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
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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

Nicola Formichetti (Italian pronunciation: [niˈkɔːla formiˈketti]; born 31 May 1977) is a fashion director and fashion editor.

Sophia Grace Webster (born 18 March 1985) is a British shoe and accessories designer who launched her eponymous footwear line in September 2012.

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

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.

Elio Fiorucci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛːljo fjoˈruttʃi]; 10 June 1935 – 19 July 2015) was an Italian fashion designer and the founder of the Fiorucci fashion label.

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

Mademoiselle Alexandre (d.

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

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

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

Lucinda Chambers (born 1959) is a British fashion director, designer and stylist.

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.

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

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

Gordon Luke Clarke, also known as Luke, was a New Zealand fashion designer based in London during the 1970s.

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

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

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.

Miuccia Bianchi Prada (Italian: [ˈmjuttʃa ˈbjaŋki ˈpraːda, miˈu-]; born Maria Bianchi [maˈriːa ˈbjaŋki] on 10 May 1948) is an Italian billionaire fashion designer and businesswoman.

Salvatore Ferragamo (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre ferraˈɡaːmo]; 5 June 1898 – 7 August 1960) was an Italian shoe designer.

Murray and Vern is an English design house and clothing retail company whose work is held in the permanent collection of the V&A Museum.

Robert Cary-Williams is an avant-garde British fashion designer.

Oscar Udeshi (born in May 1974 in Hong Kong) is an industrial designer who works in product design, furniture design, jewellery, and clothing - luxury menswear.

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

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

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

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

Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni maˈriːa ˈdʒanni verˈsaːtʃe]; 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer and businessman.

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

Andrea Sassetti (born 1960) is an Italian shoe designer, owner of the Italian fashion company Andrea Moda, a brand of high-end women's shoes.

Basso & Brooke is a fashion label formed by Bruno Basso and Christopher Brooke.

Graziella Fontana is a Genoese Italian fashion designer who was active in the London Mod fashion scene in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Giancarlo Venturini was an Italian knitwear designer active in the 1950s-1970s.

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.

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

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.

Maud Frizon de Marco (born Danielle Maud Frizon; 1941 in Paris, France) is a fashion designer specializing in women's shoes.
Pietro Costante Cardin (2 July 1922 – 29 December 2020), known as Pierre Cardin, was an Italian-French fashion designer.