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'''Robin Piccone''' is an American fashion designer known for pioneering the use of neoprene in her scuba style swimwear under the Body Glove label.<ref>{{cite web |title=Modernist swimwear designer Robin Piccone has turned a retro rental house into an old-fashion family haven | date=August 1997 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hl0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=robin+piccone&pg=PA83 |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Designer Robin Piccone's Business is Family Affair |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hfZOAAAAIBAJ&dq=robin+piccone&pg=PA48&article_id=6945,4927432 |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fashion Industry Gets the Message |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eKBWAAAAIBAJ&dq=robin+piccone&pg=PA57&article_id=5389,4771059 |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref> Robin Piccone is often affectionately called the “Queen of Neoprene” due to her pioneering work with the material in swimwear design.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fashion 88 Swimwear Designer Finds Neon-Bright Future in Neoprene |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/292879246 |access-date=15 April 2024| id={{ProQuest|292879246}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="Queen of Neoprene" achieves fine balance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ME1WAAAAIBAJ&dq=robin+piccone&pg=PA16&article_id=5344,7807144 |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
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'''Robin Picone''' is an American swimwear designer and entrepreneur known for her pioneering work in neoprene swimsuit design. She is the founder of Piccone Apparel and has been affectionately referred to as the "Queen of Neoprene."


== Early life ==
== Early life ==


Piccone is a born and raised in Los Angeles, California.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Turk |first=Rose-Marie |date=1994-09-22 |title=Robin Piccone Rides the Next Wave : The Queen of Neoprene just can't stop creating. She's designing a Guess? line--and running her own successfulo firm. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-22-ls-41562-story.html |access-date= |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> She developed a passion for design at a young age, greatly influenced by her paternal grandmother, who created clothing for her and her sister.<ref name=":0" />
Piccone, who was raised in Los Angeles, California, developed a passion for design from a young age.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Turk |first=Rose-Marie |date=1994-09-22 |title=Robin Piccone Rides the Next Wave : The Queen of Neoprene just can't stop creating. She's designing a Guess? line--and running her own successful firm. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-22-ls-41562-story.html |access-date= |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> She attended Beverly Vista elementary school and graduated from Beverly Hills High School before enrolling at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, where she graduated with honors, winning 5 out of six gold thimbles and one silver.<ref name=":0" />

Piccone completed her education at Beverly Hills High School before pursuing further studies at Los Angeles Trade and Technical College, where she graduated with honors.<ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Career ==


Her first job was with swimwear company Cole of California, after which she relocated to New York to design for Bobbie Brooks.<ref name=":0" /> The Body Glove brand was known primarily to divers and surfers until 1985, when Piccone licensed a line of swimsuits.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Farr |first=Louise |date=1996-07-11 |title=ROBIN PICONE SETS NEW DESIGNS |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/article-1127408/ |access-date= |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Body Glove International LLC {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/body-glove-international-llc |access-date= |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref> Her designs quickly gained popularity and a devoted following.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ryder |first=Caroline |date=2009-05-24 |title=When the beach arrived |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-24-ig-bodyglove24-story.html |access-date= |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1985, she established her own company at the age of 24 in her garage in Venice, California.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Piccones swimsuits in her debut collection became instant icons of 80s style, widely imitated throughout the swimwear industry, landing her several magazine covers. Through Piccones association with Patricia Field, she was introduced to RuPaul, for whom she designed swimwear and gowns. In 1990, she began her namesake collection, which she continues to this day.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Piccone has served as a mentor to students at [[Otis College of Art and Design]] until 2010.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Mentors |url=https://www.otis.edu/fashion-design/past-mentors |access-date= |website=Otis College of Art and Design |language=en}}</ref>
Piccone started her first job at Cole of California, starting as pattern cutter and later as an assistant designer. She later relocated to New York, working as a designer with Bobbie Brooks.<ref name=":0" />

== Recognitions and community involvement ==

Piccone is an active member of the CFDA ([[Council of Fashion Designers of America]]).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Robert Piccone |url=https://cfda.com/members/profile/robin-piccone |access-date= |website=cfda.com}}</ref> She actively engages in community involvement and contributes to fundraising projects for pediatric AIDS research at the [[City of Hope National Medical Center]].<ref name=":2" /> She was honored by City of Hope National Medical Center as “woman of the year” in 1990.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /> Piccone won the 1989 California Designer of the Year award.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Linda |date=1990-05-20 |title=Woman of the Year |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1990/05/20/woman-of-the-year/62564730007/ |website=The Oklahoman}}</ref>


