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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.
Madeleine Vionnet is considered one of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century. Both her bias cut and her urbanely sensual approach to couture remain a strong and pervasive influence on contemporary fashion, as evidenced by the collections of such past and present-day designers as Ossie Clark, Halston, John Galliano, Comme des Garçons, Azzedine Alaia, Issey Miyake and Marchesa.
Long before the origins of what would become Women’s History Month were put in motion in 1981, female designers and pioneers in fashion were carving out their own paths to empower women with ...
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 ...
Karl Otto Lagerfeld [1] was born in Hamburg on 10 September 1933 to Elisabeth (née Bahlmann) and Otto Lagerfeld.His father, coming from a family of wealthy wine-merchants, was a prosperous businessman and polyglot, speaking nine languages; [7] [8] his father owned an import company (Lagerfeld & Co.) specialising in evaporated milk, leading him to work with the American dairy company Carnation.
In the 10-episode first season, Dior, then a little-known designer working for couturier Lucien Lelong (John Malkovich), begrudgingly agrees to make dresses for the wives and girlfriends of Nazi ...
Charles Wilson Brega James (18 July 1906 – 23 September 1978) was an English-American fashion designer. He is best known for his ballgowns and highly structured aesthetic. [1] [2] James is one of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century and continues to influence new generations of designers. [3]
In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, WWD here takes a look back at some of the most iconic designers from Latin America and Spain. 12 of Fashion’s Most Influential Latinx Designers Skip to main ...