Valentino Garavani Research Paper

In accordance with today’s standards, every serious ballet dancer should have ‘dancing en pointe’ in their repertoire. Yet there was a time when dancing en pointe was a mysterious and mystical practice that one young woman brought on stage for the entirety of a ballet, changing the dance world forever. Marie Taglioni was a trailblazer in many aspects of dance, including technique, style, and costume. Her legacy lives on in the romantic ballets of yesteryear, still performed today for thousands of audiences worldwide.

Giorgio has been in the fashion world for over four decades and he is known for his clean, tailored lines. He began his career as a window dresser and later shifted his focus to menswear. Giorgio is also known for his marketing skills in the fashion world.

While shadowing Dr. Dario Narro, he began to tell me a story of a major decision he had to make early in his career. After finishing his residency in Houston, he had to decide where to establish his medical practice where he did residency or move back to the Rio Grande Valley. In the end, he chose to stay close to home and established settled in south Texas. He gave several reasons such as being close to family but there was one that stood out to me the most which was “It’s not about the money but rather the people”. This inspired me to follow his footsteps and establish my medical career in an area where I can impact a greater population. In a place where I can make a bigger difference in the lives of others.

“You feel the last bit of breath leaving their body. You’re looking into their eyes. A person in that situation is God!” -Ted Bundy

Anton Sukhiski was a nutty guy that lived in a small wobbly shack outside of town and was considered the “town weirdo”, and people constantly made fun of this “village idiot”, so when the Nazis invaded Poland he was the only one that would help hide other Jews.

Imagine walking down the hall and you hear a strange noise coming out of some kids bag. This happened to Tony Garufi. When he was in middle school his friend brought a speaker to school and started to play strange,annoying, and inappropriate sounds.On August 31st i interviewed Tony Garufi. I talked to Tony before but not a whole lot. We were at the same lunch table in 10th grade. While interviewing Tony i discovered a lot about his Family life, School activities and personality.

Marijana Ruzic was 21-year-old Yugoslavian who lived in Belgrade in an apartment with her mother. For many days a man was asking her to for her assistance. The man was asking her to smuggle drugs like heroin in Canada and Ruzic refused. The man was getting impatient with her and threatened her, that he would kill her and her mother if she did not follow his orders. Ruzic still refused and the man stalked her and that eventually lead to violent assaults. The man who was threatening Ruzic was Mirko Mirkovic. Ruzic finally agreed to smuggle drugs and flew to Canada. When she landed in Toronto, she was arrested. She not only importing two kilograms of heroin, but she also used a fake passport to land in Canada. Ruzic accepted both charges against

Alessandro Rago gazed off into the horizon, on his rural farm in the mountains of southern Italy, which had been untouched by the new industrious technologies. These changes had not yet climbed their way into these treacherous mountains, a season of failed crops would likely kill off many of the village, for the people were already impoverish. However, there was hope of a new life, a land of unknown, but growing opportunity, America. Alessandro moved to Chicago, where he made a new life for himself and his family. Starting with a farmer looking for a chance in the new world, the generations that have come before me have shaped a family history that I can be proud of continuing.

Andrei Chikatilo, born on October 16, 1936, in the Yabluchne, Ukraine in the former Soviet Union. Convicted in 1992 of 52 murders, Chikalto had confessed to 56. Andrei Chikalto’s childhood was marked by mass famine. According to Chikatilo, his brother had been kidnapped and cannibalized by starving neighbors. During World War II, Chikatilo’s father was drafted and would later become a prisoner of war. Chikatilo would witness Nazi-occupied Ukraine and the ravages of war. Andrei Chikatilo’s home was destroyed during this occupation leaving Andrei and his mother living in a single room shack. Chikalto’s mother was likely raped by German soldiers which resulted in the pregnancy of Andrei’s little sister. Famine continued to plague Ukraine after World War II had ended. Due to malnutrition, Andrei was physically weak and often the target of ridicule at school.

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.

Alex Pena Coach Fox English III - 6 1 March 2015 Gianni Versace Gianni Versace changed the world with his expensive clothing line and fashion; as a result of this fact, he deserves to have a commemorative postage stamp in his honor. Gianni Versace was a very inspirational talent and dedicated person and for that reason that is why his name is carried on so high in the fashion industry. He was inspired as a child and also very strongly inspired by the Greek ancient History. Gianni Versace was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy on December 2, 1948.

Guccio Gucci is a world wide famous fashion designer he is know for his shoes. Giorgio Armani is known for his suits. Gianni Versace is famous for his dress. All of these fashion designers have worked with famous celebrities. All of the fashion designers were all born is famous cities in Italy.

Pierre Balmain was born in St. Jean de Maurjenne, Savoi in 1914. He acquired early training from two of the best designers from that time period which helped him open his own Haute Couture house following the war in 1945. Balmain drew an audience in very quickly when people discovered his new image he created for women. After the war he wanted women to return to richly embroidered gowns instead of the wartime drabber gowns and ensembles. He continued with this embroidered gowns until the 1960’s when he turned to clean, structured and uncluttering design work. From this change the name Pierre Balmain represents and signifies a unique concept of elegance with the clientele of royals and film stars to represent his name. He designed personal

Born in 1907, Bruno Munari was and not only considered an Italian modernist but also a futurist. He ventured into many different fields of art such as graphic, painting, sculpturing to industrial design. He also was a theoretician and author publishing children's books and his poetry. ¬¬ Throughout the entire twentieth-century his work as captivated many people and grew, let alone Picasso himself mentioned him as "the new Leonardo."

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.