Erdem Moralıoğlu

Moralıoğlu was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a Turkish father, Erkal who was a chemical engineer and an English mother, Marlene Dawn (nee Jeavons) who worked as a secretary. His parents met whilst working together in Geneva and his mother grew up between Montreal and Birmingham, England.^[1][2][3]

A graduate of Marianopolis College, Moralıoğlu earned a BA in fashion from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in Toronto, Canada and then worked as an intern for Vivienne Westwood. He moved to London in 2000 to study fashion at the Royal College of Art on a Chevening Scholarship.^[4]

Moralıoğlu moved to New York before relocating back to London to launch his own label, ERDEM, in 2005.^[5]

In 2017, ERDEM collaborated with H&M, Moralıoğlu’s first collection for men; director Baz Luhrmann created the visuals for the campaign.^[6]

In 2018, Moralıoğlu designed costumes for 24 ballet dancers performing in Christopher Wheeldon's Corybantic Games at the Royal Opera House in London.^[7]

In 2021, ERDEM expanded to designing menswear.^[8]

In 2012, he won the 'New Establishment' award at the Fashion Awards.^[9] In 2013, he was awarded at the British Fashion Awards for 'Red Carpet Designer of the Year'.^[10]

Later, in 2014, Moralıoğlu was named the British Fashion Council’s Women’s Wear Designer of the Year.^[11] In 2017, he won International Canadian Designer of the Year at the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards.^[6]

Moralıoğlu was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to fashion.^[12]

Moralıoğlu lives and operates a studio in Bethnal Green, east London.^[13] He has a twin sister.^[14] Since 2018, he has been married to architect Philip Joseph.^[15]

His mother, Marlene died in 2007^[16][17] and his father, Erkal in 2001.^[1]