Peter Ingwersen
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Peter Ingwersen is a Danish
fashion designer.
. Today he lives in the centre of Copenhagen. He is unmarried and has no children.
in Brussels
(Belgium
) as part of the third year of his studies, which was immediately followed with a job offer. He continued to work for them for almost 20 years, becoming director of Levi’s Europe, based in Brussels.
In 2001 he returned to his hometown and became managing director of the label DAY Birger et Mikkelsen.
Then in 2004 he founded fashion label NOIR
and the cotton
fabric brand ILLUMINATI II
with the aim of combining luxurious fashion with ecological responsibility and sustainable practice. ILLUMINATI II works to develop the production in Uganda
of ethically produced organic cotton
following United Nations Global Compact principles, and to promote the use of the fabric across luxury brands. The glamorous NOIR label brings this corporate social responsibility
approach to fruition in sophisticated collections, which have been described as “sexy with fetish undertones”, created from silk, wool, cotton and fur, all with ethical certification.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
fashion designer.
Life
Ingwersen grew up on his parents' farm outside of Kolding, then went to study at the Danish School of DesignDanmarks Designskole
The Danish Design School is an institution of higher education in Copenhagen, Denmark, offering a five-year design education consisting of a three-year bachelor programme and a two-year master in design as well as conducting research within the fields of arts, crafts and design...
. Today he lives in the centre of Copenhagen. He is unmarried and has no children.
Career
His working life began with an internship at Levi'sLevi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Franconia, to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
(Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) as part of the third year of his studies, which was immediately followed with a job offer. He continued to work for them for almost 20 years, becoming director of Levi’s Europe, based in Brussels.
In 2001 he returned to his hometown and became managing director of the label DAY Birger et Mikkelsen.
Then in 2004 he founded fashion label NOIR
Noir (fashion)
-Introduction:Noir and the organic cotton brand Illuminati II were founded concurrently in 2005, and together with the diffusion line Bllack Noir, introduced in 2008, the three brands are owned by the holding company Noir Illuminati II Holding....
and the cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
fabric brand ILLUMINATI II
Illuminati II
Illuminati II is a cotton brand, which aims to produce cotton fabrics of the highest possible quality from organic and fair traded cotton grown in Uganda.-Introduction:...
with the aim of combining luxurious fashion with ecological responsibility and sustainable practice. ILLUMINATI II works to develop the production in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
of ethically produced organic cotton
Organic cotton
Organic cotton is generally understood as cotton and is grown in subtropical countries such as America and India, from non genetically modified plants, that is to be grown without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides. Its production also promotes and...
following United Nations Global Compact principles, and to promote the use of the fabric across luxury brands. The glamorous NOIR label brings this corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model...
approach to fruition in sophisticated collections, which have been described as “sexy with fetish undertones”, created from silk, wool, cotton and fur, all with ethical certification.