Catherine Malandrino is a French fashion designer. She resides between New York City, and Paris. Early life and education Malandrino was born in Grenoble in the French Alps to Italian parents. She began her professional career in Paris after attending ESMOD. Career Malandrino moved from Paris to New York and met with Diane von Fürstenberg who offered her the position of senior designer and creative director of the re-launched house. Malandrino created the “Flag Collection”. The concept: ultra-feminine, jagged flag dresses inspired by the Stars and Stripes. The movie “Easy Rider” was her first statement of free-spirited women. References Living people French fashion designers French women fashion designers Businesspeople from Grenoble 1963 births