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Article: Banks, Jeffrey 1953–
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Jeffrey Banks 1953
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Fashion designer, business executive
Early Interest in Fashion
Created Popular Sportwear
Sources
Known for his ability to merge practical comfort, whimsy, and casual sophistication, clothing designer Jeffrey Banks made his reputation in the fashion industry by putting a modern twist on classical elegance.
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While he retains the classicist
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s concern for quality, elegance and simplicity, he cannot help but infuse his clothes with color, exuberance
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a wholly American sensibility,
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stated a publicity release from his design firm, Jeffrey Banks Ltd.
Banks
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designs have reflected his own enchantment with the glamour of movie stars ...