Patricia Field is a native New Yorker and one of fashion's greatest visionaries: she is an Academy Award nominated, Emmy Award winning, film and television Costume Designer, and a boutique owner with her own clothing label.
Patricia received critical praise and raised the standards for the world of television glamour when she costumed Sex and the City, the most fashionable show in television history and earlier this year, was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Fashion Icons Of All Time. She is a true pioneer who has brought forth a new style of dressing to American women, and has stimulated an entire fashion movement throughout the world.
Patricia’s impressive list of projects include, television’s Crime Story, Wiseguy, Spin City, Hope and Faith, Six Degrees, Cashmere Mafia, Kath & Kim, and Ugly Betty. Her film credits include Miami Rhapsody, The Substitute, Dear Diary, Sex and the City (TV Series and Feature Films), The Devil Wears Prada, and Confessions of a Shopaholic. Other on stage costuming projects include, the musical “Barbarella” in Vienna, a fashion and music event for American Express Japan, and the Athens Greek Music Awards in 2010.
Patricia has had a long relationship with Payless Shoe Source world brand, through working closely with advertising and image. She has also designed a collection of footwear and accessories for Candie’s Shoes, a collection for Rocawear, a collection for Pro-Keds, a collection of watches for Seiko Japan, three collections for Payless Shoes, a clothing and accessory Barbie collection for Mattel, a signature fashion collection of clothing and accessories titled Destination Style in collaboration with Marks and Spencer and HSN shopping network.
In 2008, Patricia was commissioned by Coca-Cola to design a limited series of Diet Coke bottles, which were distributed around Great Britain. In addition, she created an accessories collection for Crystal Ball Japan.
Patricia was appointed Creative Director for the Japanese brand Smacky Glam from 2004 to 2006. She styled their advertising and image campaigns, collaborating with famed photographer Ellen Von Unwerth. She also developed a Patricia Field web boutique for Coffers Fashion House Japan.
In 2011, Patricia was chosen by U by Kotex as a spokesperson for their “Band the Bland” campaign, a national campaign encouraging women to think outside the box and educate themselves about feminine health and care, with a feminine pad design contest as its focal point. As a part of this collaboration, she designed Patricia Field tins for U by Kotex pads and tampons that were sold in Wal-Mart stores across the country.
Also in 2011, Patricia worked extensively with Maybelline Cosmetics, styling their EYE STUDIO television commercials and their 2012 Beauty Calendar, sent to the most influential Beauty Editors across the globe. She also traveled to China, where she styled Maybelline’s “No Make-up, No Fashion” fashion show, a show whose purpose was to demonstrate the importance of the relationship of Fashion and Make-up to the Chinese market. While there, she received the award for Best International Stylist at the Elle China Awards.
Her other awards and recognitions include an Emmy for Disney Television feature Mother Goose Rock and Rhyme, an Emmy for Sex and the City HBO TV show, a CFDA one time award for Patricia’s body of work and the Fashion Council’s accessory award, Fairchild Publication’s Footwear News award and was in 2011 inducted into their Hall of Fame. Patricia is most proud of her Albert Einstein award for Innovation.
Patricia began her career at age 24 with the opening of her Greenwich Village boutique. For over 40 years, this downtown institution has become an internationally known favorite of celebrities, “scenesters” and the fashionistas, a defining factor in the urban style of New York’s glittery nightlife.
She has helped to launch the careers of many innovative young, now famous, designers, hair, make-up and fashion stylists.
The Patricia Field boutique is now located at 306 Bowery in the NOHO section of Manhattan.
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