Inspiration: For Women Only
John Galliano, British Designer extraordinaire – a snapshot in Pictures.
John Galliano was born in 1960 in Gibraltar of a Gibraltan father. He was named Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano Guillén.
At the age of 6, the Galliano family moved to Streatham in South London. See more of the Galliano biog here…
Yves Saint Laurent was born in 1936 in Algeria and died in June 2008.
Having won the first prize in the International Wool Secretariat contest in 1954, he went to work for Christian Dior as a young designer.
After Diors death in 1957, Saint Laurent became Haute Couture designer. The following year saw him win the Neiman-Marcus [...]
Pierre Cardin has been revolutionising the world of fashion for more than half a century. He was born in Italy but is better known as a French designer of haute couture fashion.
On 16 October 2009, Pierre Cardin was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations.
Pierre Cardin is an enigmatic fashion figure [...]
John Galliano was born in 1960 in Gibraltar of a Gibraltan father and named Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano Guillén. At the age of 6 the Galliano family moved to Streatham in South London.
He graduated in fashion from City and East London College.
Then he attended St Martin’s College of Art and Design, where he graduated in [...]
Christian Dior (1905-1957) was born in Normandy, France.
Having studied political science, Dior began his design career selling sketches of his hat designs as these were being better received than his dress designs.
He was hired by Robert Piguet in 1938 and during the war served in the South of France.
Returning again to Paris in 1941 he [...]
Since May 1997, Adeline Andre is an invited member of the Syndicate Chamber of Parisian Couture.
In 1970, after receiving her diploma from the School of the Syndicate Chamber of Parisian Couture, Adeline Andre entered the House of Christian Dior.
In 1981, Adeline Andre registered the pattern of her “three sleeve-hole” garment at the National Institute of [...]
