Claude Montana

Claude Montana
Born29 June 1947
Paris, France
Died23 February 2024
Paris, France
OccupationFashion designer

Claude Montana (29 June 1947 – 23 February 2024) was a French fashion designer. His company, The House of Montana, founded in 1979, went bankrupt in 1997. He was also nicknamed "King of the Shoulder Pad," designing aggressive silhouettes which came to define the ‘power-dressing’ era of the 1980s.[1]

  1. ^ "Claude Montana, troubled fashion designer known in the 1980s as 'King of the Shoulder Pad' – obituary". The Telegraph. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.