| Claire Malcolm | |
| Nationality: | English |
| Birth Name: | Claire Louise Malcolm |
| Birth Date: | 1982 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Education: | Staplehurst School |
| Label Name: | Hardy Amies |
| Awards: | Best Menswear Award, BFA |
Claire Louise Malcolm[1] (born 27 July 1982 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent)[2] is an English menswear designer and is a designer on Savile Row. Malcolm graduated from Middlesex University with a BA degree in Fashion Design.[3]
In 2006, Malcolm began working for English Designer Kim Jones.[4] Malcolm helped produce four collections for his main line Kim by Kim Jones. This collection was shown in New York City in February 2007, during the Men's Collections show. Malcolm has also assisted and collaborated with Nicola Formichetti, Andre Walker, i-D Magazine, V Man, 10 Men and Arena Homme. She has also worked with Savile Row tailors Norton & Sons.
Between 2008 and 2009, Malcolm helped develop the fashion line, "Pastelle" for Kanye West.[5]
In 2009, Malcolm moved permanently to Savile Row, working for Patrick Grant of Norton & Sons[6] as the designer for his E.Tautz label; a forgotten military brand from which Grant wanted to develop a ready-to-wear branch of his tailoring house. Between 2009 and 2010, Malcolm designed both the SS10 and AW10 collections, subsequently winning E.Tautz the award for "Best Menswear" at the British Fashion Awards 2010.
In 2010, Malcolm was offered the position of Designer [7] at the eponymous British fashion brand, Hardy Amies on Savile Row, presenting her first Salon show at London Fashion Week AW11.[8] Malcolm drew on the period of Sir Edwin Hardy’s life when he was a prominent figure on the European society circuit in the 1930s: