Born on March 17, 1969, Lee Alexander McQueen was a British couturier and fashion designer known for working at Givenchy as head designer between 1996 and 2001, and for establishing his own label. He was born in London to a taxi driver and teacher. He went to Carpenters Road Primary School. During this time he began […]
Born in 1964 in Michiga, Anna Sui is a fashion designer and perfumer, who is much celebrated in the history of fashion. She is known for her enduring designs and her skill for developing collections with cultural and historical references. Sui was only four years old when she decided to be a designer. As a […]
Studied at Otis College of Art and Design for two years prior to quitting and taking courses at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College to learn draping and pattern making – Richard Saturnino Owens, known as Rick Owens, is an apparel designer from United States. Thirty-two years after his birth, in 1994, he founded his label. For […]
Born in 13th September 1971, Stella Nina McCartney is a fashion designer from England. Her is the daughter of Paul McCartney of Beatles and her mother Linda McCartney, is known for being an American animal right activist and photographer. When Stella was a young, she travelled around the world with her siblings, whenever her parents set out for their […]
At one point in time, fashion was a luxury that only a few could afford and keep up with the changing trends of the world or even set a style for others. However, soon fashion became something that everyone wanted, needed and could have. Today, you don’t have to be very rich to afford good […]
Born on 24th December 1962, Kate Brosnahan Spade is the namesake and co-founder of Kate Spade New York, a fashion house. She completed her studies from St. Teresa’s Academy after Notre Dame de Sion prep-school. Later, she went to University of Kansas transferring to Arizona State University then and graduating with a journalism major. Moving […]
Italian French designer, Pierre Cardin was born on July 2, 1922 in Treviso. He studied in central France and began his career at the age of fourteen when he did an apprenticeship at a clothier in order to learn about making apparel. He left his home in 1939 to work in Vichy under a tailor. […]
A French entrepreneur and fashion designer, Christian Audigier was born in Avigon,1958. The designer resides in America and has added glow in the fashion industry with his charismatic personality and unmistakable trademark. In 2010, his estimated fortune stood at $250 million. He owns the following brands: Smet, Paco Chicano, Von Dutch, Fiorucci, Garage Parts, WIF […]
Nicole Farhi is of Algerian descent having been born in Nice to Turkish parents on July 25, 1946. She was originally a sculptor before she entered the fashion industry. She married playwright David Hare in 1992 after they got romantically involved while designing costumes for his play Murmuring Judges. The London based Nicole Farhi is […]
The son of a children’s fashion designer, the very talented Isaac Mizrahi was born in 1961 in Brooklyn. His inclination towards fashion designing from the very start and determination to follow his father’s footsteps and become a designer proved to the fashion industry that Mizrahi was here to stay. The young Mizrahi teamed up with […]
A French clothing designer, Nina Ricci lived from 1883 until 1970. Nina’s birth name was Maria Adélaide Nielli and she is originally from Turin but later settled in Florence with her family when she was five years old. In 1895, she moved to France and acquired Nina as her nickname. In the first year of […]
Christian Louboutini was born on 7th January 1963 in 12th arrondissement of Paris is a french footwear designer whose red, shiny soles are his signature. Only brother of three sisters, he was the son of Irene, a housewife and Roger, a cabinet maker. Louboutin got expelled from his school more than two times. From his early teenage years, […]
Born on 3rd October 1969, Gwen Renée Stefani is an actress, songwriter/singer, and fashion designer from the United States. She is the lead vocalist and co-founder of No Doubt, a rock band. In 2004, she recorded her first successful unaccompanied album – Love, Angel, Music, Baby. In 2005, Gwen won an award for being the […]
Born on 17th March 1943 in South Wales, Jeff Banks is a designer of accessories, clothes and home furnishings. At the age of eight, his father left his mother and following the separation, she decided to move to England with her son. In London, Banks was offered scholarship to study at St. Dunstan’s College but […]
