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Joy by Jean Patou. When the stock market crashed, so did the market for luxury fashion. The House of Patou survived through its perfumes.. The best known of Patou's perfumes is "Joy", a heavy floral scent, based on the most precious rose and jasmine, that remained the costliest perfume in the world, until the House of Patou introduced "1000" (a heavy, earthy floral perfume, based on a rare ...
Poiret illustrations by Paul Iribe, 1908 Poiret harem pants and sultana skirts, 1911 Model in a Poiret dress, 1914 Model in a Poiret suit, 1914. Paul Poiret (20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944) [1] was a French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century.
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), [1] better known as Yves Saint Laurent (/ ˌ iː v ˌ s æ̃ l ɔː ˈ r ɒ̃ /, also UK: /-l ɒ ˈ-/, US: /-l oʊ ˈ-/, French: [iv sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ⓘ) or YSL, was a French fashion designer who, in 1962, founded his eponymous fashion label. He is regarded as being among ...
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.
Gabrielle Aghion (née Hanoka; [1] [2] 3 March 1921 [3] – 27 September 2014) was a French fashion designer and founder of the French fashion house Chloé. She is said to have coined the phrase " prêt-à-porter ".
Jean Paul Gaultier [a] (French: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl ɡotje]; born 24 June 1952) [1] is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer.. He is described as an "enfant terrible" of the fashion industry and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corsets, marinières, and tin cans.
Famed French fashion designer Claude Montana has died. He was 76. His death was confirmed by French news agency AFP on Friday, February 23. He passed in his native Paris, per Women’s Wear Daily ...
Pages in category "French fashion designers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 202 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .