Lacroix Christian

Lacroix Christian was born in 1951 in Arles, France. As a child, Lacroix have had a strong sense of art and design; he likes putting together little albums on theater and opera, collages assembling family portraits.  In 1973, He left Arles to study art hisoty in Montpellier, Paris. At the same time Lacroix wrote a master’s thesis on French costume in the paintings of the seventeenth century, he took courses at the Ecole du Louvre to become a museum curator. His wife was the one encouraged him to become a fashion designer. In 1978, Lacroix worked for Hermes where he learned the technical aspects of the profession.  He got the Golden Thimble award for dresses designed in 1986. In the same year, the chief officer of the luxury operation LVMH supported financial needed for Lacroix to open his own couture house. Lacroix’s creation manifested his fascination in the history of clothing. He puts the mixture of luxury, youthful, baroque, and sophisticated into his designs.

Golbin, Pamela. "Lacroix, Christian." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00352.xml>.

"Jacket." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/met/15222.xml>.

"Dress, Evening." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/met/15095.xml>.

Christian Lacroix. Digital image. Ohmymrlacroix. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

"Woman's Jacket." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/Philadelphia/22122.xml>.

Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani was born in Italy, 1934. He was known as the most authoritative names in Italian ready-to-wear design. Founded his passion in fashion, Armani left the medical school at the University of Piacenza to follow the fashion business. Armani became a buyer for the La Rinascete chain in Milan. In 1964, Nino Cerruti, ower of Hitman, the Italian men’s clothing producer recognized Armani’s ability in clothing materials. Thus, Nino Cerruti acquired Armani to restructure the company’s approach. After six years worked with Cerruti, Armani developed his menswear tailor skills. In 1960, Armani began a relationship with Sergio Galeotti. In 1973, they opened a design office in Milan. In 1975, Giorgio Armani presented his first collection of men’s ready-to-wear and women’s line for the same season. The keys of Armani’ style are clean, simple, and beyond. His design enhances the personality of the person who wore it. The innovation in selecting fabric is always the distinction of Armani’s collection for men and women.

Fiorentini, Aurora. "Armani, Giorgio." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00038.xml>.

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"Jumpsuit." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/met/15250.xml>.

Jean Paul Gaultier

               Jean Paul Gaultier

                Jean Paul Gaultier was born in 1952 in Paris. At very young age, he fascinated about fashion from television and fashion magazine. From 1970 to 1975, Jean Paul work as an apprenticeship for the famous couture house Pierre Cardin. In 1976, Jean Paul first presented a women fashion show. By the financial support of the Japanese consortium Kashiyama, Gaultier opened his own fashion business in 1982. In 1984, Gaultier established a new line for younger people, which called Junior Gaultier. This new line attracted many young clienteles for both men and women. Gaultier got most of his design inspiration from his city Paris then Lodon, which is his second city. The streets of London and famous monuments like Eiffel Tower and Moulin Rounge fascinated him, and he translated those into fashion. Jean Paul Gaultier well known for his idea of mixing the masculinity and femininity together. He use the masculine design of double-breasted, leather jacket inflected by the femininity of the corset. And he had showed his men models have worn skirts, corsets and dresses to indentified their masculinity. Gaultier is very sosphisticated about his fabric choices. He always chooses the most luxurious materials in his design and often give the fabrics a worn, faded look as they had already been worn. 

"Dress." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/cis/14264.xml>.

Chaumette, Xavier. "Gaultier, Jean-Paul." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00266.xml>.

"Coat." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/momu/14905.xml>.

"Ensemble." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/met/15207.xml>.

Hubert de Givenchy

                Hubert de Givenchy born on February 21, 1927 in France. At the same time Givenchy studied at the Ecole des Beauz Art School in Paris, he got a position as an apprentice designer at Jacques Fath couture house. Series of jobs as an assistant designer build up Givenchy’s skill as a fashion designer. In 1951, he opened his own couture house and immediately became well known with the design “Bettina blouse”. Bettina blouse is a simple white cotton shirt named after Bettina Graziani, a model at Fath. In1953, Givenchy met his professional and personal partner Cristobal Balenciaga. Givenchy’s fragrance business “Societe des Parfums Givenchy was introduced in 1954. Audrey Hepburn was his signature model and his inspiration. He designed many outfit for her in her series movies: Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady. Givenchy was famous for his style of bright cheerful colors and youthful feminine design.

Works Cited

Major, John. "Givenchy, Hubert de." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00271.xml>.

Warner, Patricia. "Film." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bewdf/BEWDF-v3/EDch3036/ED_f3360003.xml>.

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Tortora, Phyllis. "Iconic Figures in Western Fashion." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bewdf/BEWDF-v10/EDch10021/ED_f10210002.xml>.

McDowell, Colin. "Living: Simply Givenchy He Fashioned Audrey Hepburn's Image, Honed the Jackie Kennedy Look and, for More than 40 Years, Dressed some of the World's Richest Women. Twentieth-Century Style Owes an Awful Lot to Hubert De Givenchy. Colin McDowell Meets One of Couture's Last True Aristocrats." The Guardian: 0. Oct 10 1998. ProQuest Central.Web. 15 Feb. 2013 .

Jeanne Lanvin

                Jeanne Lanvin was born in 1867 in Paris, France. She was a millinery apprentice at the hats workshop of Madame Felix from the age of fifteen.  When she was eighteen She started her open her own millinery workshop. In 1897, Lavin bore her first child named Marguerite Marie-Blanche. Her daughter is her inspiration for her children’s clothing line. In 1908, She started design children’s clothing and sold it in her millinery shop. Then one year after that, Lanvin expand her career by opening a department for women in the millinery house as well. Lanvin was well known with the empire-waist design, the chemise frock and the shade of light blue. In 1927, she opened shops in Deauville, Biarritz, Buenos Aires and Barcelona. In 1926, Lavin carried additional departments for furs, menswear and lingerie. In 1946, after Jeanne Lanvin death, her daughter became the director for Lanvin perfume business. Madame Lanvin inspired from many things. For Instance, her signature color “Lanvin blue” was inspired from the painting by Fra Angelico.

                                                                  Work Cited 

Merceron, Dean. "Lanvin, Jeanne." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 7 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00355.xml>.

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Lanvin Jeanne. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 7 Feb 2013.http://quest.eb.com/images/153_2393423