of being a fashion designer‚ She danced‚ attempted to be an actress‚ sold hosiery‚ rode horses‚ dispensed mineral water‚ and worked as a cabaret singer. Coco Chanel opened her first actual clothes store in 1909 in Paris. Th8is was when she was dating the aristocrat‚ Etienne Balsan‚ a playboy who could finance her‚ the store became a success. This says quite a lot about Chanel that she was able to turn a small boutique that employed two teenage girls into one of the most profitable fashion houses of
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products in 1992‚ the brand Tiger (for Northeast Tiger – Tiger of Siberia) turned gradually to the haute couture. Today‚ its founder Zhang Zhifeng fixed himself for objective to reinvent the Chinese traditional dress. Its styles use ancestral techniques of weaving and silk embroidery. Tiger quickly imposed its « dna » at the fashion shows: the brand for example organized the launch of China International Fashion Week at the end of 2011. It opened six shops‚ the majority in malls with the great brands of
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began in 1939‚ Dior served as an officer for the year until France’s surrender. He joined his father and a sister on a farm in Provence until he was offered a job in Paris by the couturier Lucien Lelong‚ who was lobbying the Germans to revive the couture trade. Dior spent the rest of the War dressing the wives of Nazi officers and French collaborators. Dior’s sister Catherine served in the French resistance. After her capture by the Gestapo‚ Catherine was sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp
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Tribute Speech Specific Goal: My goal today is to give praise to Yves Saint Laurent and offer the audience some insight into this brilliant fashion designer. Introduction: I. “Fashions fade‚ style is eternal.” – Yves Saint Laurent II. For over forty years he made women look sexy with his innovative designs that broke through the preceding fashion mold. III. Any woman fortunate enough to own an original Yves Saint Laurent owes him a debt of gratitude. IV. His ingenious deigns
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Christian Dior The Dior Couture fashion house was founded in 1946 by the French designer Christian Dior. Dior was the most influential designer in the 1950’s and held his first couture fashion show on 12th February 1947. The collection consisted of a range of luxurious clothes‚ soft shoulders‚ narrow waists and full flowing skirts. This was to be named the New Look. (Fig 1) ‘The New Look’ 1950’s The New Look was a new concept on life for the post-war era. Dior was correct to assume people
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try them on‚ make sure that they are your size‚ that they suit you well and that you like their colour. Fashion is something we deal with everyday. Even people who say they don’t care what they wear choose clothes every morning that say a lot about them and how they feel that day. One certain thing in the fashion world is change. We are constantly being bombarded with new fashion ideas from music‚ videos‚ books‚ and television. Movies also have a big impact on what people wear. Ray-Ban sold
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Daily published seven sketches of his dresses signed "Franck Rabanne." He did not begin using the name Paco professionally until 1965. From 1962 to 1966‚ Rabanne and his family hand-produced unusual buttons and embroideries for the houses of haute couture of Nina Ricci‚ Cristóbal Balenciaga‚ Maggy Rouff‚ Philippe Venet‚ Pierre Cardin‚ and Hubert de Givenchy. In 1965‚ Rabanne created oversized rhodoïd jewelry in various geometric forms and bright colors which brought him his first major commercial
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With the traditional corporate ladder is giving way to globalization‚ merger and acquisition activity in the luxury sector is considered to be a common norm. However‚ Chanel‚ a Parisian fashion house founded by the late couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel‚ recognized as one of the most established in haute couture chooses to be privately held until today. In this presentation‚ we will examine the secret of the organization structure in Chanel‚ how Chanel can manage the balance between an individual
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(2) This case explores the competitive advantage in the world of high fashion luxury goods. Does the advantage come only from the brand name or there are other advantages? Louis Vuitton and Gucci are brand names which are always associated with high fashion and are among the most successful international fashion houses. (3) THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESENTATION examines the value chain and the value system of the famous French fashion house LV. This will help to identify those parts of the business that
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105 Haute Couture Essay: Elie Saab: An Ode to Delicateness An elegant woman is always in need of an elegant dress. A dress that scream power‚ independence and in charge and that’s what exactly Elie Saab gave last week at Haute Couture in Paris. This season’s theme is called “an ode to delicateness”. The Lebanese born designer explore transparencies in lace and tulle in ivory‚ black‚ beige and light blue. Elie Saab paid homage to fragile this season. He is a newcomer to Haute Couture‚ but
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