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The official criteria, designed in 1945, originally implied presenting a certain number of original models each season, created by a permanent designer, handmade and bespoke models, a minimum number of people employed in the workshop and a minimum number of patterns "presented usually in Paris". [1]
Haute couture (/ ˌ oʊ t k uː ˈ tj ʊər / ⓘ; French pronunciation: [ot kutyʁ]; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design. The term haute couture generally refers to a specific type of upper garment common in Europe during the 16th to the 18th century, or to the upper ...
The association of France with fashion and style (la mode) is widely credited as beginning during the reign of Louis XIV [5] when the luxury goods industries in France came increasingly under royal control and the French royal court became, arguably, the arbiter of taste and style in Europe.
Pages in category "French fashion designers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 201 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (French pronunciation: [fedeʁasjɔ̃ də la ot kutyʁ e də la mɔd], 'Federation of Haute Couture and Fashion') is the governing body for the French fashion industry. It has a dual mission: as a Professional Organisation in the classic sense of the term, as in other sectors of the economy.
In the U.S., French labels, such as Sézane (think oversized, cozy clothing and vintage-inspired bags) and Ba&sh ('50s high-fashion jackets and basics) are gaining a footprint. "Sézane is an ...
In September 1996, Sirop opened his own couture house, and less than a year later he was admitted to the exclusive Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture Parisienne, making his house one of the ten official French couture fashion houses.
Georges Doeuillet (right) in his Place Vendôme maison. Georges Camille Doeuillet (16 July 1865, Oise, Northern France - 20 March 1934, Paris) [1] was one of France's best known couturiers along with his peers Louise Chéruit, Jeanne Paquin, Paul Poiret, Redfern & Sons and the House of Charles Worth.