of the United States after becoming Duchess. After a career spanning half a century, Price presented his final runway show in London recently in conjunction with the fashion brand 16Arlington. Sculpted Silhouettes: A hallmark of his work. Dramatic Impact: Defining an era of music fashion. Genre-Blending Design: 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 true visionary whose influence on fashion and music remains profoundly felt.