Jeremy Laing
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Jeremy Laing | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Notable credit(s) | ANDAM fashion award finalist, 2011[2] |
| Website | www |
Jeremy Laing is a Canadian fashion designer based in Toronto, Ontario who launched his eponymous brand in 2005. Beginning with a low-key show during New York Fashion Week, he has established a reputation for sharp tailoring, geometric construction and draping and layering techniques.[3][4]
Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Laing grew up on an army base in Germany.[1][2] He developed his skills after watching his mother sew and began making clothes for friends and family as a young teenager, also learning how to create his own patterns.[5][6][7] He won a scholarship to study fashion at Ryerson University, Toronto, also participating in the university's exchange programme and spending time at University of Westminster. London, before graduating in 2002.[7] Laing worked for three years with Hudson's Bay Company.[8][7] He subsequently worked as an assistant to Alexander McQueen, who he has described as being among his fashion mentors while he was growing up. After that, he freelanced for both McQueen and other fashion designers – he created showpiece items for five of McQueen's collections.[5][7]