Peter Copping
Designer
Raised in Oxford, England, Peter Copping moved to London at the age of 18 to study fashion design at Central Saint Martins. He then went on to receive his graduate degree from the Royal College of Art. During his graduate studies, Copping was invited to work for Christian Lacroix in Paris, his first studio experience in high fashion.
Copping went on to accept a position at Sonia Rykiel which would prepare him for a 12-year tenure at Louis Vuitton overseeing the women’s ready-to-wear collection as studio director under Marc Jacobs.
In 2009, Copping joined Nina Ricci as artistic director. He spent five years there, receiving the Fashion Group International Fashion Star award in 2014.
In October of 2014, Copping was appointed creative director of Oscar de la Renta. Chosen by Mr de la Renta before his passing, Copping was responsible for setting the design direction across all product categories in the New York-based company. Autumn/Winter 2015 was Copping’s first collection for Oscar de la Renta. In 2016, Copping left Oscar de la Renta.
Raised in Oxford, England, Peter Copping moved to London at the age of 18 to study fashion design at Central Saint Martins. He then went on to receive his graduate degree from the Royal College of Art. During his graduate studies, Copping was invited to work for Christian Lacroix in Paris, his first studio experience in high fashion.
Copping went on to accept a position at Sonia Rykiel which would prepare him for a 12-year tenure at Louis Vuitton overseeing the women’s ready-to-wear collection as studio director under Marc Jacobs.
In 2009, Copping joined Nina Ricci as artistic director. He spent five years there, receiving the Fashion Group International Fashion Star award in 2014.
In October of 2014, Copping was appointed creative director of Oscar de la Renta. Chosen by Mr de la Renta before his passing, Copping was responsible for setting the design direction across all product categories in the New York-based company. Autumn/Winter 2015 was Copping’s first collection for Oscar de la Renta. In 2016, Copping left Oscar de la Renta.
