Their major contributions – You can summarize on your notes (only write the yellow

words)!

CHARLES WORTH (1826 – 1895)

• French Designer • He is the Father of Haute

CoutureKnown for:

• Luxurious and expensive fabric and trims

• First to have live models show his dresses at a “fashion show”

• Dressed Europe’s royalty throughout the last part of the 1800’s

Worth Fashions

GABRIELLE “COCO” CHANEL (1883 – 1971)

•French Designer •Started designing and making her own clothes because she couldn’t afford to buy them.Known for:

• First to design pants for women

• Little black dress

• Trimmed, collarless jackets

• Chanel No. 5 •Karl Lagerfeld is the head of Chanel and has been since her death in the 70s.

Coco

Mademoiselle

Gabrielle Chanel

Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld

Karl on Chanel Paris-Dallas 2013-14

BECOMING CHANELSTAYING CHANEL

•Italian DesignerKnown for:•She introduced knitwear collections, bright colored zippers and buttons and whimsical prints of body parts, insects and food.•Used surrealist influences from current art trends.

ELSA SCHIAPARELLI (1890-1973)

EXAMPLES OF SURREALIST ART

Schiaparelli Fashion

•French DesignerKnown for:• her loosely draped, bias cut gowns and dresses. She liberated the body from stays and corsets, making women’s personalities, their wellbeing and their dreams the center of fashion.•Greatly influenced by Greek architecture and style.

MADELINE VIONNET (1876-1975)

vionnet fashion

CHRISTIAN DIOR (1905 – 1957)

•French Designer Known For:•Created the “New Look” for women•His clothes were very feminine and often included yards and yards of fabric.

Dior"New Look"

Dior Modern Couture

YVES ST. LAURENT(1936 - 2008)•French Designer •Hired as Christian Dior’s assistant at 17; when Dior died 4 years later he was made the head of the House of Dior.Known For:•being often inspired by art•simple and elegant designs with clean lines with artistic details.

YSL Retrospective

EDITH HEAD (1899 – 1981)

•American Costume Designer Known for:•She designed many movie costumes for actresses such as Marilyn Monroe, Rita Heyworth, Judy Garland and Marlene Dietrich. •She won several Oscars for her designs and was often copied.

No Capes!

Edith Head Gowns

Mary Quant (1934 –present)

English Designer Known For:•Invented the Mod Look (boxy, graphic prints and geometric shapes, creates the look of a boyish figure.)•First designer of the Mini Skirt•Launched the career of the “first supermodel”, Twiggy. MAD for MOD

PERRY ELLIS (1940 – 1986)

•American Designer Known For: •Designed casual, elegant sportswear.•Made suits and clothes of high quality, natural fibers such as cashmere, cotton and linen.

Perry Ellis Spring

GIANNI VERSACE (1946 – 1997)

• Italian Designer Known For:• His designs often

included metallic elements

• He was shot and killed in 1997

• His sister, Donatella, is now head designer of Versace.

Donatella

Gianni

BETSEY JOHNSON (1942 -PRESENT)

• American designerKnown For: • Clothing lines called

Paraphernalia, Betseyville and Betsey Johnson

• Created the “Punk Rock Look”

• Uses lots of vinyl and fishnet, bright colors in her designs, or lacey lingerie-like elements

Ride Me Show

DONNA KARAN (1948 -PRESENT)

•American Designer •She started a line of “capsule career wear” for women. (pieces could all be mixed and matched)•Her line is called DKNY

DKNY

CALVIN KLEIN (1942 -PRESENT)

•American DesignerKnown For:•Invented the concept of “designer Jeans”•Currently top designer of jeans, underwear.•sexy and often risqué ads featuring half dressed models and/or sexually suggestive language.

Calvin’s Commercials

•Italian DesignerKnown For:•Feminine, elegant and classically beautiful clothes.•Uses lots of florals, lace and ruffles.•Developed a specific shade of red, known as “Valentino Red” as his signature color.•He is one of the most frequently chosen designers to be worn by celebrities for public or special events.

Valentino Style

Valentino (1932 – present)

Ralph Lauren (1939 –present)

•American Designer – Born Ralph Lipschitz•Began designing ties for men at Brooks Brothers•Known for his preppy, western style clothes and house wares.•His lines are called Polo and Lauren and CHAPS

Masterpiece Big Pony Boys Suits

VERA WANG (1949 -PRESENT)

•American DesignerKnown For:•Most well known for bridal gowns.•Has a Ready-To-Wear line called Simply Vera at Kohl’s.

Brides 2014

•French DesignerKnown for:•weird, outrageous, irreverent and playful designs.•Creates couture fashions for many celebrities•Has a long-standing, professional relationship with pop singer, Madonna.

Retrospective

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER (1952 -PRESENT)

•British Designer•Worked as head designer for Louis Vuitton before launching his own design company in 2004•Known for his theatrical and artistic designs, mixing traditional and punk styles.•Sarah Burton took over as head of design after McQueen’s suicide.

Tribute

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN (1969-2010)