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During the early 18th century the first fashion designers came to the fore as the leaders of fashion. In the 1720s, the queen's dressmaker Françoise Leclerc became sought-after by the women of the French aristocracy, [4] and in the mid century, Marie Madeleine Duchapt, Mademoiselle Alexandre and Le Sieur Beaulard all gained national recognition and expanded their customer base from the French ...
Fashion is defined in a number of different ways, and its application can be sometimes unclear. Though the term fashion connotes difference, as in "the new fashions of the season", it can also connote sameness, for example in reference to "the fashions of the 1960s", implying a general uniformity. Fashion can signify the latest trends, but may ...
Karmen Pedaru modeling for Michael Kors, Spring/Summer New York Fashion Week, 2013. A fashion week is a week-long fashion industry event where fashion designers, brands, or "houses" display their latest collections in runway fashion shows to buyers and the media which influences upcoming fashion trends for the current and approaching seasons.
It's no secret that fast fashion imports from international brands like H&M, Zara, and Shein have come to dominate Americans' wardrobes. The U.S. imported more than $24 billion of apparel in 2023 ...
Christian Ernest Dior (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ djɔʁ]; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE. His fashion house is known all around the world, having gained prominence "on five continents in only a decade." [2]
The pandemic forced fashion to reflect on its speed, its waste — and other flaws. As 2020 draws to a close, the participants in a grassroots effort and petition to slow down the fashion system ...
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Michael David Kors (born Karl Anderson Jr. [2] August 9, 1959) is an American fashion designer. He is the chief creative officer of his brand, [3] Michael Kors, which sells men's and women's ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, jewelry, footwear, and fragrance.