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Monique Lhuillier

Monique Lhuillier
Monique Lhuillier
Logo of Monique Lhuillier fashion firm.
Born Diane Monique Lhuillier
(1971-09-15) September 15, 1971 (age 45)
Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Known for Fashion designer

Monique Lhuillier (born September 15, 1971, Cebu City, Philippines) is a fashion designer most prominently known for bridal wear. She owns a fashion house based in Los Angeles, California, as well as another store on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Lhuillier was born to Michel J. Lhuillier, a French-born Filipino businessman of mixed French descent, and Amparito Llamas, a Filipino society figure and former model of Spanish descent. She grew up in Cebu City and studied at Saint Theresa's College, continuing on to the Chateau Mont-Choisi finishing school in Lausanne, Switzerland. She moved to Los Angeles to study design at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM). In Los Angeles, she met Tom Bugbee, whom she married in 1996.

After meeting her husband, she quit her job to plan the wedding, which was her first impression on the bridal market, and thought it needed updating. She could not find any modern dresses, and did not like the excess of lace. She used her fashion degree to create dresses for her relatives and bridal party. After the wedding, there were business cards left for her, it was then when she realized she could make a business out of her bridal designs. Her husband Tom joined the company as CEO. She opened her first retail store in 2001. In 2004 she drew wide notice for her wedding dresses for Britney Spears and Emmy Awards dresses for Jamie-Lynn DiScala and Allison Janney, among others. She opened a Los Angeles "flagship" store on Melrose Place in 2007, and added a New York store in 2012. Her collections now include ready-to-wear, evening gowns, bridal, bridesmaids, linens, tableware, fine paper, and home fragrances. In 2016, in collaboration with Pottery Barn Kids, Lhuillier launched a line for babies and kids. The collection featured over 120 items of home furnishings for the nursery, bedroom, and playroom.


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