Paul Hardy: Something Magnificent Emerging
(Photo below: Paul Hardy on the runway Fall 2004. Photo by Javier Mateo

NEW YORK, Sep 18, 2003 --- Born May 4, 1973, into a linage of bankers and accountants, Winnipeg born Paul Hardy was introduced to the world of fashion by his sister, also a banker via Vogue magazine.

Hardy, imbued with persistence and passion has now risen to become one of the most promising young Canadian fashion designers.

Graduating from Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto in 1997, Hardy collected a string of industry awards for design excellence.

After living and studying in London, Toronto and New York, he began selling high-end fashions as a personal shopper for Holt Renfrew, the prestigious Canadian retailer - experiece that aided the launch of an exploding design career.

His debut collection for Spring 2003 in Toronto caused such a sensation that carried over into his collection at the L.A. Fashion Week for Fall 2003.

Currently carried by Holt Renfrew in Canada, Hardy has been in negotiation for targetting the U.S. market.

His anticipated New York collection for Spring / Summer 2004 places Hardy as the first Canadian designer to show at New York Fashion Week.

Deidre Kelly of the Globe and Mail witnessed Hardy's debut and described it as "...te Second Coming.. you heardthe sound of jaws dropping, as those watching felt that yes, ths was something magnificent emerging from the wilderness." A star was born.

As one of the freshest examples of raw, yet refined talent to come out of the fashion industry north of the border, Hardy's meticiously crafted and intellectual clothing is reminiscent of the Belgian design movement and the L.A. design sensation Rick Owens with Hardy's signature textured layering.

Minimidimaxi Magazine stated of Paul Hardy, his moody interpretations are in indication that we can look forward to a meaningfully edgy landscape in the near future, one where the only obstruction to new silhouettes are the limits of the imagination.

Paul Hardy will continue to push cultural norms and is destined to make an impact in the world of high fashion. //courtesy of Paul Hardy Design

Fall 2004 (Photo by Javier Mateo)

Spring 2005 (Photo by Javier Mateo)

Website:www.paulhardydesign.com

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