{{short description|Belgian fashion designer (born 1961)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox fashion designer |image= |caption= |name=Elvis Pompilio |birth_date=1961 |birth_place=Liège |death_date= |death_place= |education= |label_name= |awards= }}
'''Elvis Pompilio''' (born 1961) is a Belgian fashion designer who specialises in hats. He was born in Liège to a family of Italian origin.
Pompilio entered business in 1987, with a workshop in Brussels where he produced designs for use in fashion shows by marques such as Dior and Valentino. In 1990, he opened a retail store in central Brussels. He later opened a store in Antwerp, followed by branches in Paris and London. His designs are sold in the United States and Japan.
Pompilio was a nominee on the RTBF show ''Le plus grand Belge'' (The Greatest Belgian) in 2005, finishing in 84th place.
==Further reading== {{no footnotes|date=November 2014}} *{{in lang|fr}} Wauters, Laurence, ''Elvis Pompilio: Contrastes et Créations.'' Éditions Luc Pire, 2004. *{{in lang|fr}} Witkowska, Barbara & Brandajs, Laurent, ''Stylistes chez eux.'' Éditions Racine, 2006.
==External links== * [http://www.dhnet.be/dhmagazine/article.phtml?id=36853 Interview with Elvis Pompilio] by Laurent Depré, ''La Derniere Heure'', 25 March 2002 * [http://www.elvispompilio.com/ Company website]
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