Frans Molenaar
Frans Molenaar (11 May 1940 – 9 January 2015) was a Dutch fashion designer. He studied to become a tailor in Amsterdam from 1955 to 1958. After his studies he did an internship with Charles Montaigne in Paris from 1959 to 1960 and worked for Gérard Pipart at Nina Ricci also in Paris from 1961 to 1964.
Frans Molenaar
Jack de Nijs for Anefo · Nationaal Archief · CC BY 3.0
- Name
- Frans Molenaar
- Born
- 11 May 1940
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Died
- 9 January 2015
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Fields
- studio glass
- Honours
- Max Heymans Ring · Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Frans Molenaar (11 May 1940 – 9 January 2015) was a Dutch fashion designer. He studied to become a tailor in Amsterdam from 1955 to 1958. After his studies he did an internship with Charles Montaigne in Paris from 1959 to 1960 and worked for Gérard Pipart at Nina Ricci also in Paris from 1961 to 1964.
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In 1967 he started his own business "Frans Molenaar Couture" and he worked as an haute couture designer since. He initiated the fashion award Frans Molenaar prijs in 1995. Molenaar died 9 January 2015, aged 74, after suffering injuries from falling down a staircase at his home in December 2014.
The field of work recorded is studio glass. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Work by Frans Molenaar is recorded in the collections of CODA Museum, Design Museum Den Bosch, Centraal Museum and Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Distinctions recorded are Max Heymans Ring and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Vertrek van de bekende modeontwerper Frans Molenaar naar Parijs. Frans Molenaar zwaait naar de wegbrengers. Naast hem zijn verloofde Ellen Dekker.
Wim van Rossem for Anefo · Nationaal Archief
Fashion designers Sighsten Herrgård, Tom Gilbey, Jacques Esterel and Frans Molenaar (left to right) in 1969
Evers, Joost / Anefo · Nationaal Archief
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• Name — Frans Molenaar • Born — 11 May 1940 • Birthplace — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Died — 9 January 2015 • Place of death — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Resting Place — Zorgvlied, Amsterdam • Label Name — Frans Molenaar Couture • Occupation — Fashion designer
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