Paul Smith

Smith is my favorite kind of designer because he refuses to take luxury too seriously. Building a global brand across sixty countries while keeping that mischievous striped, hot-pink sensibility is a genuine balancing act, and he pulls it off with grace. What impresses me is how he carries a knighthood, the Legion of Honour, and real commercial scale without losing the wink in his work. That blend of British craftsmanship and playful warmth is rare, and I find his ability to be both establishment and irreverent deeply charming.

Name (English)

Paul Smith

Name (Japanese)

ポール・スミス

Reading

ぽーる・すみす

Born

July 5, 1946 (age 80)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Occupation

fashion designer / dressmaker

Awards & achievements

• Officer of the Legion of Honour
• 1994 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 2000 Knight Bachelor
• 1991 Royal Designer for Industry

• Official sitehttp://www.paulsmith.co.uk/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/paulsmithdesign/
• Xhttps://x.com/paulsmithdesign
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Smith%20(fashion%20designer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1231482

Tags

• fashion designer
• dressmaker

Last updated

2026-06-21

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