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Melissa Odabash is an American fashion designer and former model based in London. She is renowned for her swimwear designs and has been noted by Vogue as the "Ferraris of swimwear." Melissa has a large celebrity following and her designs have been worn by variety of A-listers including Beyonce, Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, Rihanna, Jessie J & Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. ==Biography== Born in the United States Odabash began her career living and working in Italy as a catwalk and swimwear model.〔http://ldnfashion.com/lifestyle/melissa-odabash-swimwear-designer-extraordinaire-interview/〕 Odabash decided to start creating her own swimwear by hand, selling them to independent boutiques in Milan and gaining global recognition when her designs featured on the front cover of the best-selling American fashion magazines. In 1998 her trademark zebra print bikini became the best-selling product in the Victoria's Secret catalogue, leading her on to collaborate with a variety of well-known names in the industry including Speedos, creating a collection of one-off swimwear pieces to celebrate their 75th anniversary in 2004. Her continued success in the industry led Odabash to open a flagship store in Notting Hill, London in 2007, followed by a sister store in Chelsea. Odabash's brand, which includes swim, beach & ready-to-wear collections is distributed in over 48 countries and retailed in over 250 luxury department stores. She has an ongoing collaboration with designer Julien Macdonald〔http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2348418/Mollie-King-shows-modelling-credentials-sashays-catwalk-Odabash-Macdonald-show.html〕 with a range of couture swim and beachwear collections and has also collaborated with celebrities such as Alexandra Burke,〔http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1348535/Alexandra-Burke-goes-All-Night-Long-tour--ends-looking-bit-OTT.html〕 Gwyneth Paltrow〔http://www.flare.com/celebrity/entertainment/goop-after-5-years-does-gwyneth-help-brands-grow/〕 & Naomi Watts for her starring roles in The Impossible (2012 film) & Diana (film);〔http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2171096/Naomi-Watts-recreates-iconic-image-Princess-Diana-holiday-week-death.html〕 In 2012, Odabash developed a line of unisex hats to raise money and awareness for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.〔http://www.fashionmonitor.com/News/Zmp/Melissa-Odabash-teams-up-with-Elton-John-Aids-Foundation〕 In 2014, Melissa won Salon International de la lingerie's Designer of the Year award〔http://www.lingerieinsight.com/article-4600-mode-city-to-honour-melissa-odabash-at-july-show/〕 and was awarded as one of the 50 Most Influential People of London at The London Lifestyle Awards;〔http://issuu.com/londonlifestyleawards/docs/the_fifty_2014_15〕 She is a regular guest speaker at noted business schools in the UK & US including Condé Nast's College of Fashion & Design and Harvard Business School〔http://www.hbscny.org/article.html?aid=955.〕 In February 2015, Melissa launched her debut Mastectomy Swimwear line in collaboration with breast cancer charity Future Dreams. Sky News presenter, former Olympic gymnast & ambassador for the charity Jacquie Beltrao fronts the collection after openly discussing her experience with breast cancer and decision to undergo a mastectomy.〔http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2934426/Proof-look-great-bikini-breast-cancer-year-ago-mastectomy-Sky-s-Jacquie-Beltrao-launches-new-swimwear-range.html〕 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「Melissa Odabash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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