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Grès, best known for her floor-length draped Grecian goddess gowns, [3] is noted as the "master of the wrapped and draped dress" [4] and the "queen of drapery". [2] Grès's minimalistic draping techniques and her attention to and respect for the female body [ 5 ] have had a lasting effect on the haute couture and fashion industry, inspiring a ...
Ito Mendoza Curata was born in Manila, Philippines, on November 2, 1959, and was raised in Batangas City. [3] Curata took up Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines for a year. He moved to the States when he was just 17 in 1977 where he got a scholarship at Clarion University of Pennsylvania but since their fine arts program was very ...
Other notable dresses that drew coverage in the media include Maymay Entrata's lava-inspired gown, [15] Kylie Padilla's wedding dress, [16] Imee Marcos' "La Filigrina" gown worn during President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address on July 22, 2019, [17] and Jillian Ward's galaxy-inspired gown worn during her Debut on February 25, 2023.
Monique Lhuillier (born September 15, 1971) is a Filipino fashion designer and creative director known for her bridal, ready-to-wear and lifestyle brand. She launched her eponymous brand in 1996 and has since established fashion houses in Los Angeles, California, where she primarily works and lives, [1] as well as in Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Cinco designed the wedding gown of Austrian singer and Swarovski empire heiress Victoria Swarovski when she wed Werner Murz in June 2017 in Italy. The gown valued at over US$1 million and weighing 46 kilograms has an eight meter long train adorned by 500,000 of Swarovski's family-owned crystals. The bride also wore another Cinco creation, in ...
Mayon gown is a red, high-slit dress made by Filipino fashion designer Mak Tumang and worn by Catriona Gray during the evening gown competition in Miss Universe 2018, which she won. The dress is also called Mayon Volcano gown as its design was inspired by Albay's Mayon Volcano , and later the dress became popularly known as the "lava gown ...
[2] [3] Formally trained as a sculptor, she produced haute couture designs for an array of fashionable women, including the Duchess of Windsor, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Dolores del Río. [4] Her signature was cut-outs on gowns that made exposed skin part of the design, yet still had a classical, sophisticated feel.
Despite the fame, Moreno was known by many accounts for his rooted behavior where he would give-away his prized gowns for people who cannot afford lavish weddings. [8] [9] In 1962, Moreno designed a dress for Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno for the Academy Awards where she won Best Supporting Actress. She later wore the same dress at the 2018 ...