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Anna Scholz (born 1969) is an established plus size designer for the self-labelled luxury plus size fashion brand known for its "clever, on-trend designs" with bright bold prints, striking silhouettes and luxurious fabrics. Having already styled the likes of Adele, Melissa McCarthy and Dawn French, the Anna Scholz brand is well established within the Plus Size clothing industry. The brand's philosophy comes from Anna's personal beliefs that all women should "dress up in something luxurious whatever their shape – clothes should never be worn just to hide in.〔Wilson, Claire, 'Six successful women talk about their bodies', Good Housekeeping Magazine, (September 2003) p.21〕 ==Early career== Anna Scholz was born in the German city of Kettwig, but was raised mostly in Hamburg, Germany after her family relocated in 1976. At 6 foot 1 inches and a size 16 by the time she was 13 Anna became fed up wearing "frumpy pleated clothes for middle-aged women".〔Emma E Forrest. 'Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others', (City A.M.), Tuesday 30th May 2006, p.19〕 She therefore started sewing and pattern cutting classes at the age of 14 and began to design clothes for herself to wear.〔 After leaving school in 1988 she started working as a plus size fashion model whilst also studying English and Art at Stanford University, California. She showed further interest in design when she completed a 6-month work placement as a graphic designer at the renowned German advertising agency Scholz & Friends in 1989. Then, in 1990 Anna moved to London full-time in order to study fashion design at Central St Martins School of Art and Design; graduating in 1994 with a BA Honours Degree. In 1993, whilst still studying, Anna opened a shop called 'Morgana' in the prestigious Portobello Green area of Notting Hill, London selling her own designs; a venture initially supported by the Princes Youth Business Trust.〔 Anna moved into her first design studio in 1996 in Ladbroke Grove and one of her first major wholesale orders was placed by the American plus size chain of stores, Lane Bryant (part of The Limited Group of Companies), As part of the relationship with Lane Bryant, Anna was asked to be a guest judge of the nationwide competition to find 'The Real Lane Bryant Woman' The finals of the competition and a fashion show were held in New York's prestigious Puck Building with Shirley MacLaine hosting and Chaka Khan singing the finale. Over the following few years the company embarked on a process of exhibiting at fashion trade shows across the world to highlight the collections of inspired and inspiring fashion for a specific plus size clientele, participating in the first British Plus Size Fashion Week, as well as London Fashion Week, Pure London, Moda UK, CPD Germany, Pret a Porter Paris, Moda Milano, Workshop New York, WWIN Las Vegas and the Atelier Designers show in New York. In 2000 Anna started the first of several design collaborations: a collection of women's wear and lingerie for the' Designers for Debenhams' project was launched. Then in 2006 Anna began designing a diffusion brand for the JD Williams catalogue 'Simply Be' which has included womenswear, swimwear, lingerie and shoes "with the aim of giving curvy women an enjoyable shopping experience".〔 In September 2013 an event was held in New York showcasing Anna's new collection for Simply Be, as well as pieces from her own collection to be released on the website. Plus size model Ashley Graham was a surprise guest as the face of the collections. Stockists have included Harrods, Selfridges and House of Fraser in the UK; Saks 5th Ave and Bloomingdales in New York; Ludwig Beck and the prestigious online store Navabi in Germany, and the Japanese department store Takashimaya. Then in 2014 Anna started working on a special birthday collection for the German plus size fashion brand, Sheego, which led to the design of a full capsule collection which features both online and offline in their catalogue. 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「Anna Scholz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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