Along with Bill Blass, Beene is considered one of the founding fathers of American sportswear design. In 1964, he won the first of eight Coty awards, fashion's highest honor. Beene became the ...

NEW YORK - Geoffrey Beene, the award-winning designer whose simple, classic styles for men and women put him at the forefront of American fashion, died Tuesday at his home. He was 77. Beene died ...

was an American designer recognized for his uncompromising originality and unique fashion perspective. As part of this year’s submission requirements, Krause’s design of a proposed 2012 Geoffrey Beene ...

And more than just the designer — it’s the tailors ... And it is something that is unique to Mr. Beene and also unique to American fashion is that level of comfort and that level of ...

NEW YORK, September 27, 2006 -- A gift from the estate of renowned fashion designer Geoffrey Beene ... fashion designers of the past 50 years. Mr. Beene, the founder of Geoffrey Beene Inc. died ...

Beene was American fashion's most paradoxical designer: a technician who stood ... a critical appraisal of his fashion in 1988. "But Mr. Beene didn't do that," Collins said.