consuming and hand executed techniques on expensive materials and fabrics, while having an extraordinary attention to detail it isn’t a surprise that Haute Couture is looked at as the most exclusive apparel to wear in fashion design. Fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld, is thought to be the designer who have improved and perfected the essence of haute couture whilst having a successful career in other parts of the fashion industry. By being directly involved in the process of creating his clothing collections
Gabrielle Chanel (also known as Coco Chanel) had little idea that the House of Chanel she established in the early 1900s would one day be touted as a phenomenal success in the world of fashion and haute couture. The brand Chanel stands out for its rich history, its timeless beauty, its effortless sophistication and its luxurious simplicity. From a life of poverty and hardship, Coco Chanel propelled herself into a powerful fashion designer of her own making and became the most stylish and sophisticated
decided to pursue his dream and become a fashion designer full time. Whilst at College Hurbert De Givenchy at only the age of 17 he applied for an apprenticeship with designer Jacques Fath. (French designer who was the leading influences on post-war haute tailoring) Once Givenchy completed his apprenticeship with Jacques he had already
“Clothing: Then and Now” Compared to the 500 B.C., there has been a significant change to the ancient world and the 21 century we are in regarding the topic of clothing. The change of style has shifted from simplicity to being creatively complex. There is no status or certain privileges that a person must have to wear a piece of clothing that they desire to. We have the freedom to express ourselves as individuals with what we wear, but that was quite different in ancient Greece. I chose this topic
Coco Chanel Coco Chanel, the founder of the Chanel luxury brand, is known for creating sporty casual designs for women that liberated women from “fixed corseted silhouette.”(Media 12). Apart from designing fashion apparels, Chanel also extended her brand to include multiple fashion accessories, from handbags to shoes (Vouge). Many of her successors in the fashion industry consider Coco Chanel as one of the most influential designer in modern fashion scene (Malenfant 33). Coco Chanel was born on
HISTORY Chanel was founded 1910 in Paris, France and it is a high fashion house that specializes in haute couture, which means expensive clothes or fashion pieces produced by leading fashion houses, and ready-to-wear clothes, luxury goods and fashion accessories. Gabrielle Chanel is the founder of Chanel, she gained the nickname Coco from her time as a chanteuse or a female singer. As a fashion designer, Coco Chanel catered to women’s taste for elegance in dress, with blouses and suits, trousers
B-FH103 Cultural and Contextual Studies in Fashion 1: Modern Fashion History and Visual Culture For your essay, pick any two fashion designers who were contemporaries of each other. Compare and contrast their bodies of work within a defined time period and place, and explain how these were influenced by events of the time. Come to a conclusion about how far their creative visions were shaped by what was happening in the society at the time. [Bikini revolution: Jacques Heim and Louis Reard] Anneka
Charles Fredrick Worth was also was the first designer to place labels on his clothing. He understood marketing and branding, and he used these concepts to attract a larger clientele. By placing his name on the outside of the clothes his clients could show off their style, wealth and class at social functions without having to verbally tell others she was wearing a Worth design. This concept can be seen today with all of the large fashion houses from luxury to mass market. Worth also changed the
“Fashion is about dressing according to what is fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” The whole world was left in utter shock hearing about the passing away of one of the most highly acclaimed designers in the fashion industry. Legendary designer Oscar De La Renta was one who strived for perfection and delivered it through his designs. Elegance, feminity and confidence are what one could see in all his garments that he created. He was a true hero and one of my greatest inspirations!
