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Anand Jon Alexander (born November 28, 1976), also known as Anand Jon is an Indian-born American celebrity fashion designer who appeared on ''America's Next Top Model'' and was listed in NewsWeek magazine ”Who’s Next in 2007?”. In November 2008, Anand Jon was convicted at the Los Angeles court Court on one count of rape and multiple counts of lesser sexual offenses. He was sentenced to 59 years to life.〔 Anand Jon was facing similar charges in New York, but before the trial began in 2013, the New York prosecutors had independently dismissed almost all the charges in their case which featured almost the same witnesses and charges as the overlapping Los Angeles case. Anand Jon subsequently accepted a "time served" plea for one of the initial 49 counts in exchange for NY prosecutors turning over materials he has since proceeded to use in a Writ of Habeas Corpus seeking relief from his California convictions. Subsequently the overlapping Houston, Texas case against Anand Jon was also dismissed in its entirety. ==Career== Anand Jon was born in Kerala, India into a Hindu-Jewish-Christian background. At 16, he won a scholarship to the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and moved to United States. Anand Jon moved to New York and joined Parsons The New School for Design making the transition from fine art to fashion. Parsons alumni include Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford and Donna Karan for whom Anand Jon interned. Upon graduating from Parsons under the mentorship of his Associate Dean, Tim Gunn of Project Runway TV fame, Anand Jon launched his debut collection "Amazone" in 1999. He was the first Indian to debut at 7th of sixth New York Fashion Week. As the Anand Jon brand rapidly gained popularity with his Kama Sutra Indo chic fusions, he was sponsored by Giorgio Armani. Anand Jon also credits Gianni Versace for his start in the fashion world. Anand Jon lifestyle and design attracted high profile celebrities, socialites and royalty as clients. He became known as an "it girl" maker as many of his muses debuted on his runway shows and projects including Michelle Rodriguez, Amanda Hearst and Lydia Hearst, Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton,〔 Ivanka Trump, Marla Maples, Elizabeth Jagger and others. "If you were a wannabe, he was the perfect tailcoat to ride on" stated Catherine Saxton, a longtime fashion publicist in New York.〔 He designed clothes for celebrities including Mary J Blige, Paris Hilton and Janet Jackson. In 2006 Anand Jon founded his own denim-design company Jeanisis Fashion Inc. and the same year received capitalization from the Joseph Stevens & Co. Inc. investment firm. Anand Jon was scheduled to introduce his Atomize Collection during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in March 2007.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anand Jon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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