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Cristóbal Balenciaga: Biography and Background

Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (Spanish: [kɾisˈtoβal βalenˈθjaɣa ejθaˈɣire]; Basque: Cristobal Balentziaga Eizagirre [kɾis̺toβal βalents̻i.aɣa eis̻aɣire]; 21 January 1895 – 24 March 1972) was a

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Coco Chanel: Biography and Background

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel ( shə-NEL; French: [ɡabʁijɛl bɔnœʁ kɔko ʃanɛl] ; 19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman.

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Vivienne Westwood: Biography and Background

Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (née Swire; 8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022) was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions in

In 1933, Elsa Schiaparelli posed for the artist-decorator Jean Dunand. In this portrait, she is wearing the "No. 102" model, one of those that achieved immense success during the presentation of the Autumn 1933 Haute Couture collection. This evening gown featured graphic yet sophisticated shoulder detailing. It was m

Elsa Schiaparelli: Biography and Background

Elsa Luisa Giovanna Maria Schiaparelli ( SKAP-ə-REL-ee, SHAP-, US also skee-AHP-, Italian: [ˈɛlsa skjapaˈrɛlli]; 10 September 1890 – 13 November 1973) was an Italian fashion designer from an aris

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André Leon Talley: Biography and Background

André Leon Talley (October 16, 1948 – January 18, 2022) was an American fashion journalist, stylist, creative director, author, and editor-at-large of Vogue magazine.

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Alphadi: Biography and Background

Alphadi (born Sidahmed Seidnaly; 1 June 1957) is a notable Nigerien fashion designer often known as the "Magician of the Desert".

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Jean Joseph Beaulard: Biography and Background

Jean Joseph Beaulard, known as Le Sieur Beaulard (died after 1775), was a French fashion merchant and fashion designer.

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Vanessa Bruno: Biography and Background

Vanessa Bruno is a French, Paris-based clothing designer.

Photo of Pierre Cardin signing his latest design, an executive jet. No copyright found during early 1980s.

Pierre Cardin: Biography and Background

Pietro Costante Cardin (2 July 1922 – 29 December 2020), known as Pierre Cardin, was an Italian-French fashion designer.

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Marcelle Chaumont: Biography and Background

Marcelle Chaumont (born 1891, Eymoutiers, Haute-Vienne; died 1990, Paris) was a French fashion designer.

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Louise Chéruit: Biography and Background

Louise Chéruit (née Lemaire; 1866–1955), also known as Madame Chéruit and often erroneously called Madeleine Chéruit, was a French fashion designer.

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Marie-Françoise Corot: Biography and Background

Marie-Françoise Corot (1768–1851) was a French fashion designer (milliner), known as one of the most fashionable of her trade in the first decades of the 19th-century.

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Mohamed Dia: Biography and Background

Mohamed Dia (born 5 August 1973 in the Sarcelles) is a Franco-Malian designer of sport clothing (sportswear and streetwear) and founder of the M.Dia brand.

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Benoît-Pierre Emery: Biography and Background

Benoît-Pierre Emery (pronounced [bənwa pjɛʁ ɛm(ə)ʁi]; born 9 July 1970) is a French art director and a fashion designer based in Paris, France.

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Madame Eloffe: Biography and Background

Adélaïde Henriette Damoville (Madame Eloffe; 1759–1805) was a French fashion merchant.

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Mademoiselle Félicie: Biography and Background

Mademoiselle Félicie (19th-century) was a French fashion designer milliner.

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Maud Frizon: Biography and Background

Maud Frizon de Marco (born Danielle Maud Frizon; 1941 in Paris, France) is a fashion designer specializing in women's shoes.

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Jean Paul Gaultier: Biography and Background

Jean Paul Gaultier (French: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl ɡotje]; born 24 June 1952) is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer.

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Madame Grès: Biography and Background

Madame Grès (1903–1993), also known as Alix Grès and Alix, was a leading French couturier and costume designer, founder of haute couture fashion house Grès as well as the associated Parfums Grès.

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Jacques Guarrigue-Lefèvre: Biography and Background

Jacques Guarrigue-Lefèvre is the founder, owner and current president of Paris Élysée, a private club based in Paris.

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Madame Laferrière: Biography and Background

Madame Laferrière (19th-century) was a French fashion designer milliner.

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Ted Lapidus: Biography and Background

Edmond "Ted" Lapidus (23 June 1929 – 29 December 2008) was a French fashion designer.

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Madame Vignon: Biography and Background

Madame Vignon, also known as Madame Vignon-Chauvin (19th century), was a French fashion designer Couturier.

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Mademoiselle Alexandre: Biography and Background

Mademoiselle Alexandre (d.

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Mademoiselle Pagelle: Biography and Background

Mademoiselle Pagelle (died 1774) was a French fashion designer (Couturier) and fashion merchant.

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Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix: Biography and Background

Jeanne Victorine Margaine-Lacroix (3 December 1868–15 August 1930) was a French couturier of the early 20th-century.

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Sophie Mechaly: Biography and Background

Sophie Mechaly (born 1967), previously known as Sophie Albou, is a Paris-born designer best known as the founder of the Paul & Joe clothing line.

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Thierry Mugler: Biography and Background

Manfred Thierry Mugler (French pronunciation: [manfʁɛd tjɛʁi myɡlɛʁ]; 21 December 1948 – 23 January 2022) was a French fashion designer, creative director and creative adviser of Mugler.

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Paco Rabanne: Biography and Background

Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo (18 February 1934 – 3 February 2023), more commonly known under the pseudonym of Paco Rabanne (French: [pako ʁaban]; Spanish: [ˈpako raˈβan]), was a Spanish-born natural

Chemisier Lola Prusac dans Vogue du 1er mai 1951.

Lola Prusac: Biography and Background

Lola Prusac (18 January 1895 – 29 October 1985) was a Polish-born French fashion designer noted for her inventive and original way of dressing, who worked for Hermès in Paris between 1925 and 193

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Caroline Reboux: Biography and Background

Caroline Reboux (circa 1840–1927) was a Parisian milliner and French fashion designer.

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Jane Régny: Biography and Background

Jane Régny was the pseudonym of the French fashion designer Madame Balouzet Tillard de Tigny.

Yves Saint-Laurent at his old studio of the same name, Paris, 1961

Yves Saint Laurent (designer): Biography and Background

Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), better known as Yves Saint Laurent (, also UK: , US: ; French: [iv sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ), was a French fashion designer who founded hi

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Franck Sorbier: Biography and Background

Franck Sorbier (pronounced [fʁɑ̃k sɔʁbje]; born 1961) is a Paris fashion house that achieved haute couture status in 2005.

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Jacques Tiffeau: Biography and Background

Jacques Tiffeau (October 11, 1928 – February 29, 1988) was a French fashion designer.

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Tiktiner: Biography and Background

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Ramdane Touhami: Biography and Background

Ramdane Touhami (born 23 September 1974 in Montauban, France) is a French-Moroccan artist, creative director and entrepreneur.

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Madame Virot: Biography and Background

Madame Virot (1826–1911) was a French fashion designer milliner.

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Georges Ferréol Vuitton: Biography and Background

Georges Ferréol Vuitton (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ feʁeɔl vɥitɔ̃]; 13 July 1857 – 26 October 1936) was the only child of Louis Vuitton (1821–1892; French designer and trunk maker for Empress Eu

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Giorgio Armani: Biography and Background

Giorgio Armani (Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo arˈmaːni]; 11 July 1934 – 4 September 2025) was an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house.