Christian Marie Marc Lacroix was not so interested in the period he was living in and was instead more attracted to the history of his native country and town, Arles in South of France. As a teenager, his fondness towards fashion increased between the 1960s and 1970s. These were the times that could be defined […]
English fashion designer of Ghanaian descent, Ozwald Boateng, was born on February 28, 1967. The fashion designer has acquired the likes and admiration of many for his signature twist on classic tailoring and bespoke style. Boateng was born in North London’s Muswell Hill after his parents emigrated from Ghana in 1950s. He draws inspiration from the […]
Based in France, Sonia Rykiel is a fashion designer who was born in Neuilly, Paris (1930) to a Romanian father and Russian mother. Rewinding back to her childhood – Sonia was a tomboy raised in a rather bourgeois way. She lived in Paris along with her family and took care of her four younger sisters. […]
Julien Macdonald is a fashion designer from Wales, United Kingdom. He has appeared as one of the judges on the television show, Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model. In 2001, Macdonald was awarded as the British Fashion Designer of the Year and around the same time, he was hired as the head designer at Givenchy. […]
The man behind the fashion label that took over the fashion industry by storm in the 90s and is still going strong, Max Azria was born on 1st January 1949 in Sfax, Tunisia. His family shifted to Paris later in 1963. Azria today is the CEO and chairman of the contemporary women’s clothing label, BCBG […]
With high-profile clients like Kate Hudson, Lucy Liu, Tyra Banks, Penélope Cruz, Wendy Williams, Jennifer Garner, Diane Sawyer, Sharon Stone and Michelle Obama – Rachel Roy is a fashion designer born in 1974 and raised in California. Rajendra Roy, her brother, is the Chief Film Curator at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Rachel […]
His distinctive approach to formal menswear won him a Council of Fashion Designers of America award in 2006 and one from GQ magazine for Designer of the Year in 2008 – Thom Browne is a fashion designer from Pennsylvania. After graduating from William Allen High School, he studied at University of Notre Dame and attained […]
One of the most successful designers from New Zealand, Trelise Cooper is known for the feminine values she holds close to her heart. The self-made fashionista’s career has been one wild ride with the opening of her first shop at Auckland’s High Street at the age of 23, with no formal education in fashion design. […]
Alberta Ferretti, born in 1950 was known as the ‘uncrowned queen’ of the Italian fashion industry before she became a world famous fashion designer. It all started off when she opened her own boutique, Jolly at a tender age of eighteen in 1968 alongside her competitors who are today’s fashion moguls like Gianni Versace and […]
Born in 1946 in Barcelona, Sita Murt is of the Catalan descent and born into a family of textile moguls. Since Murt belongs to the third generation the textile industry dynasty, it was no wonder that she pursued a career in the field of fashion. She attended the Sarria School of Textile Design managed by […]
Born in Sendai on January 15, 1948, Tadashi Shoji is a Japanese-American accessory and apparel designer and the founder of Tadashi Shoji clothing label. He is particularly recognized for creating stunning evening wear and red carpet dresses for women. From a young age, Shoji began showing keen interest and outstanding skills in drawing and painting. […]
Born in Granville, a commune in France, Christian Dior was the epitome of excellence in fashion design. It will be strange to imagine anybody from the fashion world not knowing who this great personality was and what contributions he made. Dior is remembered to date for his exemplary aesthetic sense. His work is thoroughly researched […]
Paul Smith, born on 5th July 1946, is an English entrepreneur and fashion designer. His reputation and business is founded upon his couture line for men. Smith is commercially successful and is highly acknowledged and respected within the fashion industry. In 2000, Queen Elizabeth II knighted Smith after being a menswear idol for thirty years. Accessories […]
Known for her idiosyncratic, whimsical and feminine designs, Betsey Johnson is a fashion designer from America, born on 10 August 1942. Her designs are over the top, exuberant and embellished extensively. Over the years, she has been true to her unique sense of style and vision and has survived successfully in an industry known to the […]
