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Awards. Coty Award seven times; [1] Fashion Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999 [1] William Ralph Blass (June 22, 1922 – June 12, 2002) was an American fashion designer. [1][2] He was the recipient of many fashion awards, including seven Coty Awards and the Fashion Institute of Technology 's Lifetime Achievement Award (1999).
The American cut of tailoring is a mix of the Italian and the British ways. The American cut is more baggy and full, with a natural shoulder that is lightly padded. American tailoring usually involves doing light canvas, where only the canvas and the flannel domette are used. The most well-known cut developed by the Americans is the Ivy League ...
Around 1929, Maxwell began sketching for the fashion houses she modeled for. [4] After years of designing for other manufacturers, she founded her own company, Vera Maxwell Originals, in 1947. Her first collection was sporty, featuring after-ski clothes, tennis outfits, and riding apparel. [2]
Victor Costa. Victor Costa (born December 17, 1935) is an American fashion designer. Dubbed the "King of Copycats," he attained international fame in the mid-1970s for mimicking high-end European styles, tailoring them to his American audiences for affordable prices. In 1987, the New York Times reported that, along with Christian Lacroix and ...
Perry Edwin Ellis (March 3, 1940 – May 30, 1986) was an American fashion designer who founded his eponymous sportswear house in the mid-1970s. Ellis' influence on the fashion industry has been called "a huge turning point" [1] because he introduced new patterns and proportions to a market which was dominated by more traditional men's clothing.
Ivy League (clothes) Paul Newman wearing casual Ivy League outfit in 1954, comprising chino pants, polo shirt, and sportcoat. Ivy League is a style of men's dress, also known as Ivy Style, popular during the late 1950s in the Northeastern United States, and said to have originated on college campuses, particularly those of the Ivy League.
Carter Young is a rising NYC based brand that aims to recontextualize Americana through a modern lens.
Perry Ellis (brand) Perry Ellis is an American designer fashion clothing brand owned by Perry Ellis International founded by eponymous American designer Perry Ellis. In June 2003, Perry Ellis merged with Salant Corporation, manufacturer of the brand's clothes, for about $80 million. The combined company offers about 25 brands.