Matthew Williamson was born October 23rd, 1971 in Chorlton, Manchester. He grew up and studied there until the age of 17, when he was offered a place on the Fashion Design degree course at Central St Martins College, London.

Matthew graduated Central St Martins in June 1994 with a BA 2:1 in Fashion Design and Printed Textiles. His first job following graduation was a freelance design project with Marni. Matthew was then employed by British fashion company, Monsoon and Accessorize.

Matthew Williamson Ltd was founded in February 1997 by designer, Matthew Williamson and business partner Joseph Velosa (C.E.O.).

Matthew’s debut show in September 1997 was called “Electric Angels” and included models, Jade Jagger, Kate Moss, Helena Christensen and Diane Kruger.

In February 2002 Matthew Williamson made the decision to show at New York Fashion week.

The Matthew Williamson first flagship store opened at 28 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London in March 2004.

Matthew won Elle Designer of the Year 2004 and was awarded the 2005 Moet and Chandon Fashion Tribute. He has also been nominated 3 times for Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.

Whilst continuing at the design helm of his namesake company, in 2005 Matthew Williamson took over as Creative Director at LVMH owned Italian house, Emilio Pucci.

In September 2007 Matthew Williamson celebrated the label’s 10th year anniversary through a one off show at London fashion week and an exhibition dedicated to his retrospective titled, “Matthew Williamson – 10 Years in Fashion” at the Design Museum, London.

Matthew Williamson continues to show his collections at New York Fashion week and will be launching the first Matthew Williamson US flagship store in New York in early 2009.