Website: www.catherinemalandrino.com

Catherine Malandrino, shown here on the left, was born in Paris. She is married with a son Oliver, and is based in New York.

She was creative director for Et Vous in Paris, then for Louis Feraud Haute Couture. She moved to New York and became head designer for Diane von Furstenberg. In 1998 Catherine launched her own label from a workshop in Soho, New York. Her clothes started to be retailed at Henri Bendel store.

Malandrino's fashion creations have featured in Style, New York Times, Vogue and Elle and her celebrity clients are numerous including Madonna, Julia Roberts, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Diaz, Winona Ryder and Penelope Cruz.

Catherine's clothes are simple and sexy. She makes wrap and pleat mini-skirts in satin and suede, leather and metallic quilted jackets, leather pants as well as wispy summer dresses in chiffon with ruffles and embroidery.

On the left is an outfit from her Spring/Summer 2002 collection (which she showed in Harlem, New York) and on the right an embroidered pant and chiffon blouse outfit from the Fall/Winter 2002 collection.

She shows her seasonal collections at the New York fashion week in February and September each year.

Spring/Summer 2004

During New York fashion week in September 2003, Maladrino showed her collection for Spring next year. She presented a range of stretch skirts, slim pants and leather garments with elegant lines. One velvet suit from the show is pictured on the right.

She also included butterfly-necktie blouses and long silk dresses knotted at the waist. Her colours were wine red and silver. Lenny Kravitz sat in the front row.

Fall/Winter 2004

The Fall collection was shown during New York Fashion Week in February 2004. Catherine sent distressed torn, off the shoulder sweaters, cropped trousers, blanket-like cardigans and fur-trimmed stiletto sandals. She put enormous poofs of Davy Crockett raccoons on the heads of some of her models.

Spring/Summer 2005

During New York Fashion Week in September 2004, Catherine Malandrino presented her Spring collection. An outfit from the show is pictured on the right.

She turned her show into a great colourful pary, based on Blake Edwards 1968 movie "The Party." She had the show on the future site of her newest store in New York, with glass chandeliers and white sofas and a string quartet playing in the background. The clothes were innocent white, and a watercolour palette, summer party dresses with empire-waist lines, and Bermuda shorts with linen sleeveless tops. The collection was reminiscent of a time long ago.

Fall/Winter 2005

The Fall/Winter collection was shown during New York Fashion Week in February 2005. On the left is one of Catherine's outfits from the show, her comfortable wide-leg pants matched with a frilly printed top.

Spring/Summer 2006
New York

Catherine Maladrino presented her Spring/Summer 2006 collection during New York Fashion Week in September 2005. A blue dress with a geometric print made from patchwork pieces, from the collection is shown on the right.

Her collection was about craft and nature which she entitled "Down to Earth." Burlap or sackcloth fabric were used for pea coats with a loose wear, and colours glowed from patchwork effects. She showed 36 looks which she said were influenced by Amish craftsmanship and West African colours. Lace, quilting and other handicrafts made appearances on dresses.

2005