Bella Freud
Isobel Lucia Freud (born 17 April 1961), is a London-based fashion designer. Her work is known for its playful and often humorous use of language. She is the daughter of the painter Lucian Freud and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.
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Bella Freud
- Name
- Bella Freud
- Birth Name
- Isobel Lucia Freud
- Born
- 17 April 1961
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Full name
- Isobel Lucia Freud.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Michael Hall School
- Languages
- English
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Isobel Lucia Freud (born 17 April 1961), is a London-based fashion designer. Her work is known for its playful and often humorous use of language. She is the daughter of the painter Lucian Freud and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.
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She is also famous for her podcast, Fashion Neurosis.
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• Name — Bella Freud • Birth Name — Isobel Lucia Freud • Born — 17 April 1961 • Birthplace — London, England • Occupation — Fashion designer • Children — 1 • Parents — Lucian Freud Bernardine Coverley • Relatives — Freud family
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Life and career
Freud was born in London, England. She is the daughter of Bernardine Coverley and artist Lucian Freud, and the great-granddaughter of the inventor of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. Her maternal grandparents were Roman Catholics of Irish descent, but her mother was no longer observant, while her father's family were Jewish atheists. She identifies as Jewish. Her sister is Esther Freud, who wrote the memoir of their hippie childhood in Morocco, Hideous Kinky. Freud was married to journalist James Fox in 2001. They have a son. The couple separated in 2017. In October of 2024, Freud launched her fashion podcast Fashion Neurosis, beginning with an episode with American fashion designer Rick Owens.
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Bella Freud is recorded at birth as Isobel Lucia Freud. Recorded as fashion designer.
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1961
Bella Freud was born in 1961 at London.
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