{{Short description|Colombian fashion designer (born 1965)}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox fashion designer | name = Silvia Tcherassi | image = File:Sivia_Tcherassi_wiki.jpg | caption = Tcherassi in 2011 | birth_name = {{nowrap|Silvia Eugenia Tcherassi Solano}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|8|21}} | birth_place = Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Fashion designer | net worth = | education = Parsons School of Design | label_name = Silvia Tcherassi Inc. | awards = | spouse = Maurucio Espinosa | children = {{hlist|Mauricio|Sofía|}} }} '''Silvia Tcherassi''' (born 21 August 1964) is a Colombian fashion designer, born in Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia.<ref name=universal>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.co/disenadores-de-moda-en-colombia/el-universo-de-la-disenadora-barranquillera-silvia-tcherassi-45682|title=El universo de la diseñadora barranquillera Silvia Tcherassi|date=September 27, 2011|publisher=El Universal (Colombia)|accessdate=2015-09-02}}</ref>
==Personal life and education== Silvia Tcherassi was born on August 21, 1965, in Barranquilla, Colombia. She started her artistic career as an interior designer and transitioned to fashion design. Tcherassi is married to Mauricio Espinosa and had two children, Sofia and Mauricio. Her daughter followed her mother steps and studies in Parsons School of Design. Her atelier is located in Miami, Florida.
==Career== A Silvia Tcherassi shop in Madrid, Spain|thumb|230px Tcherassi has been described as "revolutionizing the Latin American fashion scene in a definitive way."<ref name="TACA">{{cite web|url=http://www.exploretaca.com/eng/article.html?id=604|title=Profiles: Silvia Tcherassi|publisher=Explore, TACA Airlines|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref> ''Elle'' has described her dresses as "tempting".<ref name="Elle">{{cite book|title=Elle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gfbxAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=5 October 2011|date=1 January 2004|publisher=Elle Pub. Co.}}</ref> She once said, "My creations are absolutely designed to serve a woman, from 18 to 50 years old."<ref name="TACA"/> Silvia Tcherassi has boutiques in the United States, Spain and Colombia. Her clothes can be found at Saks Fifth Avenue and other fine stores. Her collections have been showcased on the catwalks of Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion week.<ref name="Woods2008">{{cite book|last=Woods|first=Sarah|title=Colombia|url=https://archive.org/details/colombiabradttra00wood|url-access=registration|accessdate=5 October 2011|date=17 July 2008|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-242-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/colombiabradttra00wood/page/362 362]}}</ref><ref name="Cañón2008">{{cite book|last=Cañón|first=Héctor|title=Récords y hazañas de colombianos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9k1jYMxjTYAC&pg=PA132|accessdate=5 October 2011|year=2008|publisher=Editorial Norma|isbn=978-958-45-1525-4|page=132}}</ref><ref name="Textile Asia">{{cite book|title=Textile Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dfi5AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=5 October 2011|year=1996|publisher=Business Press.}}</ref><ref name="Inc.2005">{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66|accessdate=5 October 2011|date=30 July 2005|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=66|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref name="Soraya2007">{{cite book|author=Soraya|title=Soraya: A Life of Music, a Legacy of Hope|url=https://archive.org/details/sorayalifeofmusi00sora|url-access=registration|accessdate=5 October 2011|date=17 September 2007|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|isbn=978-0-470-17127-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/sorayalifeofmusi00sora/page/156 156]}}</ref>
Her prêt-à-porter anticipated the concept of demi-couture.<ref name=visita>{{cite news|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/estilosdevida/hogar/nota/devisitasilviatcherassi-598471/|title=De visita Silvia Tcherassi|date=3 August 2009|accessdate=2018-04-03|newspaper=El Nuevo Día}}</ref> One of her pieces was included at the "Unbridaled: The Marriage of Tradition and Avant Garde" exhibition in Paris.<ref name=visita/> She was named a ''chevalier'' (knight) of the French government's ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/gente/los-mejores-disenadores-colombianos-143558|title=Estos son los 'cracks' de la moda colombiana|date=22 October 2017|newspaper=El Tiempo|language=es|accessdate=2018-04-03}}</ref> Tcherassi is the author of the bestseller Elegancia Sin Esfuerzo (Effortless Elegance) published by Random House.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevoherald.com/vivir-mejor/vivir-mejor-columnistas-blogs/daisy-olivera/article133358394.html|title=Silvia Tcherassi celebra apertura|last=Olivera|first=Daisy|date=|work=El Nuevo Herald|access-date=}}</ref>
==Tcherassi Hotels== She is also the founder and creative director of the brand extension Tcherassi Hotels focused in the creative development of hospitality and real estate projects.<ref name=persiana>{{cite web|url=http://mx.fashionnetwork.com/news/Silvia-Tcherassi-sube-la-persiana-de-su-nueva-tienda-en-Cali,881767.html|title=Silvia Tcherassi sube la persiana de su nueva tienda en Cali|author=Tamara Gonzalez Litman|date=23 October 2017|publisher=Fashion New York|language=es|accessdate=2018-04-03}}</ref><ref name=dmoda>{{cite web|url=https://www.metrord.do/do/destacado/2017/06/06/silvia-tcherassi-la-disenadora-invitada-dmoda.html|title=Silvia Tcherassi es la diseñadora invitada de DMODA|author=María Mercedes|date=6 June 2017|publisher=Metro RD|language=es|accessdate=2018-04-03}}</ref><ref name="top 10">{{cite news|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/tendencias/el-de-silvia-tcherassi-en-el-top-10-de-hoteles-de-disenadores-261499|title=El hotel de Silvia Tcherassi, en el top 10 de hoteles de diseñadores|date=19 May 2016|newspaper=El Heraldo|accessdate=2018-04-03|language=es}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== *{{citation|author=Obando, Juan Carlos |title=Silvia Tcherassi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0YZtTPfCiAEC|date=April 2005|publisher=Villegas Asociados|isbn=978-958-8156-16-3|language=Spanish}} *Tcherassi, Silvia (2009) Elegancia sin Esfuerzo. Random House Mondadori. {{ISBN|9588618010}}
==External links== *[https://www.silviatcherassi.com Official site]
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