John Anthony Couture

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John Anthony

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John Anthony

about

John Anthony started his own firm on Seventh Avenue, New York in 1971.

In the 1980's, he preferrered the smaller, more intimate scale of working directly with their clients.

Anthony took 2 years off from 1984 to 1986, then opened a new atelier on 66th Street in 1986. One of the favourite evening silhouettes of the 1980's was the bustier topped short evening dress in a taffeta version from 1988.

Anthony's masterpieces have traditionally sold in the higher-end marketplace, with a coat going for $6,000, a suit for $8,000, and an evening gown for $20,000, but the line he released in 2001 featured sizes up to 16 and the price tags range from $1,800 to $5,000, putting his works within reach of the average upper middle-class consumer.