Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area,[1] Peter Som graduated from Connecticut College[2] in 1993 with a degree in art history.

He has a clientele consisting of actresses such as Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kate Mara, Allison Williams, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Liv Tyler, Amy Poehler, and Rashida Jones.

Som was born in 1970 and raised in San Francisco, California, by architect parents, who influenced him to start sketching at a young age.

Isaac Mizrahi presented him with the Parsons Gold Thimble Award for his work in the school's Designer Critic program.

In 2003, Cathy Horyn, resident fashion critic at the New York Times, identified Peter as "one of the best young designers working today.

In response to Peter Som's Spring 2007 collection, Vogue's Andre Leon Talley wrote "it became emphatically clear that he has moved to the head of his generational class.

Som has made an impact among young celebrities including; Lucy Hale, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Peet, Claire Danes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eva Mendes, Krysten Ritter, Camilla Belle, and Mandy Moore.

He was also approached by Anthropologie and launched a very successful ready-to-wear collection for the brand for the Spring 13 season under their Made in Kind initiative.

Peter’s clothes are regularly featured in fashion publications globally, including Vogue, W, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and InStyle.

On May 17, 2013, Peter Som's spring capsule collection for Anthropologie hit stores as part of their Made in Kind initiative.

Som's clientele includes Michelle Obama, Anne Hathaway, Emma Watson, Zooey Deschanel, Alek Wek, Jourdan Dunn, Rachel Bilson, Mandy Moore and Amy Adams.