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This is a list of notable fashion designers sorted by nationality. It includes designers of haute couture and ready-to-wear. For haute couture only, see the list of grands couturiers. For footwear designers, see the list of footwear designers.
Gabrielle Bonheur " Coco " Chanel ( / ʃəˈnɛl / shə-NEL, French: [ɡabʁijɛl bɔnœʁ kɔko ʃanɛl] ⓘ; 19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) [ 2] was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post- World War I era with popularising a sporty, casual chic as the ...
Bill Atkinson (designer) Brian Atwood. Jerry Lee Atwood (clothing designer) Bonnie August. Kevin Aviance. Jacqueline Ayer. Anya Ayoung-Chee. Lubov Azria. Max Azria.
A jury of men's fashion editors select Lauren to receive the Coty Award for the highest creativity of the year in men's fashion design. [67] 1973 Ralph Lauren wins his second Coty Award for menswear. It is the first time a menswear designer has been a two-time Coty winner. [68] 1974 Ralph Lauren wins his first Coty "Winnie" Award for womenswear ...
Tommy Hilfiger. Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( / hɪlˈfɪɡər / hil-FIG-ər; born March 24, 1951) [ 1] is an American fashion luxury designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. [ 2] After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's Place in upstate New York in the 1970s, he began designing preppy ...
Guccio Gucci was born in Florence, Tuscany on 26 March 1881. [ 1] He was the son of Tuscan parents, Gabriello Gucci, a leather craftsman from San Miniato, and Elena Santini, from Lastra a Signa. [ 2][ 3] As a teenager, in 1899, Guccio Gucci worked at the Savoy Hotel in London. [ 4][ 5] Little is known about his early life circumstances and what ...
Giorgio Armani ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo arˈmaːni]; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer. He first gained renown working for Cerruti and then for many others, including Allegri, Bagutta, and Hilton. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, which eventually expanded into music, sport, and luxury hotels.
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), [ 1] referred to as Yves Saint Laurent ( / ˌiːv ˌsæ̃ lɔːˈrɒ̃ /, also UK: /- lɒˈ -/, US: /- loʊˈ -/, French: [iv sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ⓘ) or YSL, was a French fashion designer who, in 1962, founded his eponymous fashion label. He is regarded as being among the ...