Antony Price, Famed for Designing for Iconic Acts Like Bowie and Duran Duran, Passes Away at Age 80.
The British designer Antony Price, the influential style architect responsible for a series of unforgettable images worn by musical icons like Bowie and members of Roxy Music, as well as Queen Camilla, has died at the age of 80.
Price was best known for his sculptured silhouettes and performative fashion, most notably the soft-colored suits that featured in the iconic band Duran Duran's seminal music video for "Rio".
"Remembering him as a 'visionary' and a 'kind, intelligent and razor-witted friend,' the band released a statement online."
Price's death comes shortly after he debuted his newest line in London, his first in more than 30 years. The performer Lily Allen modelled a dress evoking the notorious black velvet "so-called 'revenge dress'" once worn by Princess Diana.
A Pioneering Career
Hailing from Yorkshire, where he was born in 1945, Price headed for London in the early 1960s to enroll at the esteemed Royal College of Art.
Shortly after his graduation, he commenced his career designing clothing for men at the label Stirling Copper and was the creator of the form-fitting, button-fly pants that Sir Mick Jagger sported during The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" tour in the late sixties.
He launched his own brand in 1979 and staged his first fashion show a year later. The show was launched by creations worn by supermodel Jerry Hall, who also wore the wedding dress Price created for her for her wedding to Sir Mick Jagger.
Collaborations with Icons
A key creative partner of musical chameleon David Bowie, Price designed the memorable jacket the artist wore for his "the song As The World Falls Down" music video in 1986.
His characteristic talent to fuse elements of men's and women's fashion along with his masterful technique in shaping sculptural silhouettes cemented his status as a "true original," in the words of the UK's fashion authority.
By the 1990s, he began working on outfits for Camilla, now Queen Consort, such as a number of outfits for her US tour following her marriage.
Following a profession lasting half a century, Price staged what would be his last show in London last month in partnership with the label 16Arlington.
- Defined Shapes: Central to his design philosophy.
- Performative Style: Defining an era of music fashion.
- Gender-Fluid Fashion: Merging menswear with womenswear.
- Clients from Stage to Palace: From David Bowie and Mick Jagger to Queen Camilla.
The industry mourns the loss to a true visionary whose influence on style and culture remains profoundly felt.
