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Canadian born and based, Paul Hardy took his career from design school graduate to personal shopper to acclaimed designer.
Hardy began his design career in 2002 with an opening show at Toronto Fashion Week where his first collection saw a host of rave reviews declaring, “a star is born”. After seeing that first collection, fashion industry icon Jeanne Beker, host of Fashion Television, compared Hardy's talent as being that of the likes of Marc Jacobs or Stella McCartney. This led to an amazing whirlwind of projects, collections, commissions, and accolades over the years. Fall 2012 marked the five-year anniversary of the first free standing boutique, Paul Hardy Atelier, located in the trendy Kensington neighborhood of Calgary, which spurred expansion and his studio now resides in a larger space in Inglewood. Fall 2012 was also the ten-year anniversary of the first Paul Hardy ready to wear collection. This year, Hardy was contracted by the Calgary Stampede to be the creative director of their merchandise department. In addition, Hardy launched a new shearling & scarf collection at Paris Fashion Week under the label 'Lamb.S.Laughter'. This collection will make its retail debut this fall in Canada and Tokyo.
Hardy's celebrity client list includes Bette Midler, Michael Michelle, Carrie Fisher, Diane Krueger, Keisha Chante, Alanis Morrisette, U2- The Edge & Daniel Lanois, Kate Hudson, Goldie Hawn, Sarah Mclachlan, gold medalist John Montgomery, Chantal Kreviazuk, and country singer Paul Brandt.In addition to refining his skills and growing his company Hardy devotes time to humanitarian work in Africa, supporting the arts, and motivational speaking engagements. When Hardy is not traveling on business 4-5 months of the year, he resides in Calgary, Alberta with his dog, Fergus
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