Mark and james badgley mischka dress

How Mark Badgley and James Mischka Transformed the Fashion Industry

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Mark Badgley and James Mischka are the designers behind the bridal shoes we all know and love. Mark Badgley and James Mischka have been hailed by Vogue as one of the “Top 10 American Designers”. This design duo have made their mark over the past two decades with glamorous, stylish and wearable evening wear, shoes and accessories.

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About Mark Badgley James Mischka

Badgley was born in 1961 in East St. Louis Missouri. When Badgeley first started designing, he was only a child sketching evening clothes, Badgely remembers himself “drawing women and clothes when

Mark Bagley

American comics artist

Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957)[1] is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as The Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, New Warriors, Venom and Ultimate Spider-Man and for DC Comics on Justice League of America, Batman, and Trinity.

Early life

Mark Bagley was born to a military family in Frankfurt, West Germany.[2]

Career

After his work in the military and at Ringling College of Art and Design, Bagley continued trying to break into the comic industry. While working a construction job, he suffered a severe injury to his leg while using a handsaw that required 132 stitches. He eventually ended up working for Lockheed Martin making technical drawings.[1]

Marvel Comics

In 1983, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter created the Marvel Try-out Book to draw new talent into the comic book industry. The contest involved a deconstructed comic book which contestants could complete and submit to Marvel. The winner would be awarded a p

Badgley, Mark and Mischka, James

Fashion designers

Born Mark Badgley, January 12, 1961, in East St. Louis, MO; son of Paul (a department–store executive) and Marjorie (a homemaker) Badgley. Education: Attended the University of Oregon; attended University of Southern California; graduated from Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 1985. Born James Mischka, December 23, 1960, in Burlington, WI; son of Carl (a sales executive) and Judith (a homemaker) Mischka. Education: Earned a degree from Rice University, c. 1982; graduated from Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 1985.

Addresses:

Office—Badgley Mischka, 525 Seventh Ave., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10018.

Career

Launched line of women's eveningwear under label Badgley Mischka, 1988, after jobs as design assistants at Jackie Rogers and Donna Karan (Badgley), and Yves St. Laurent and Willi Smith (Mischka); line backed financially by Escada AG, 1992–2004; introduced bridal line, 1996, and footwear, 1999; opened store in Beverly Hills, CA, 2000.

Awards:

Mouton Cadet Young Designer Award, 1989.

Sidelights

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