Haute couture

At the time, haute couture designers worked exclusively for private clients, for whom clothes were custom-made, so Cardin's move was seen as a threat to the traditional values of the fashion world. Another version of the story has Cardin resigning from the organization in

2) The Three Main Fashion Centres Within France Paris, Lyon and Marseille are not only the three largest cities in France, but they are also the main fashion centres in the country. Each city has played a unique role in shaping France as a fashion mecca. France has been called the world fashion capital for many decades. France’s capital and largest city, Paris is home some of the world’s most elite French fashion houses. The Golden Triangle is a name given to Avenue Champs- Élysées, Avenue Marceau

Madeleine Vionnet Background: Madeleine Vionnet was born in Chilleurs-aux-bois, Paris on June 22, 1876. Though she was born in Chilleurs-aux-bois, Madeleine childhood was spent in Aubervilliers, France. Her father worked as to toll collector, and her parents had separated when Vionnet was very young in age. Madeleine’s family was originally from the Jura and where known for being of the working class. Because of this Madeleine’s father put her to work before even hitting 12 years of age. Starting

everywhere. There’s also over 300 Chanel stores in the world (Heaney par 6). Now Coco Chanel’s designs were taken over by Karl Lagerfeld. “Following Chanel’s death in 1971, several of her assistants designed the couture and ready-to-wear lines until Karl Lagerfeld (born 1938) took over the haute couture design in 1983 and ready-to-wear in 1984.” Krick, Jessa. Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) and the House of Chanel [New York City] Oct. 2004: n. pag.

designers to abuse cultural appreciation as cultural appropriation or racism. Many don’t realize that wearing elements of different cultural backgrounds inadvertently perpetuate segregation and stereotypes, especially when a subculture becomes haute couture: universally promoted by and promoting Western refinement. Those who claim that ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’ fail to recognize their inherent privilege or be aware of the history of oppression that the population of a subculture

¬¬¬¬¬The fall and rise of the corset: From Queen Victoria to Jean Paul Gaultier. In this essay I want to examine how the corset evolved from a staple of the British feminine wardrobe of the Nineteenth Century into a symbol of an outmoded tradition – only to later return as a statement of female liberation. I am going to look at different aspects of this development including technological advances, economic facts, external events, particularly the First World War and changes in social, political

Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion house that manufactures and designs haute couture. Such luxurious and high fashions are visibly seen through their advertisements such as their “Armani Code” fragrance. In the Giorgio Armani ad, audiences can see the similarity in the different fragrance ads for men and women such as the same models but in different positions. However, one could see the difference in choice of audiences by closely analyzing the visual and rhetorical appeals. Both the Giorgio

sewing his band the clothes, he also created the concept of brand. He was the first designer to sell design to the United States and the United Kingdom apparel manufacturers. His achievements attracted many designers to follow. At his time, the haute couture gradually developed to mature. This essay will briefly analysis how Worth use art to

they were favored by the most famous french actresses. She then had an immediate success when she introduced a collection of sportswear, instantly changing women’s relationship with their bodies and ways of life. It was in 1918 when she opened her couture house at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris, an iconic place, currently recognized as one of the most historical places in Europe. It’s acknowledged that Coco Chanel has drastically changed the course of woman’s liberation regarding fashion in Europe from 1920s

racks (Soo Hoo para. 4). Fashion Week begins with New York, London, Milan, and Paris immediately following the end of the previous cities’ fashion week (Soo Hoo para. 4). Multiple other runway show sequences are held throughout the year, such as Haute Couture and Swim Week (Soo Hoo para. 4). However, these shows are separate and have no association with Fashion Week (Soo Hoo para. 4). The goal of a designer is to impress the audience as much as possible without forgetting the theme of the season (Soo