The Modern CUT

Illustrated by Loretta Tedeschi-Cuoco

The Modern Cut of Geoffrey Beene exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum offers an intimate view into the work of the most award winning fashion designer in U.S. History.

New York based fashion illustrator, Loretta Tedeschi-Cuoco found inspiration in the details. She brings inspiring fashion designs to life on paper. Her expressive interpretation of Geoffrey Beene brings life to the silhouettes of his various collections.

Behind The Designer

Geoffrey Beene

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Loretta grew up in a home of seamstresses and had interest in copying fashion illustrations from the newspapers. Upon discovering her true artistic passion, she went on to study at New York Fashion Institute of Technology with a focus on anatomy. Her career in New york City’s fashion industry spans over three decades. With a creative niche in her pocket, she was able to work with top brand clients such as Ralph Lauren, Burberry, and Nike. She simutaneously taught classes to students at Parsons School of Design on their New York and Paris locations, where Tom Ford was her student in the 90’s.

Loretta then relocated to Arizona in 2016 and began teaching Fashion Illustation at Arizona State University and Fashion Design workshops for youth at the Mesa Art Center. Now, Loretta works as a Live Sketch Artists at luxury boutiques and private corporate events, sketching guests in attendance creating lasting memories through artistic design.

To discover more work by Loretta Tedeschi-Cuoco, view her active Instagram account @art_ltc or her fashion profile at www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/ Loretta-Tedeschi-Cuoco

Geoffrey Beene is one of the Big Apple’s most talented designers in history. He is known for having an out-of-the-box approach to women’s fashion design, and has been labeled as the “godfather of minimalism” for his non-stereotypical approach to couture. He studied at New York’s Traphagen School of Fashion. And then relocated to Paris to study at the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne.

He was well versed in tailoring and worked at the New York Garment District designing for a women’s wear line named, Teal Traina till 1963. It was then than Geoffrey decided to go off on his own, and sparked his moment of fame by designing a wedding gown for Lydon B. Johnsons daughter. As his minimalist approach continued to evolve, he became a household name to the rich and famous. He was the winner of many Coty awards and won four awards from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

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