Claire Pettibone

Claire Pettibone is an American fashion designer, known for her couture wedding gowns.

Life and career

Pettibone was born on May 23, 1967, in Los Angeles, California, United States. In 1993, Pettibone partnered with her husband, Guy Toley, to form the brand "body & soul". Their debut lingerie collection was carried in Nordstrom stores nationwide. Pettibone's collections have also been carried by Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, among other stores.
In 2005, Pettibone launched a couture Bridal Gown collection that appeared on the cover of Women's Wear Daily. In 2012, a gown designed by Pettibone was worn by Priscilla Chan at her wedding to Mark Zuckerberg. Shortly afterwards, Una Healy of the girl group The Saturdays wore one of Pettibone's dresses at her wedding.

Retail

In 2001, the Claire Pettibone Flagship Salon opened in Beverly Hills. Pettibone began designing wedding and red carpet gowns for clients including Cameron Diaz, Courteney Cox Arquette, Leona Lewis, Elisabeth Moss, Katie Melua, Jennie Garth, Nikki Reed and Missi Pyle.After 12 years in Beverly Hills, the store moved to the Heinsbergen Building on Beverly Boulevard in 2013.