Misha Nonoo Biography – Misha Nonoo Wiki
Misha Nonoo is a US-based British-Bahraini fashion designer, best known for her eponymous line of women’s ready-to-wear. In 2011, she launched her own fashion label. While working for a tailoring company in Manhattan, she designed and made women’s jackets in her time after work. She was spotted at Prune restaurant by a senior buyer from Intermix, a chain of designer fashion boutiques, wearing one of her own designs, and received a purchase order of $150,000 for her first collection. She was a finalist in the 2013 Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund. She was named to the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 In Art & Style list as well as Crain’s New York Business’ 40 under 40 in 2015.
In 2015, she received media attention for producing an “insta-show” via Instagram. She was the first designer to produce a fashion show exclusively on Instagram for her spring collection during New York Fashion Week. By September 2017, she had released seasonal collections and begun manufacturing all products on-demand, claiming this reducing waste and lowered costs for her customers. In 2019, Nonoo collaborated with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on a clothing collection for the women’s charity group Smart Works, along with retailers John Lewis, Jigsaw, Marks, and Spencer.
She attended ACS Cobham school and Guildford High School in Surrey. During high school, Nonoo worked as a fashion model represented by Nevs agency. She moved to New York City in 2009 and worked in menswear for a tailoring company.
Misha Nonoo Age
She was born in 1985 in Bahrain.
Misha Nonoo Husband
She has been married twice. Her first marriage ended in divorce. She became engaged to Michael Hess, an heir to the Hess Oil fortune. They were married in a ceremony at Villa Aurelia, Rome on 20 September 20, 2019, and held a reception at Cinecittà Film Studios. The wedding was attended by numerous royal and celebrity guests including Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Wendi Murdoch, Dasha Zhukova, Prince Harry with his wife Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, and Ivanka Trump, daughter of the then President of the United States. Jason Derulo and former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney, performed at the wedding. She is a close friend of Meghan Markle and is believed to have introduced her to Prince Harry.
Her first marriage was to Alexander Gilkes in Venice, Italy in July 2012 with Lana Del Rey performing at the wedding. In 2016 reports stated the couple had broken up. The divorce was finalized in the summer of 2017.
Misha Nonoo Children
She is a mother of two children. Her son Leo and daughter Marina whom she shares with her husband, Michael Hess.
Misha Nonoo Family
The fashion designer was born in Bahrain to an Iraqi father of Jewish descent and an English mother. Her family relocated to London when she was 11. Her cousin Houda Nonoo was the Kingdom of Bahrain’s ambassador to the United States.
Misha Nonoo Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @mishanonoo.
