{{Short description|Kosovar fashion designer}} {{Infobox person | name = Teuta Matoshi | image = Teuta_matoshi_2019_1.png | caption = Matoshi on T7 in 2019 | nationality = | birth_name = | birth_date = 24 October | birth_place = | family = Lirika Matoshi (sister) | spouse = Artan Duriqi | children = 3 | alma_mater = {{ubl | Design Factory | University of Pristina }} | label_name = | awards = | website = {{URL|teutamatoshi.com}} }}
'''Teuta Matoshi''' (born 24 October) is a Kosovar fashion designer. She is known for her whimsical style of high-end gowns.
==Early life and education== Matoshi was born outside of Pristina to a Kosovo Albanian family of 9 children, their father a teacher and their mother a stay-at-home mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teutamatoshi.com/pages/biography|title=Biography|website=Teuta Matoshi|access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref> Her younger sister, Lirika Matoshi, is also a fashion designer and another sister, Sanije, helps with the businesses. Teuta studied at Design Factory and the University of Pristina Faculty of Arts.
==Career== Matoshi started designing at a young age. She launched her line in 2007 and later opened a shop in Pristina where she initially sold jackets before shifting her focus.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://infokomuna.com/sq/personazhe/teuta-matoshi-duriqi-me-koleksion-te-ri-festo-me-tmd-|title=Teuta Matoshi Duriqi me koleksion të ri "Festo me TMD"|journal=InfoKomuna|date=10 January 2016|access-date=9 September 2020|language=Albanian}}</ref> She makes a point of giving as many jobs to local women in Kosovo as possible. She gained national as well as international attention for her "princess-like" gowns. She opened an atelier in SoHo, Manhattan with her sister in 2019 that houses both of their brands.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://omagazine.fr/teuta-matoshi-duriqi-haute-couture-de-reve/|title=Teuta Matoshi Duriqi – Haute couture de rêve|journal=O Magazine|date=11 June 2019|access-date=9 September 2020|language=fr}}</ref> They make a point of employing local women in Kosovo. In 2022 she designed a custom wedding dress for YouTuber, Mia Maples.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://exit.al/en/2020/08/11/kosovo-designer-lirika-matoshis-strawberry-dress-has-the-internet-swooning/|title=Kosovo Designer Lirika Matoshi's Strawberry Dress Has the Internet Swooning|journal=Exit News|first=Patris|last=Pustina|date=11 August 2020|access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Matoshi is married to Artan Duriqi; they have a daughter and two sons.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://brightside.me/inspiration-girls-stuff/a-designer-makes-dresses-that-are-so-gorgeous-any-woman-might-want-to-sell-her-soul-for-one-of-them-735260/?utm-source=brightside_web&utm-medium=article&utm-campaign=facebook_share|title=A Designer Makes Dresses That Are So Gorgeous Any Woman Might Want to Sell Her Soul for One of Them|journal=Bright Side|date=26 April 2019|access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Instagram|teutamatoshi}} (business) * {{Instagram|teutamatoshiduriqi}} (personal)
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