# Frans Molenaar

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Dutch fashion designer

Frans Molenaar Molenaar in 1969 Born (1940-05-11)11 May 1940 Amsterdam, Netherlands Died 9 January 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 74) Amsterdam, Netherlands Resting place Zorgvlied, Amsterdam Occupation Fashion designer Label Frans Molenaar Couture

**Frans Molenaar** (Dutch pronunciation: [\[frɑns ˈmoːlənaːr\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Dutch); 11 May 1940 – 9 January 2015) was a Dutch [fashion designer](/source/Fashion_designer).[1]

He studied to become a [tailor](/source/Tailor) in Amsterdam from 1955 to 1958. After his studies he did an [internship](/source/Internship) with [Charles Montaigne](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Montaigne&action=edit&redlink=1) in Paris from 1959 to 1960 and worked for [Gérard Pipart](/source/G%C3%A9rard_Pipart) at [Nina Ricci](/source/Nina_Ricci_(designer)) also in Paris from 1961 to 1964.[1]

In 1967 he started his own business "Frans Molenaar Couture" and he worked as an *[haute couture](/source/Haute_couture)* designer since.[1]

He initiated the fashion award *Frans Molenaar prijs* in 1995.[1]

Molenaar died 9 January 2015, aged 74, after suffering injuries from falling down a staircase at his home in December 2014.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-history_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-history_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-history_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-history_1-3) (in Dutch) [Frans Molenaar. Geschiedenis](http://www.fransmolenaar.nl/) (flash website). Retrieved on 2008-08-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-telegraaf-20150112_2-0)** (in Dutch) "[Frans Molenaar kwam nooit meer thuis...](https://blendle.com/i/de-telegraaf/frans-molenaar-kwam-nooit-meer-thuis/bnl-telegraaf-20150112-1_25_4)", *[De Telegraaf](/source/De_Telegraaf)*, 2015.

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