Edgar Vos
Edgar Vos (5 July 1931 – 13 January 2010) was a Dutch fashion designer. Vos was born in Makassar in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1931. He studied fashion at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam.
Edgar Vos
Hans Peters for Anefo · Nationaal Archief · CC0
- Name
- Edgar Vos
- Born
- 5 July 1931
- Birthplace
- Makassar, Celebes, Dutch East Indies
- Died
- 13 January 2010
- Place of death
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
- Education
- Gerrit Rietveld Academie
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Edgar Vos (5 July 1931 – 13 January 2010) was a Dutch fashion designer. Vos was born in Makassar in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1931. He studied fashion at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam.
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Edgar Vos (1931–2010) was a diarist and fashion designer, of Dutch nationality. The diarist was born in Makassar and died in Fort Lauderdale.
Edgar Vos was educated at Gerrit Rietveld Academie. The diarist worked in Amsterdam and The Hague. Works are held at Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Museon-Omniversum.
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He started a chain of fifteen boutique clothing stores known as Edgar Vos Boutiques. Vos died of a heart attack while holidaying in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a day after being admitted to a hospital suffering from what is suspected to have been pneumonia. He was 78. He is survived by his partner, Geert Eijsbouts.
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Couturier Edgar Vos toont nieuwe voorjaarscollectie Datum: 12 maart 1969 Trefwoorden: collecties, mannequins, mode Fotograaf: Mieremet, Rob / Anefo, [onbekend] Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.03 Bestanddeelnumm](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Couturier_Edgar_Vos_toont_nieuwe_voorjaarscollectie%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-1955.jpg/800px-Couturier_Edgar_Vos_toont_nieuwe_voorjaarscollectie%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-1955.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Couturier Edgar Vos toont nieuwe voorjaarscollectie Datum: 12 maart 1969 Trefwoorden: collecties, mannequins, mode Fotograaf: Mieremet, Rob / Anefo, [onbekend] Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.03 Bestanddeelnumm
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![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Modeshow bij Edgar Vos Datum: 27 september 1976 Locatie: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden: mannequins, modeshows Instellingsnaam: Vrije Volk Fotograaf: Peters, Hans / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris: bekijk toegang 2.24.01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Modeshow_bij_Edgar_Vos%2C_Bestanddeelnr_928-8049.jpg/800px-Modeshow_bij_Edgar_Vos%2C_Bestanddeelnr_928-8049.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Modeshow bij Edgar Vos Datum: 27 september 1976 Locatie: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden: mannequins, modeshows Instellingsnaam: Vrije Volk Fotograaf: Peters, Hans / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris: bekijk toegang 2.24.01
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• Name — Edgar Vos • Born — 5 July 1931 • Birthplace — Makassar, Celebes, Dutch East Indies • Died — 13 January 2010 • Place of death — Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA • Education — Gerrit Rietveld Academie • Label Name — Edgar Vos Boutique • Occupation — Fashion designer
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Edgar Vos is recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of the Netherlands. Recorded with the occupation fashion designer. Recorded with the occupation diarist.
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1931
Edgar Vos was born on 5 July 1931.
2010
Edgar Vos died at Fort Lauderdale.
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