Name: Kirsten Yee Mun Wong Student ID: 004542 Batch: BAD2014111 Subject: THD 104 Design Theory 1 Topic: In What Ways Has France Been Important to The Fashion Industry? Title: Influential French Designers in the Early Twentieth Century During Modernism Period Paris, the capital city of France has been the fashion capital of the Western world from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century. France has been known as one of the important part of the fashion industry as it is in lead along
them. By innovating her jersey garments line she has changed the relationships of women’s bodies and their ways of life, it is a direct success. While her reputation reaches the high society, she opens in 1915 her first Couture House in Biarritz, France. Gabrielle Chanel opens a Couture House at 31, rue Cambon in Paris, which became one of the most know street in Paris. In 1921, one of the most important year for Mademoiselle Chanel create her first fragrance, the iconic Chanel No. 5, made by Ernest
The aim of this essay is to discuss background of two designers: “Alexander McQueen” and “Chanel”, also to consider how their designs have influenced on fashion trends of today and how they have modified their collections for mainstream retail industry. As well as, did they have any economic and political influence in fashion industry? Alexander McQueen was born as Lee McQueen, on March 17th in 1969 in the East end of London (2015).McQueen started his career in a young age, he was making dresses
1950s – Five years after World War II ended, and haute couture resurged after the harshness of war years. Cloth rationing had ended, so more different types of fabric were obtainable and as they could be produced in larger quantities, a new type of fashion bloomed. Women’s dresses started having excess fabric with intricate gatherings, poofy petticoats, stunning collars and a plethora of pleats. Dresses were made from all the best kinds of fabric: taffeta, nylon, rayon, wool and leather in bright
n our contemporary society fashion is one of the biggest & most influential industries that have ever existed and has plethora of times joined forces with other powerful ones to achieve its goal, profit. However it is widely believed that the main cause of its creation is freedom, freedom of expression more specifically. Expressing yourself in any way possible is vital for the function of a healthy and balanced society. Fashion made it possible for everyone to use its power for our own benefit but
Popular belief about clothing is that it is the intellectual property of its creator and a product of creativity. Anne Hollander was a woman who studied fashion, clothing, and style from the perspective of clothing as a form of art that revealed information about the wearer and the designer. She believed that “clothing revealed far more than it concealed--about art, about perceptions of the body and ourselves.” She focused on clothing depicted in paintings in museums and in her book Seeing Through
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to change the world of fashion completely? Or to create an empire that would last generations after your death? Coco Chanel accomplished both while living in style, grace, and luxury. Chanel was tired of the regular outfits of the day, so she changed them forever. Coco Chanel not only changed the way the world saw fashion, but influenced the way that women saw themselves. Though Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel had a hard and lonesome childhood, she overcame it
A popular french fashion designer is Pierre Cardin who was born during July 1922 in a place called San Biogio di Callalta in Italy to French parents who were very wealthy. Cardin is an Italian-born French designer who is best known for his haute couture geometric Avant-Garde designs. He became very interested in fashion at an early age of 8 years old, and once he was old enough, he moved to Vichy, France, where he was employed by a tailor. This opportunity helped Pierre to increase his skills and
Gisselle Lavariega Mrs. Johnson Senior paper Date (The Revolutionary Coco Chanel) Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, known to most as Coco Chanel, “Arguably the most influential fashion designer of all time, Coco Chanel revolutionised the way women wore clothes and paved a new way for the fashion brand, capitalising on the changing times she was living in and her status as a fashion icon”(Dunne). Her clothing designs, from the use of jersey to the Chanel suit, demonstrate her rebellious to the common norm
Fashion Style of 1920-1929 The fashion during 1920-1929 was era of vast change. This era influenced by Jazz Age and the wedding dress of Queen Elizabeth, which simplistic-shapeless and straight dress. The women hemlines’ reaching the predominantly mid-twenties flapper style. The memorable flapper girl in this era known by boyish figure-style, short sleek hair, and above the knee straight shift dress. Twenties also known as the start of prohibition period, crime and corruption reached a peak. Al
Assignment 2 NAME: Laoise Casey I.D NUMBER: 14170523 COURSE: Arts (Joint Honours) Outline and discuss Coco Chanel 's impact on women 's fashion from 1910 to 1971 Coco Chanel was a pioneering force in the 20th century fashion industry. Her classic suits and little black dresses became design standards against which all other styles were judged. She changed forever how women dressed, and her creative flair and entrepreneurial spirit merit in depth study. The focus of this essay is on