Elena Benarroch: Biography, Facts and Career

Elena Benarroch is a Moroccan-Spanish fashion designer born in Tangier in 1955 to a Sephardic Jewish family. In 1979 she opened her first furrier shop in Madrid selling coats she designed herself. In 1980 she held her first fashion show and opened a new store. Her designs were considered more innovative, daring and beautiful than the fur coats sold in Madrid at that time and she quickly transformed the Spanish fur industry. Her shops sold fur coats but also not only sold fur coats, but she was also the first to sell Louboutins in Madrid, a true revolution at the time. Artists, politicians and others bought her designs. She also launched her fashion in the United States, opening a store in New York in 1986 as well as in Japan. She presented a men's leather collection in collaboration with Miguel Bosé.

Quick facts about Elena Benarroch

• Full name: Elena Benarroch
• Born: 1955-04-20
• Nationality: Spain
• Known as: Fashion figure
• Wikidata ID: Q3050694

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