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Guccio Gucci: Founder of a Global Brand

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 12:20:05

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Guccio Giovanbattista Giacinto Dario Maria Gucci was born on March 26, 1881, and died on January 2, 1953. He founded Gucci, a well-known fashion brand. Soon, his company's name became well-known, and customers came to Florence from all over the globe to buy his products. Involving his sons in the management of the business, he expanded his enterprise to Rome. The company continued to grow even after his passing, and the name "Gucci" rose to prominence. Rodolfo, Maurizio, his grandson, took over as the company's general manager from him. A public limited company was immediately formed by the business. The ... Read More

Gloria Vanderbilt: The Poor Little Rich Heiress

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 12:14:26

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Gloria Vanderbilt rose to fame at a young age as the subject of a 1930s custody dispute between her mother and aunt over a multi-million-dollar trust fund. Her renown expanded when she dabbled in theatre, cinema, and fashion later in life; her jeans were a mainstay of the 1970s designer scene. She was a well-known collagist and the author of multidimensional panoramas displayed in exhibitions, in addition to writing several novels and nonfiction books, such as It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir. In addition, Vanderbilt was regarded as the mother of broadcast journalists. Early Life Gloria ... Read More

Georgina Rose Chapman

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 12:08:59

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Born in London, Georgina Rose Chapman is a British fashion designer and actress. She co-founded the Marchesa fashion house with Keren Craig and was a frequent cast member of Project Runway All Stars. Biography The English actress and fashion designer Georgina Rose Chapman was born on April 14, 1976, in London. Her parents are the multimillionaire businessman Brian Chapman and the journalist Caroline Wonfor. Georgina was raised in Richmond, a west London suburb where she was born. She is best known as the co-founder of the clothing line Marchesa. She was also married to Harvey Weinstein, a rape offender ... Read More

Yves Saint Laurent: From Aesthetics to Modernity

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 12:28:37

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Some stories blend the two most opposite styles. The milestones achieved that were recognised by the public and some inner, untold sufferings. Yves Saint Laurent is one such story that maintained the legacy of the design era, with public success and also some unrevealed sufferings. Who is Yves Saint Laurent? Yves Saint Laurent is a French fashion designer who was born on August 1st, 1936, in Algeria. From his pre−teens, he was a studious young boy who was more inclined towards the arts. In his early teen years, he designed dresses for his mother and sisters. His designs gained more ... Read More

Elsa Schiaparelli

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 12:03:46

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Elsa Schiaparelli was a pioneer who designed several distinctive clothing items and even contributed to the introduction of her trademark hue, Shocking Pink, into the fashion world (Calahan and Zachary). She drew inspiration from her surroundings and considered art and culture while creating clothing, and the Tears dress was no exception. The impact of surrealism on the garment's design was crucial. The trend aimed to "unleash [the] unrestrained imagination" in order to produce fresh and "unexpected" pictures, according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Voorhies). Early Life Elsa Schiaparelli was born on September 10, 1890, in Rome, Italy, and ... Read More

Nostalgic Modernity in Retro Style

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 12:25:54

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Nostalgia is a fondness for the past that can be felt in the present as well as in the past. This form of affection, when it comes to the domain of appearance, becomes retro style or fashion. What is Retro Style? A retro style is specifically the old fashion that was in style in the past but has also become part of modern fashion and is known as the retro style. This style is mainly taken from the span of 2−3 decades, which means 20–30 years from modern times. People tend to dress in the old style and try ... Read More

Ralph Lauren: King of Luxury Fashion

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 12:24:37

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Ralph Lauren was born in New York City on October 14, 1939 as Ralph Rueben Lifshitz. Lauren went to Manhattan Talmudical Academy. He served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1964, then left and worked as a sales assistant at Brooks Brothers. He worked for Rivetz, and after that, in 1967, Ralph Lauren started his own company, The Ralph Lauren Corporation. Ralph Lauren married Ricky Ann Low−Beer in 1964, and they had three children. As Ralph Lauren said, "Style is very personal. It has nothing to do with fashion. Fashion is over quickly. "Style is forever". He made ... Read More

Marc Jacobs: A Young Fashion Designer

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 12:21:09

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A fashion designer is one who takes part in designing attire, a trend, or a dressing style. They are usually unique. Different fashion designers have different kinds of thinking styles, and hence they make new models of dresses by using their utmost creativity and their profound knowledge of the streams of art and culture. Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer who was born in the year 1963. This person is famously known for his fashion label, Marc Jacobs, which is mostly known as Marc. This was formed some 18 years ago and has shut down during the fall of ... Read More

Giorgio Armani: From Vogue to Vintage

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 12:05:08

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The fashion industry is known for its glamorous clothes and designs. The designs that alter the appearance of the garment make the fashion industry appear more elegant and appealing. A very sharp and curious mind is required in order to think out of the box and make appealing designs. Giorgio Armani, a man who thought the same and applied it in his life, Armani has established itself as one of the top designers. Who is Giorgio Armani? Giorgio Armani was an Italian fashion designer who changed the definition of fashion and design. His early life was spent in Milan and ... Read More

Daphne Guinness: A Versatile Designer

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 27-Oct-2022 11:56:35

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Daphne Diana Joan Susanna Guinness or simply Daphne Guinness is a versatile fashion designer. She is the person of creativity, who has dared to explored many other fields of profession including acting, production, and many more. Biography Her father is Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne, Diana Mitford, and Bryan Guinness's oldest child. Diana Mitford was the daughter of the Mitford sisters' father, David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale. In order to wed Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet of Ancoats, the head of the British Union of Fascists, Mitford divorced Guinness. Before learning of Mosley's passing in 1980 on BBC News, ... Read More

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