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Steinunn Sigurdardóttir is and Icelandic fashion designer. She is the founder and creative director of her own label STEiNUNN, founded in 2000.〔STEiNUNN. N.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2015. == Early Life & Parsons School of Design == Steinunn was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. In an 2006 interview at Sjónþingi Gerðubergs Steinunn talks about the influence her mother and grandmother had on her early life and how it shaped her professional career. Steinunn’s grandmother worked as a sewing lady and frequently made clothes for Steinunn. She taught Steinunn how to knit at the age of 9〔Sigurðardóttir, Steinunn. "Steinunn Sigurðardóttir." Interview by Sigríður Sigurðardóttir, Gunnar Hilmarsson, and Páll Hjaltason. Sjónþing Gerðubergs 18 Mar. 2006: n. pag. Print.〕 but knitwear design has been very predominant in Steinunn’s collections. Steinunn also credits her mother’s great sense of style. She recalls a particular dress her mother used to wear which Steinunn eventually inherited. The dress became an iconic part of Steinunn's wardrobe and later in her career inspired a design for a Calvin Klein dress, which walked the runway in 1992.〔Sigurðardóttir, Steinunn. "Steinunn Sigurðardóttir." Interview by Sigríður Sigurðardóttir, Gunnar Hilmarsson, and Páll Hjaltason. Sjónþing Gerðubergs 18 Mar. 2006: n. pag. Print.〕 After finishing her studies in Reykjavík, Steinunn moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design. Steinunn was the first Icelandic person to attend Parsons School of Design.〔Sigurðardóttir, Steinunn. "Steinunn Sigurðardóttir." Interview by Sigríður Sigurðardóttir, Gunnar Hilmarsson, and Páll Hjaltason. Sjónþing Gerðubergs 18 Mar. 2006: n. pag. Print.〕 When she arrived in New York she recalls having to grow up very fast in such a fast paced city. Her knitting skills came of good use; within a month and a half she had gotten a job as a pattern sample knitter which allowed her to earn extra money to cover the expense of living in New York City.〔Sigurðardóttir, Steinunn. "Steinunn Sigurðardóttir." Interview by Sigríður Sigurðardóttir, Gunnar Hilmarsson, and Páll Hjaltason. Sjónþing Gerðubergs 18 Mar. 2006: n. pag. Print.〕 Despite having been told she would never get into a design school by her teachers back home in Iceland,〔Sigurðardóttir, Steinunn. "Steinunn Sigurðardóttir." Interview by Sigríður Sigurðardóttir, Gunnar Hilmarsson, and Páll Hjaltason. Sjónþing Gerðubergs 18 Mar. 2006: n. pag. Print.〕 Steinunn graduated in 1986 from Parsons with a Bachelor in Fashion Design (BFA), with honours.〔Kay, Ernest. "SIGURD Steinunn." International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women. 2nd ed. Cambridge, England: International Biographic Center, 1992. 584. Print.〕 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「Steinunn Sigurd (designer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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