The Irish born Milliner, Philip Treacy was born on May 26, 1967 in Ballinasloe, a part of Ireland’s rural Galway. Living right across the road from the village church, Little Treacy was captivated by the power of wedding gowns. It was no wonder that he wanted to pursue a career in fashion design and studied […]
Alice Temperley is a British fashion designer who has made her mark in the fashion industry with the party frocks she once designed and now creates red carpet worthy outfits. She was born on July 22, 1975 in Somerset where she grew up on her parent’s cider farm. Temperley acquired formal education in fashion design […]
Kris Van Assche is a fashion designer who is originally from Belgium. His creativity runs so wild and free that he not only creates mere pieces of luxurious outfits but masterpieces that are a rare mix of vintage and modern fashion; all rolled into one. The relatively young fashion designer studied in Antwerp at the […]
The world famous brand Chanel was established by Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, who lived from 1883 until 1971. She was a notorious fashion designer from France who was the only one in her field to appear on the list of 20th century’s hundred most influential people in the Time magazine. Coco Chanel and Paul Poiret were […]
One of the most prolific and talented contemporary menswear designers in the Italian fashion industry, Neil Barrett was born in Britain in 1965 to an English family of tailors. With the art of fashion design running in his genetics, Barrett studied at the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins in London. He went off […]
Anyone can be a designer anytime, provided one has the passion and commitment to do it. The degree didn’t matter much, what mattered was his enthusiasm. Tom Ford, born on 27th August 1961, is an American film director and fashion designer. He spent the early years of his life in Houston’s suburbs, and in San […]
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. […]
Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat is a Chinese-Malaysian fashion designer residing in London. He is known for his company Jimmy Choo Ltd that is recognized for its handmade shoes for women. Choo was born in a Malaysian Island Penang born on 15th November 1952, to a shoemaking family. His original name is Chow but on the birth […]
Pharrell Williams mononymously known as Pharrell is an American rapper, songwriter and singer, record producer, drummer, and fashion designer born on 5th April 1973 in Virginia. He is the drummer and lead vocalist of N.E.R.D a hip hop, funk and rock band which he created with Shay Haley and Chad Hugo. In addition, he and […]
Hailing from North Carolina, Mark McNairy is an American fashion designer born on 8th March, 1961. The fashion industry recognizes McNairy as the former creative director for the clothing company J.Press, best known its Ivy League inspired clothing. His own collection Mark McNairy New Amsterdam is counted as one of his best works. Not much is […]
Pnina Tornai is a fashion designer from Israel, specializing in wedding gowns. She was born in 1962 to Ruth Tornai and Shai Tornai. Apart from Pnina, her parents have three daughters. At the time of her birth, she was named Perla. However, according to Hebrew language her name transformed to Pnina. Since childhood, she dreamt […]
Co-founder and ex-Chief Creative Officer of Jimmy Choo, an opulent label that offers designer handbags, shoes and an array of accessories – Tamara Mellon was born in London. She came to this world as Tom Yeardye‘s daughter in 1967. Her father was a successful entrepreneur and one of the founders of a salon chain, Vidal […]
Giorgio Armani is a recognized fashion designer, known particularly for designing menswear. He established his company in 1975 had a personal net worth of $8.5 billion by 2013. Armani was born in Piacenza, a town in Northern Italy where he grew up with his siblings and parents. At first Armani desired a profession in medicine […]
One of the most celebrated fashion designers in France would be none other than Agnès Andrée Marguerite Troublé also known as Agnès B. She was born in 1941 in Versailles and is known for her self-named brand Agnes B which has gained the likes and admiration of many fashion and film interests. Agnès gave birth to twins at […]
