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This is a list of notable fashion designers sorted by nationality. It includes designers of haute couture and ready-to-wear. For haute couture only, see the list of grands couturiers. For footwear designers, see the list of footwear designers.
Among the most adventurous of her licensing ventures were a two-season, lower-priced, mail-order fashion line for Sears, Roebuck & Co. (1916–17), which promoted her clothing in special de luxe catalogues, and a contract to design interiors for limousines and town cars for the Chalmers Motor Co., later Chrysler Corporation (1917).
Vera Ellen Wang was born June 27, 1949, [3] in New York City to Chinese parents who immigrated to the United States in the mid-1940s. Her mother, Florence Wu (Wu Chifang), worked as a translator for the United Nations, while her father, Cheng Ching Wang (Wang Chengqing), a graduate of Yanjing University and MIT, owned a medicine company, and held the following positions: Director, Singapore ...
Following the liberation of France a decade earlier, Dior opened his own fashion house, debuted a legendary collection in February 1947, and eclipsed Chanel as the most famous fashion designer in ...
2012, 2016: Fashion Designer of the Year by Glamour; 2017: Fashion Icon of the Year award by the British Fashion Council [43] [44] 2018: First woman to be named as the Designer of the Year at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in the UK and in China. [45] [46] 2018: International CFDA Award [47] [48] 2018: Fashion Icon award at GQ Awards Berlin. [49]
Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño; 8 January 1939 [2]) is a Venezuelan American fashion designer. [3] Known for her personal style, she founded her namesake brand in 1980. Herrera has dressed various First Ladies of the United States, including Jacqueline Onassis, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump. [4 ...
Miuccia Bianchi Prada (Italian: [ˈmjuttʃa ˈpraːda, miˈu-]; born Maria Bianchi [maˈriːa ˈbjaŋki] on 10 May 1949) is an Italian billionaire fashion designer and businesswoman. She is the head designer of Prada and the founder of its subsidiary Miu Miu . [ 1 ]
Michèle Lamy (born February 5, 1944) is a French culture and fashion figure. She has been a clothing designer, performer, and film producer. She is the co founding partner of Owenscorp and functions as the Executive Manager Art/Furniture. [1] [2]