Michelle Ochs
American fashion designer
Michelle Ochs is an American fashion designer and Creative Director. She rose to prominence as co-founder of Cushnie et Ochs, founder of Et Ochs in 2021 and since 2023 is the Creative Director of Hervé Léger. Since then, Ochs has made an impact on the fashion scene with her signature sleek aesthetic and daring silhouettes.
She is the winner of the 2009 Ecco Domani Award, a finalist for the 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, a nominee for the 2012 CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear and 2010 Fashion Group International Rising Star Award, and Forbes 30 under 30. and received multiple nominations for the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award.
She has been an active member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) since 2012.
She is also the Founder and Creative Director of ET OCHS, which was launched in 2021.
Early life and education
She was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and completed a military high school education in Washington, DC. Her early interest in fashion and design led her to pursue formal education in the field. She is of mixed German and Filipino heritage.
Ochs attended Parsons School of Design in New York City, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Design.
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