Christian Dior

Christian Dior

Christian Dior was born in 1905 and died in 1957. He was born in Granville, France. His family moved to Paris in 1911, in here Dior followed Parisian artistic development. In 1927, Dior opened an art gallery on rue de la Boetie in Paris after his military service. His gallery exhibited varies of works of many contemporary artists such as Pablo Picasso, Jean Lurcat, Ossip Zadkine, and Giorgio de Chirico. In 1931, a huge crisis came to Christian life; his mother died, and his father completely bankrupt. Dior had to close his gallery in Paris in a stage of no income and no place to live. A designer for couture house called Jean Ozenne is the one who introduced Christian Dior to the fashion industry. Dior started study fashion drawing at the age of thirty. He sold his sketched of dresses and hats to many hat makers and couture houses. Christian Dior personality created his first fours dresses for Robert Piguet in Robert midseason collection. Because of Dior’s talent, Robert Piguet offered Dior a designer position in his studio. In there, Dior created three collections and had been success in these. In 1935, He developed his interest in foreign markets and high-end ready to-wear. In 1946, Dior opened his own couture house included two workshops for dresses and one for suits. The name of Dior became very popular since the opening of his couture house. The two famous lines of Christian Dior were Huit and Corolle (the New Look). The New Look line played a synonymous role in 1950s fashion.

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Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

Gabrielle Chanel born in the town of Saumur in the Loire Valley in French on August 1883 and died in 1971. Because of the early death of her mother, Chanel and her sister were sent to an orphanage at Aubazine, where the nuns have taught the two girls sewing. Later on, Chanel and her sister both assist Monsieur Henri Desboutin of the house of Grampayre as dressmakers. Chanel’s neat tailor-made suit and masculine riding dress made her stand out from other designers. In 1908-1909, Chanel used an apartment of her friend, Balsan, in Paris to set up a millinery business. Chanel’s lover, millionaire Arthur Capel, who also known as “Boy”, lent her money to rent commercial premises on the rue Cambon and found a shop for Chanel to open on the fashionable rue Gontaut-Biron. Chanel’s first collection was presented there in 1913. Chanel was well known with her little black dress and the ballet flats with contrasting toe-caps. In 1921, Chanel launched her first perfume, Chanel No. 5. Chanal No.5 was the first perfume has a designer’s name. It remains top sellers perfumes until today.

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"Jacket, skirt and blouse." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/momu/14424.xml>.

Alexander McQueen

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Alexander McQueen was born on 17 March 1969 in Lewisham, London. Alexander left school at the age 16 and worked for the tailors Anderson and Sheppard on a traineeship with Saile Row. Although Alexander has never study fashion design before, his years working for Saile Row have help to build his skill and his reputation in the fashion industry. Then Alexander went to Italy alone and got a job with Gigli. After all the years in Italy, he decide to come back to London to get fashion degree at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. McQueen has been know for his provocative, romantic and extraordinary designs on stage. His choice of models was idiosyncratic. “One had a shaved head; other had hair teased into spiky nests. The star mannequin, who had flown in from London, was an out, black lesbian”. McQueen has wok for Gucci Group as creative director in 2000. He has won the British Fashion Awards’ British Designer of the year and received the CFDA Award for Best International Designer.

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