Anthony, John (1942-)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1942-

Biography

SPARC has conflicting information about this designer and must perform further research to ensure we know who John Anthony was. He is very likely Gianantonio Iorio as described on the FMD site here: https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/john-anthony/ Additional conflicting information can be found here: http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/A-Az/Anthony-John.html This article cites several magazine, trade journal, and newspaper articles, to be explored.

Biography from older finding aid: John Anthony was born in 1942 in Queens, NY. In 1959, he graduated from FIT and started his own firm on Seventh Avenue in New York City in 1971. John Anthony won a COTY award in 1972 for womenswear design and his clients included Lena Horne, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Betty Ford and Julie Andrews.

Biography from FIT Library catalog: Born Gianantonio Iorio in 1934 in New York, John Anthony attended the High School of Industrial Arts where he won three scholarships. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology, he designed women's suits and dresses for Devonbrook and Adolph Zelinka. He started his own design firm and showed his first collection in 1971, winning a Coty Award for his second collection. Many of his styles are inspired by menswear. His designs are sold strictly as ensembles, never as separates.