Their unique line has made them one of the most powerful and well known worldwide famous fashion designers to emerge from Italy. On August 13, 1958 Domenico Dolce was born in Sicily, Italy. At the age of six he worked in his fathers shop who was a sicilian tailor. Dolce mentioned that he was obligated to work there but he enjoyed sewing and drawing, he soon started to make miniature clothes as samples. Dolce studied science at a university but dropped out to attend art school.
[2] These photographs were published in the April 1911 issue of the magazine Art et Décoration. [2] According to Jesse Alexander, This is "...now considered to be the first ever modern fashion photography shoot. That is, photographing the garments in such a way as to convey a sense of their physical quality as well as their formal appearance, as opposed to simply illustrating the object. "[3] A modern fashion photograph by Inez van Lamsweerde Vogue was followed by its rival, Harper's Bazaar, and the two companies were leaders in the field of fashion photography throughout the 1920s and 1930s. House photographers such as Edward Steichen, George Hoyningen-Huene, Horst P. Horst and Cecil Beaton transformed the genre into an outstanding art form.
As the son of an English cab driver in Lewishman and the youngest of six, McQueen was always a dreamer. His earliest memory, according to Mail Online, was when “he drew a picture of a dress on the wall of his family’s council house in the East End of London” at 3-years-old. From there it’s history, as the saying goes, and his work has entered the archives of fashion fame. Something incredible happens when you watch or look at stills, like I did today, of his runway shows. You’re not actually watching a fashion show, you’re watching something else entirely.
By 1988, after the merger with Moet et Chandon and Hennessy (the leading champagne and brandy companies on the market), LV profits had increased 49 percent higher than in 1987. A Successful Business Model: Japan Luxury Market. In Japan it is extremely important to women of all ages to have something of luxury, by them having something that is glamorous, beautiful, and named branded they believe that they are just as beautiful as the bag on their arm. When LV entered the Japanese market, they learned that this feeling is more of a need for not only professional women, but also young ladies. In the Japanese cultural, much like the European cultural, but at the same time on a higher skill, Japanese women have the psychological need to own a luxury
Le Magnifique Paul Poiret (pōl pwärĕ) (1879- 1944) Le Magnifique Paul Poiret (pōl pwärĕ) (1879- 1944) Tanya GG Tanya GG I. Why Paul Poiret “Every decade has its seer or Sybil of style, a designer who, above all others, is able to divine and define the desires of women. In the 1910s, this oracle of the mode was Paul Poiret, known in America as "The King of Fashion." Paul Poiret was a name that was little known to me until recently. The Laurel “The King of fashion” set me inquisitive and the readings and facts belittled the prominent pioneers and enlightened the true harbinger of the modern fashion.
[1] She released her first set of backpacks and totes in 1979. They were made out of a tough military spec black nylon that her grandfather had used as coverings for steamer trunks. Initial success was not instant, as they were hard to sell due to the lack of advertising and high-prices, but the lines would go on to become her first commercial hit. Next, Miuccia and Bertelli sought out wholesale accounts for the bags in upscale department stores and boutiques worldwide. In 1983,
Viktor and rolf Viktor Horsting (1969) & Rolf Snoeren (1969) met while studying fashion at the Academy Arnhem Academy of Art and Design in The Netherlands They began working together upon graduation, relocating to Paris in 1993 to launch their careers. Their first collection 'Hyères' (1993) based on distortion, reconstruction and layering won three prizes at the Salon Europeen des Jeunes Stylistes at the Festival International de Mode et de Photographie. The subsequent presentation of four collections in experimental art spaces ledring/Summer 1998). Viktor&Rolf returned to ready-to-wear in 2000, with 'Stars and Stripes' (Autumn/Winter 2000-01). The menswear line 'Monsieur' was added in 2003 (Autumn/Winter), modelled entirely by Viktor & Rolf in a mirrored performance.
The brand has its own stores mostly in the United Kingdom, Ireland but also Netherlands, Poland, Russia Singapore, Spain and Turkey, Middle and Far East. The firm is owned by the investment company Lewis Trust and is located in Chelsea House, Westgate, London. Recently starting shipping worldwide it opened new opportunities and gained new customers. New fashion arriving into the stores every week designed ‘in – house’ with one of the largest design teams in the High Street. The company’s strategy drastically changed from the small shop in East London that sold wool and womenswear to 11,676 employees.
Tiles, marvel stones, gold, crested china, silverware and crystal chandeliers were all imported from Europe to fit the taste of the rich. They have spent 12.5 million dollars to complete the building. The Plaza was a hotel back then as it is presently. However, many of the super rich lived in that hotel permanently. I said before that they were generations who lived in European styles, where they had butlers, maids, cooks, and many others who provided them a full service and a social gathering place.
CHILD BEAUTY PAGEANTS The idea of Beauty Pageants started back in 1921 when the owner of an Atlantic City hotel thought of the idea in order to promote tourism. The winner of these contests would gain the title of Miss America, this has been a yearly event ever since. Then when the 1960’s came about pageants were becoming so popular that a ‘Little Miss America’ was started, originally open to 13 – 17 year olds but by the time 1964 came around there were over 35,000 participants which prompted an age division. Now a days children as young as two and three also participate. Beauty pageants as we know them today arisen in the late 1960’s in Miami, Florida.