Research Paper On Saint Laurent

Yves Henri Donat Matthieu Saint Laurent, know as Yves Saint Laurent, was born in August 1, 1936 in Oran, Algeria. He was born into working class family, his father, Charles Saint Laurent,was a lawyer and insurance broker that owned a chain of cinemas, and his mother, Lucienne Mathieu. He had two younger sisters, Michèle and Brigitte. Saint Laurent did not have a easy childhood, in school he would often be bullied by appearing to be a homosexual. This lead to him being a very nervous and would often get sick. He enjoyed creating detailed paper dolls. Much older he designed dresses for his sisters and mother. At age 17, Saint Laurent moved to Paris and met Michelde Brunhoff, director of French Vogue at the time, who published several of Saint

Michael Kors was born on August 9,1959 in Long Island, New York. Michael Kors was relatively involved in the Fashion Industry ever since he was young. His mother, who was part of the modeling industry, often took him along to her photoshoots. As a young kid he had attracted a lot of attention. At the age of four, Kors took part in simple advertisements, like for Lucky Charms cereal. When he was just five years old, he designed his mother’s wedding dress. As a teenager, Michael Kors started to design and sell his clothing in his basement. Then in the 1970s, Michael Kors attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, in New York City. However, shortly after attending two semesters he dropped out and started to work at Lothar's. Lothar’s was a clothing store that was mainly utilized by celebrities.

Paolo Roversi was born in Ravenna, Italy in 1946. He lived and worked in Paris for over 35 years and currently still lives in Paris. Roversi’s interest in photography started during a trip to Spain in 1964. After the vacation Roversi set up a darkroom in his cellar with another amature, the local postman battista Minguzzi, and they both began developing and printing their own black and white work. In 1972 he was invited to Paris, at the invitation of Peter Knapp, a renowned Art Director for Elle. He started under Peter Knapp as a photojournalist, but soon found his focus would be better put towards fashion photography. He started working as a reporter for Huppert Agency but through his connections he began to inch his way into fashion photography.

Most people would agree that Christian Dior is one of the most successful fashion designers of all time, but the majority do not know how much work was put into the apparel and how much Dior cared about it and the team that helped him become so successful. In his autobiography, Dior by Dior, the dressmaker shows that even in the heart of his success he was able to stay loving, thoughtful, and passionate about all of the dresses that he designed throughout his career. (appeal or rhetorical devices that contribute to this message need to be mentioned in thesis—focus of the paper is language) Christian Dior was interested in the arts from a young age but it was not until later in his life when he joined the fashion industry and discovered his passion for making clothes.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was a very determined and passionate designer, who wanted to make women feel more proud about themselves. Chanel was born in 1883, but she did not take up designing until after World War 1 (Heilbrunn Timeline N.P.). Christian Dior designed a post-war women’s clothing line that Chanel felt was unworthy of the new feminist mindset (Heilbrunn Timeline N.P.). She accomplished so much with her new determination, so much that she was obsessed with the thought of giving the female population a new-found self-esteem. Chanel’s best artices were handbags, jewelry, shoes, and the Chanel Suit (Heilbrunn Timeline N.P.).

The famous French designer Jean Paul Gautlier initiates his passion about fashion world since his young ages, designing outfits to his family. At the age of eighteen he became Pierre Cardin as a design assistant, one of the most prestigious houses from that time, after sending his designing sketches to Cardin. After his debut in Pierre’s house, Gautlier worked with other fashion important names such as Jacques Esterel and Patou. In 1982 he established his own designs creations and changed the all fashion standards and notions of genders. During 1997 the famous designer launched a couture collection carrying his name and bringing him to the spot line. From 2003 to 2011 Gautlier was nominated head designer and artistic director from Hermès. He

Main Rousseau Bocher, a native of Chicago was born on October 24th in 1890. He attended the University of Chicago studying art and was also enrolled at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He moved to Paris after serving for the Army during World War I. In Paris, he began working for Harper’s Bazaar as a fine arts illustrator and then as a fashion editor for Vogue. Main Rousseau Bocher then eventually made his way to Editor in Chief of French Vogue. In 1929 Main Rousseau Bocher had felt as if he had learned all there was to learn about fashion. He decided to combine his first and last name to start a fashion house, in which, he called Mainbocher. Being the only American who owned a Parisian couture house, Mainbocher mostly produced fashions

