Vicky TIEL is an American-born fashion designer who established her career in Paris, France. She is a couture designer and also has her own line of clothes on the Home Shopping Network. Vicky Kay TIEL was born in Washington DC to Ethel KIPNES, a painter from Hudson, New York and David TIEL, a Polish-Russian born architect and builder. She studied fashion design at Pratt Institute and later Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1963 while still in school, TIEL created the one-piece zip-front jumpsuit, later worn by Ursula ANDRESS in Woody ALLEN's, "What's New Pussycat?". While at Parsons School of Design in 1962, TIEL met Mia FONSSAGRIVES (daughter of Swedish supermodel Lisa FONSSAGRIVES and step-daughter of fashion photographer Irving PENN), and the two quickly became friends and business partners. They moved to Paris in 1964 and met designer Louis FERAUD. In FERAUD's couture show in July 1964, the Mia-Vicky mini dress was introduced. TIEL's first film credit as a costume designer was for "What's New Pussycat?", shot in Paris, France. While shooting at the studio, TIEL met her first financial backer, Elizabeth TAYLOR. In 1968, after four years of dressing TAYLOR, TIEL and TAYLOR became partners in the Mia-Vicky couture house. In May 1968, the Mia-Vicky shop opened on 21 Rue Bonaparte Paris and is still in operation today. As a costume designers, TIEL and FONSSAGRIVES introduced a satin wrap dress in 1967 for the movie "Candy" worn by actress Ewa AULIN. In 1970, after FONSSAGRIVES divorced FERAUD and left Paris, TIEL changed her label and their boutique into her own name, "Vicky Tiel".