Tako Mekvabidze
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About
Georgian fashion designer and the founder of her self-titled clothing brand and couture line TAKO MEKVABIDZE. She is recognized for combining traditional Georgian culture with her personal memories into contemporary fashion pieces.
Before fame
She studied design at Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University.
Trivia
Her work has appeared at Tbilisi fashion events and in international fashion publications. Her pieces have appeared in French, British, Ukrainian, and Russian editions of Vogue. She created her first fashion collection in 2009.
Family life
Her father was an engineer but knew how to sew, and her uncle was a designer. In an interview, she shared that as a child she cut up some of her mother's bedsheets to make clothing for dolls. She is married and has two sons.
Associated with
Celebrities who have worn her designs include Kendall Jenner and Christina Aguilera.