Piccones swimwear is in the permanent collection of the [[Anna Wintour Costume Center|Costume Institute]] of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in New York. Her innovative use of neoprene fabric resulted in the exhibition of two of her original neoprene suits and a mini skirt.<ref name=":0" />
In 1985, Piccone made a significant breakthrough when she licensed her innovative neoprene swimwear designs to Body Glove, a company primarily known for wetsuits worn by surfers and divers..<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Farr |first=Louise |date=1996-07-11 |title=ROBIN PICONE SETS NEW DESIGNS |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/article-1127408/ |access-date= |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ryder |first=Caroline |date=2009-05-24 |title=When the beach arrived |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-24-ig-bodyglove24-story.html |access-date= |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>She developed a lightweight version of neoprene, and designed bikinis, corsets and shorts in vibrant colors and black-trim.


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Latest revision as of 16:52, 9 July 2024

Robin Piccone
Alma materLos Angeles Trade and Technical College
OccupationFashion Designer
OrganizationPiccone Apparel
Known forSwimwear Design
Notable workNeoprene Swimwear

Robin Piccone is an American fashion designer known for pioneering the use of neoprene in her scuba style swimwear under the Body Glove label.[1][2][3] Robin Piccone is often affectionately called the “Queen of Neoprene” due to her pioneering work with the material in swimwear design.[4][5]

Early life

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Piccone, who was raised in Los Angeles, California, developed a passion for design from a young age.[6] She attended Beverly Vista elementary school and graduated from Beverly Hills High School before enrolling at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, where she graduated with honors, winning 5 out of six gold thimbles and one silver.[6]

Career

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Her first job was with swimwear company Cole of California, after which she relocated to New York to design for Bobbie Brooks.[6] The Body Glove brand was known primarily to divers and surfers until 1985, when Piccone licensed a line of swimsuits.[7][8] Her designs quickly gained popularity and a devoted following.[9] In 1985, she established her own company at the age of 24 in her garage in Venice, California.[6][7] Piccones swimsuits in her debut collection became instant icons of 80s style, widely imitated throughout the swimwear industry, landing her several magazine covers. Through Piccones association with Patricia Field, she was introduced to RuPaul, for whom she designed swimwear and gowns. In 1990, she began her namesake collection, which she continues to this day.[7][10] Piccone has served as a mentor to students at Otis College of Art and Design until 2010.[10][11]

Recognitions and community involvement

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Piccone is an active member of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America).[10] She actively engages in community involvement and contributes to fundraising projects for pediatric AIDS research at the City of Hope National Medical Center.[10] She was honored by City of Hope National Medical Center as “woman of the year” in 1990.[10][12] Piccone won the 1989 California Designer of the Year award.[12]

Piccones swimwear is in the permanent collection of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Her innovative use of neoprene fabric resulted in the exhibition of two of her original neoprene suits and a mini skirt.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Modernist swimwear designer Robin Piccone has turned a retro rental house into an old-fashion family haven". August 1997. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Designer Robin Piccone's Business is Family Affair". Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Fashion Industry Gets the Message". Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Fashion 88 Swimwear Designer Finds Neon-Bright Future in Neoprene". ProQuest 292879246. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ ""Queen of Neoprene" achieves fine balance". Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e Turk, Rose-Marie (1994-09-22). "Robin Piccone Rides the Next Wave : The Queen of Neoprene just can't stop creating. She's designing a Guess? line--and running her own successful firm". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ a b c Farr, Louise (1996-07-11). "ROBIN PICONE SETS NEW DESIGNS". WWD.
  8. ^ "Body Glove International LLC | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
  9. ^ Ryder, Caroline (2009-05-24). "When the beach arrived". Los Angeles Times.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Robert Piccone". cfda.com.
  11. ^ "Past Mentors". Otis College of Art and Design.
  12. ^ a b Miller, Linda (1990-05-20). "Woman of the Year". The Oklahoman.
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