MY BACKGROUND
Judy Cohen owner and teacher at The Paint Box, has been working teaching Art and Design for over 4 years, and is still presently working in the fashion industry for over 21 years. Judy has a BA in both Psychology and Philosophy from Boston University, with a minor in Fine Art. She continued to study Art, Illustration, and Design at Parsons School of Design in New York, and received her BFA. She began her career working while in school for Isaac Mizrahi. Over the years she continued on and worked for Donna Karan, Jill Stuart, Jonathan Simkhai, Daryl K, and Calvin Klein, until she began working for Ralph Lauren.
Judy has been working side by side with Mr. Lauren for 21 years. She was the Design and Creative Director for both the Men's and Women's Purple Label Collection. She worked on concept to creation, to the final runway presentation. In addition to clothing, Judy designed shoes and accessories for the entire Women's and Men's division through her illustrations. She has designed and illustrated many gowns over the years for the Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar awards for celebrity clients such as: Diane Keaton, Emmy Rossum, Priyanka Chopra, Julia Roberts, Penelope Cruz, Uma Thurman, Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Demi Moore, Jennifer Gardner, Heidi Klum, and many more. Her gowns have been exhibited in several Museum Collections, such as the Goddess Exhibit at the MET, in New York. Her sketches have been published in several of Mr. Lauren's books, film documentaries, and in many magazines and newspapers.
Judy does consulting, designing, styling photo shoots, and illustration for many companies such as: Ralph Lauren, Rolex, WWD, Coca Cola, Vogue, Elle, Armani, Calvin Klein, Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, Jonathan Simchai Inc, Suma C, Defyance, Revlon, Origins, Courvoisier, Movetes, and many others. She presently resides in New Jersey and is raising three beautiful boys ,which are the loves of her life.
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