Inspiration: For Women Only
The Fédération française de la couture, du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode was established in 1973.
It derives from the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture created in 1868. When people refer to Haute Couture it is usually this organisation that they are referring to.
Since 1935 [...]
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 [...]
Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani was born 11 May 1932 and best known as Valentino, is an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Valentino brand and company. His main lines include Valentino, Valentino Garavani, Valentino Roma, and R.E.D. Valentino.
Valentino became interested in men’s and women’s fashion while in primary school in his native Italy, [...]
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 [...]
The name Pierre Balmain stands for a unique concept of design elegance, a clientele of royalty and film stars, and a fashion hallmark recognized throughout the world as Haute Couture.
The name Pierre Balmain is synonymous with elegance. The name conjures associations with a clientele composed of royalty and film stars spring to mind. Pierre Balmain [...]
Rabanne constantly seeks to surprise and innovate, but is always faithful to the image of a woman who is both sensual and intelligent.
Paco Rabanne was born in San Sebastian in the Spanish Basque Country in 1934.
He studied architecture at the Beaux-Arts in Paris in the 1950s and to finance his studies, he produced accessories [...]
Maria Nina Ricci (January 14, 1883 – November 30, 1970) was a French fashion designer who was born in Turin.
Maria Nielli (her maiden name) and her family moved to Florence when she was five years old. Subsequently, her family moved to France in 1895 when she was 12. At the age of [...]
Born in 1966 Belgium, Jean-Pauls career began with a placement with Yves Saint Laurent in Paris and eventually assisted Saint Laurent himself on Haute Couture.
Jean-Paul Knott is a Belgium born fashion designer who graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in 1988.
At the turn of the millennium, Knott started his own ready [...]
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 [...]
Fashion Designer Hubert de Givenchy was born to a wealthy family 1927 in Beauvais, France. He stands an impressive 6′ 6″ inches in height.
He studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and his first job in fashion was for Jacques Fath in Paris in 1945.
He then worked briefly for Robert Piguet and [...]
