(BLACK PR WIRE) If Sister Sledge were to remake their song “He’s the Greatest Dancer,” they might need to rework the lyrics to say, “Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci, Robinson.” While Patrick Robinson doesn’t yet have the worldwide recognition of the former designers, he is quickly moving up the ranks of the fashion industry and into America’s dressing rooms.

Robinson has created his own line of Greek-inspired women’s fashion and accessories for the Target Corporation as part of Target’s GO International Flights of Fashion series, where he is the first African American designer to be featured. The series is a limited-edition line of affordable fashions created by world-renowned designers, with each designer’s collection in stores for 60-90 days. Robinson’s collection of skirts, dresses, tops, pants, shorts, swimwear, handbags and hats is currently on display at target.com/go. The collection will be available at Target through mid-July.

According to the Target website, Robinson has over 20 years of fashion experience in the United States and Europe. As a youth in California, he started designing clothes for surfers when he was 14. In 1986, he moved to Paris to work as an assistant to fellow African American designer Patrick Kelly. Later, he became the design director for Giorgio Armani. Within four years, Robinson turned around Armani’s ailing Le Collezioni line into a success.

After Armani, Robinson returned to the United States in 1994 to become the senior vice president of design, merchandising and marketing for Anne Klein. By 1996, Robinson had started his own women’s apparel label, which was picked up by major department stores, including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys. To top it off, this May, Gap Inc. announced his selection to executive vice president of design for Gap Adult and Gapbody.

Even after working for such prestigious designers, Patrick Robinson’s fashions are not solely for the rich and famous. They are created with the needs and budget of today’s woman in mind.

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A celebrated American designer with more than 20 years of experience in the fashion industry in America and Europe, Patrick Robinson brings a unique sensibility and a fresh creative outlook to his designs, artfully mixing retro with modern and regal with humble.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Robinson grew up in Southern California where he began designing clothes for fellow surfers at the age of 14. After moving to New York and attending the Parsons School of Design, Robinson became an assistant to American-born couturier Patrick Kelly in Paris in 1986. He left Paris to work briefly for Albert Nipon in New York, then returned to Europe as the Design Director for Giorgio Armani in Milan. Robinson transformed Giorgio Armani’s ailing Le Collezioni line into a profitable international apparel company over his four-year tenure. Robinson, a New Yorker at heart, moved back for good in 1994, to become Senior Vice President of Design, Merchandising and Marketing for Anne Klein.

By 1996, Robinson was more than ready to go out on his own and started his own collection, winning numerous awards and named one of Vogue’s top 100 rising stars in 1996. His eponymous women’s label was picked up by Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys among others. In April 2003, Robinson became the Creative Director of Perry Ellis Women’s Sportswear and then, in 2005, was named Artistic Director for Paco Rabanne.

Robinson has been a Council of Fashion Designers of America member since 1994. In March 2004, Robinson received a CFDA Fashion Award nomination in the Swarovski Perry Ellis Award for emerging Talent in Ready-to-Wear category — a fitting tribute to his hard work. Today Robinson continues to attract the eyes of celebrities and fashionistas alike with his eye for flattering cuts and chic luxurious style.