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Chanel
Chanel is a Parisian fashion house founded by the late couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, recognized as one of the most established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods (haute couture, ready-to-wear, handbags, perfumery, and cosmetics among others).
In 1983, Karl Lagerfeld took over as chief designer for Chanel. He changed Chanel’s fashion lines from the old lines to shorter cuts and eye capturing designs.
Source: www.chanel.com, en.wikipedia.org
Emilio Pucci
Emilio Pucci, a dashing Florentine aristocrat, began his fashion career unexpectedly on the slopes of Zermatt in 1947 when the photo of a revolutionary ski suit he’d designed for a female friend found its way to the pages of Harper’s Bazaar.
The Pucci family home, a Renaissance-era Palazzo in the heart of Florence, was the ideal location for the young couture fashion house, enthralling press and clients who came to see the collections there.
In 1950 Emilio Pucci opened a boutique in Capri and Pucci’s fashions began to reflect their Mediterranean identity, with splashes of exuberantly coloured print and precious Italian fabrications.
Source: www.home.emiliopucci.com
Gucci
Gucci (also know as the House of Gucci), is an Italian fashion and leather goods label, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) .
Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921.
Source: www.gucci.com, en.wikipedia.org
Chloé
Chloé is a French fashion house founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. Its headquarters is in Paris.
The company has worked with many famous artistic directors, including Karl Lagerfeld (1966 and 1992), and Stella McCartney (1997).
Source: www.chloe.com, en.wikipedia.org
London College of Fashion
London College of Fashion is the only college in the UK to specialise in fashion education, research and consultancy. We offer a unique portfolio of courses that aim to reflect the breadth of opportunity available in this vibrant industry.
- London College of Fashion blog: SnapShot
- London College of Fashion on Twitter
- London College of Fashion Facebook page
- London College of Fashion YouTube channel
Source: www.fashion.arts.ac.uk
Graduate Fashion Week
Graduate Fashion Week is where it all begins. There is no disputing that we have the most amazing design talent in this country!
Until 1991 there was no comprehensive catwalk schedule amongst the UK’s leading fashion colleges. Shows took place over four weeks across the country with no synergy or focal point.
Over the years Graduate Fashion Week has launched the careers of such brilliant British designers such as, Stella McCartney, Julian MacDonald, Antonio Baradi, Hussein Cha-layan, Christopher Bailey, Stuart Vevers and Owen Gaster.
- Graduate Fashion Week blog
Source: www.gfw.org.uk
British Fashion Council
The British Fashion Council was formed in 1983 out of the Fashion Industry Action Group, an ad hoc group created in 1981. The British Fashion Council aims to showcase British designers and develop London’s position as a major player in the international fashion arena. As a result, London Fashion Week ranks alongside New York, Milan and Paris as one of the ‘Big Four’.
Alongside these platforms to promote the very best of our designer fashion, we work behind the scenes in a number of vital ways to support the fashion industry. Through our BFC Colleges Council initiative, we form a link between the industry and fashion graduates from the UK’s leading colleges. Meanwhile, thanks to a series of important sponsorship schemes including the MA Scholarship, New Gen and Fashion Forward, we are able to provide support to emerging British fashion designers. These schemes range from business mentoring and seminars to competitions and sponsorship.
Source: www.britishfashioncouncil.com
Fashion Indie
Fashion Indie is a resource for young designers looking for a little publicity and tips. We regularly feature emerging fashion designers, we always promote the events and shows of young designers, and best of all WE CAN BE BOUGHT. We have a program called Fast Track which puts you’re story, event, or sale ahead of all the other tips we get thrown at us. What this means is that within 24 hours your brand can be in front of thousands of our readers and circulating through dozens of our site feeds which distribute our content.
In addition, we regularly develop events specifically for our network of over 5000 emerging fashion designers. Events have included fashion shows, charity auctions, design competitions, grants for fashion designers, networking events, and fashion weeks all devoted to young fashion designers.
Source: www.fashionindie.com
Miha
Cleverly conceived as a play on words on the up and coming designer Youngmi Ha’s name, Miha was launched with the objective to bridge the gap between the high end and contemporary markets. Miha represents a combination of architectural shape and refined draping. Ha’s vision creates sophisticated and modern silhouettes using her high end training while maintaining a slightly more humble price point, allowing her garments to be more accessible. Each style in the collection plays with textures and each fabric’s unique qualities to create a work of art.
Born from New York fashion powerhouses, Miha was launched with the objective to bridge the gap between the high end and contemporary markets.
Miha represents a combination of architectural shapes and refined draping while incorporating sophisticated, modern silhouettes and designer quality at a slightly more humble pricepoint. Each collection is built starting with a mix of custom developed fabrics and unique bodies.
For the SS2011 launching season Miha plays with textures and each fabric’s unique qualities to create individual works of art presented as a collection of masterpieces.
- Miha on Facebook
Source: miha-studio.com
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld first worked for Pierre Balmain (1954-57), then in 1958 he moved to House of Patou. For a while, he freelanced at Krizia. He worked for Chloe in 1959-78, during which time he began designing furs for Fendi (in 1965) and also launched his company, Parfums Lagerfeld (in 1975). Lagerfeld designed independently from 1978 to 1982, when he began designing haute couture at the House of Chanel. In 1983, with the help of Gilles du Four, he added Chanel ready-to-wear garments to his list of responsibilities.
Although he continued to design for Chanel, Lagerfeld established his own design business in 1984 and resumed designing for Chloe in 1992. The engagement with Chloe ended in 1997, when design at Chloe was took over by ex-Beatle Paul’s daugther Stella McCartney. Lagerfeld currently designs for three companies: his own label, Chanel, and furs for Fendi of Italy.
Source: www.karllagerfeld.com, www.infomat.com
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