Couturier Celebrity Designer Sonia Eté has an accomplished educational background with degrees in Fashion Design from l’École Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode, (ESMOD, France); Gemology; Graphic Design; and Kuk Jae Fashion Institute in Korea. She has built a creative network by working with Master Embroidery Designer François Lesage (France); Couturier Designers Christian Lacroix and Azzedine Alaïa (France); SAGA Fur International (Denmark); Guess Handbags; Harley Davidson; Entertainer Ed Mc Mahon and Pam Mc Mahon; Aaron and Candy Spelling; London Underground (England); Harry Winston and Swarovski Crystal among others. Her myriad awards encompass Bob Mackie, and Debut Mattel France pour Barbie.
Her extraordinary professional journey as a Couturier Celebrity Designer has encompassed dressing celebrities like Jennifer Stallone, Tracy Danza, Jennifer Lopez, Paula Abdul, Coolio, designing luxury apparel, high-end furs, fine jewelry, embroidery, luxury leather goods, luxury pet accessories and owning a chain of fine-gems jewelry stores.
Understanding the need for Couture in the United States, she brought French couture education by founding the reputable Beverly Hills Design Institute, with the mission to continue the Legend of Couture through training Young Creators into developing a couture eye, a business mind and the power to dress the stars.
Currently, she is in preparation of movie “Emperors” of Austria as a lead costume designer and she dresses many celebrities including Paris Hilton, Marisela (the Latin Madonna), Stevie Wonder, King Washington Band and is the Official Couture Designer for the reality show “Rica, Famosa, Latina – Real Housewives”; for the reality show “Babe Method The Experience” Lead designer for Tisha Campbell-Martin music video-Steel Hre ; the Creative Director for 7 Grammys Winner Malik Yusef (Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label); Opening speech for Style Fashion Week for Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness; Dress legendary singer, Asha Puthli, debuting in Vienna, Austria at Weiner Konzerthaus; the Chief Creative Director of the Family Film Awards CBS Network and the Olympia Awards 7 Arts of the World; created a collection for the Lost Warhols project worldknown photography art of Andy Warhol by Karen Bystedt along with Chriss Brown featured in Vogue magazine and WWD; is an Advisory Board Member of Fashion Group International Los Angeles; the Fashion Ambassador for Reel Focus, Australia and the President and founder of Couture Guild International; works with many world known artists to bring art to fashion and support under privileged artists.
She recently accepted the position of Vice-President of the Non-Profit organization “Women Empower U.S.”, a non-for-profit organization dedicated to help women in hardship from all over the world, to retrieve dignity, independence, and productivity.
Finally, she created SO & SO Inc. in partnership with Sophia Wonder daughter of legend singer Stevie Wonder, a fashion brand extraordinary with the mission to support future generations through inspiration, creativity and love.