Jermikko Explained

Jermikko
Birth Name:Jermikko Shoshanna Taliaferro Johnson
Birth Date:22 July 1946
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation:Fashion designer, businessperson
Years Active:1972–present

Jermikko (born July 22, 1946) is an American fashion designer and businessperson based in Chicago. She was the first African-American woman to own a store in Chicago's upscale Magnificent Mile.

Early life and career

Jermikko was born as Jermikko Shoshanna Johnson in Chicago in 1946. She began making clothes as a teenager, altering and redesigning family members' outfits. In 1972, after graduating with a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she apprenticed under designer Stanley Korshak in Chicago.[1] In 1979, she opened her own fashion business. She has designed pieces for Spike Lee's 2015 film Chi-Raq and Empire.[2] In 2016, her hoodie design appeared in Beyonce's "Pray You Catch Me" video.[3] Jermikko is the Executive Director of Design and CEO of the Jermikko and JJ Hobeau labels.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim . Joann . Self-Made . School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
  2. News: Chicago Designer Jermikko's Designs Make It To The Big Screen . Atlanta Daily World . July 17, 2015.
  3. News: Joann Yj Kim . Beyonce 'Lemonade' sweatshirt made by Chicago designer . Chicago Tribune . May 27, 2016.
  4. News: Jermikko: Coat Fashions . WLS-TV . February 20, 2012.
  5. News: ABC 7 Celebrates Black History Month with News, Programming and Vignettes. . Chicago Citizen . 46 . February 3, 2016 . 3.