A French prêt-a-porter and haute couture designer, Jean Paul Gaultier was born in Arcueil on 24th April 1952. He never formally got educated or trained as a designer; instead Gaultier sent his sketches to popular couture designers from an early age. In 1970, after being impressed by his drawings, Pierre Cardin hired Gaultier as an […]
The driving force behind Burberry’s success, Christopher Bailey was born in Yorkshire in 1971. Taking Burberry’s century old motto ‘Prorsum’ meaning forward seriously, Bailey has taken Burberry to a whole new level with shops springing up in almost every corner of the world and has created not just clothes but a makeup line, footwear and […]
Great companies take time to establish their good name and similarly great designers need to strive hard to be remembered for centuries to come. Hugo Boss, as the world knows is not an ordinary fashion, accessory and fragrance company – it is a brand name created by Hugo Ferdinand Boss who lived from 1885 until […]
Lived from 1897 until 1981, Edith Head was a costume designer from America who won seven Academy Awards. She was born and grew up in California, and later on managed to find employment at Paramount Pictures as a costume sketcher sans relevant experience or training. She was first noted for the exclusive sarong dress she […]
A Serbian apparel designer, Roksanda Ilinčić was born in 1970 in Belgrade. As a child, she travelled around the world with her mother and father (a triumphant businessman). However now she is based in London with Philip Bueno de Mesquita, her husband. Bueno founded Acupuncture, a sports shoe brand. Roksanda studied design and architecture from […]
Born on 15th November 1940, Roberto Cavalli is a fashion designer from Florence, Italy. He is famous for creating interesting and intricate prints. Moreover, he is known for his sand-blasted jeans which have become a standardized style for several jean manufacturers. Roberto belongs to an artistic family, Giuseppe Rossi, his grandfather was one of the […]
A fashion designer from Lebanon, Elie Saab was born on 4 July 1964 in Beirut in a Maronite Catholic family. Saab is the eldest among the five children of a wood merchant in Damour. Since his childhood, he has been stitching and is a self-trained professional. He was only nine when he became attracted towards […]
A triumphant designer specializing in stunning and awe-inspiring costumes, Neeta Lulla is a fashion stylist and one of the most awarded individuals in the fashion industry of India. In the course of her career, Neeta has worked to style costumes and outfits for the Indian film industry and has collaborated with many Indian cinema directors. […]
Hailing from rural Japan, Hanae Mori was born in 1926. Her surgeon father was fashion savvy, always on the lookout for new trends and it was no wonder that Hanae Mori aspired to become a fashion designer after the World War II ended and wives of American soldiers brought clothes for her to sew. With […]
Immortalized as the creator of the mini skirt, Mary Quant was born in Southeast London on February 11, 1934. The only child of award winning Welsh teachers, Mary studied at the Blackheath High School and later took up illustration at Goldsmiths College. She received a diploma in Art Education from Goldsmiths and began working as […]
Born on 11th October, 1942, Rei Kawakubo is a fashion designer from Tokyo, Japan and the creator of Comme des Garçons. She did not attain a degree in fashion designing but has studied literature and art at Keio University. After graduation, she was employed in a textile firm and also did freelance styling in 1967. […]
Sometimes something small can do something big in this world and the same happened with a young student, fond of the world of fashion and trends. What got him this far was his confidence, style and design abilities. An American designer popular for his unisex apparel and accessories designs, Alexander Wang was born on 26th […]
Lived between 1914 and 1982, Perre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a well-known fashion designer from France and the founder of Balmain fashion house. He was and still is known for his elegance and sophistication. At the age of seven, his father, who owned a drapery wholesale business, died. On the other hand, his mother along […]
Oscar de la Renta is a fashion designer who was born in Dominican Republic in 1932 to Puerto Rican father Óscar Avelino de la Renta and a Dominican mother Maria Antonia Fiallo. People from his mother’s family belonged to an array of prestigious and artistic fields. Moreover, de la Renta’s grandfather was the constitutional Ponce’s mayor. When he […]