The Christian Lacroix house was inaugurated in 1987 in the city of Paris. On July 26, 1987 Lacroix showed his first collection (introducing the “pouf” skirt, known as a milestone in fashion history for its inventiveness) under his very own name, and that year the Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded him, “Most Influential Foreign Designer.” He was referred to as the “Messiah”, by a French magazine, and even Time featured him on the cover. In 1988, he received his second Golden Thimble, and debuted his first Ready-to-Wear collection. In 1989, Christian Lacroix introduced his first line of accessories including jewelry, handbags, shoes, glasses, scarves, and ties. Also, during this year he celebrated the opening of boutiques in Paris, Arles, Aix-en-Provence, Toulouse, London, Geneva, and Japan. In 1994, he created the “Bazar” line, a collection based more on folklore and historical time periods than his Ready-to-Wear and Haute Couture lines. In 1995, Lacroix launched the CL Linen and Towel Collection in the spirit of which he believes, “that fashion and lifestyle are two sides of the same coin.” In 1996, he created his Jeans line. This collection embraces the past, present, and future and was inspired mainly by popular and ethnic art and tradition throughout the world. The fact that

With the fast advance in fashion and culture, ambitious fashion designers like Coco Chanel and Paul Poiret innovated the fashion forever. Chanel little black dress was presented in Vogue on October 1st 1926 and soon after dubbed the “Ford Dress” by Vogues editor- a proposal that it would become as fashionable as Ford car. It’s enhancing shape fitted just about any silhouette of woman and it advertise a new Parisian economy approach or “poverty deluxe” as Chanel herself named it; a fancy version of a clear design created of decent fabrics. At the same time Poiret took out the women from the corset and put them into the gorgeous gowns, likewise he grow into becoming famous for writers, artists, musicians and intellectuals concentrate upon the extensive fashion capitals of the world.

Alexander McQueen was a fashion designer born in the United Kingdom in 1969. He went from dropping out of school at the age of 16 and starting an apprenticeship at Anderson and Sheppard, too being one of the most respected fashion designers in the world. He later studied at Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design and obtained a degree in fashion design. McQueen began designing at a young age when he would make his sisters dresses for school, but the 90’s are when his career took off. Since then he has won awards, designed for several celebrities and had numerous fashion shows.

The designer became famous not only for your creations but for innovate in the way women dress. He valued the individuality and power of the women, making it his strongest legacy which influences fashion until today. His creations were diverse and stimulating, he brought classic items from work wear and special occasions wear together and with his unique interpretation and those become Yves Saint Laurent standards pieces. He took key pieces of male's wardrobe to create garments for women as form to empower them, bringing feminine and masculine together.

Christian Dior SE was founded by its namesake, French fashion designer, Christian Dior. The legendary designer exploded onto the Parisian fashion scene in 1947 through designs that challenged the wartime restrictions and reintroduced feminine elegance to women’s fashion. Dior was immediately successful and recognized for his unprecedented creative originality and innovation. During his lifetime, Dior was the most successful fashion designer in the world. Following Dior’s death at the age of 52 in 1957, the house brought in a steady stream of new designers who would carry on Monsieur Dior’s legacy into the

Fashion has been around ever since ancient times, since the time of the Romans, it survived the world wars and is yet today a business with rapid changes. Fashion started off as an art form, a way for the riches to show their social status with unique and innovative designs that only they could afford. It was a way to separate the social classes of the society. In this paper I will include the creator of haute couture, and how the following designers developed couture, as well as having leading names in today’s ready-to-wear industry. The list is long, but I chose to focus on the three most important designers of the modern fashion industry.

Elie Saab developed an interest on fashion starting from early ages. Built his first atelier only at the age of 18. His passion for fashion and haute couture grew in the following years and has dedicated himself to his brand from design to brand and customer communications .According to him :“Couture was a creative engine for the entire brand, a marketing tool for foundation of an image on a profound long term level.”

Yves Henri Donat Mathieu- Saint-Laurent, who is also known as Yves Saint Laurent, was born in Oran, Algeria on August 1, 1936. He was the only boy out of three children that were birthed to Charles and Lucienne Andree Mathieu-Saint-Laurent. As young child, Yves would create dresses for his sisters and mother to wear. He also enjoyed making little doll figures. The fashion world was a place of piece in Yves world of torture. In school he was often bullied due to be homosexual. When Saint Laurent was at the age of 17 years old his mother took him to Paris to officially pursue his dreams of becoming a fashion designer. He enrolled in to a stint fashion school, but that was short live when he won a design contest. Due to winning that fashion design contest he was given the opportunity to meet Vogue editor Michel da Brunhoff. Vogue was so impress with his designs that they not only took published his them, but Yves and showed the designs to a designer and fashion icon, Christian Dior. Dior loved the designs that were places upon him and hire the young Yves Saint Laurent had his design assistant for House of Dior. In 1960, Yves Saint Laurent would leave his positon as creative director for House of Dior to fight for the French military on the South of France. He later returned home and continued on with his fashion career. On June 1, 2008 Yves Saint Laurent passed away in his Paris home from brain cancer. He was 71 years of age.