Fashion design Fashion design Betty Catroux is a fashion icon who has been a muse to both Yves Saint Laurent and Tom Ford, famed for her long white-blond hair, lanky body, gaunt features, and androgynous appearance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Betty Catroux"
A dressmaker is a person who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. Also called a mantua-maker (historically) or a modiste. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dressmaker"
Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fashion design"
Frost French is a fashion label run by the British movie actress Sadie Frost and Jemima French. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frost French"
Gunne Sax is a clothing label which specializes in formal and semi-formal wear for young women and is owned by Jessica McClintock, Inc. It was founded in the 1960s and bought by McClintock in 1969. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gunne Sax"
Haute couture ( French for 'high sewing' or 'high dressmaking'; IPA: ) is a common term for custom-fitted clothing as produced in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan. Haute couture is not only made-to-order for a specific customer, it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish, often using time-consuming hand-executed techniques. Sometimes the term is used only to refer to French fashion; at other times it refers to any unique stylish design made to order for wealthy and high-status clients. ...more on Wikipedia about "Haute couture"
The House of Worth is a leading English coutourist, created by Charles Frederick Worth (called the Father of Haute Couture). ...more on Wikipedia about "House of Worth"
Lisa Fonssagrives ( May 17, 1911 - February 4, 1992) born Lisa Anderson in Sweden. She was a model, dancer, fashion designer, photographer and sculptor. She brought qualities from each of these talents to her modeling creating a persona at once earthly and larger than life. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lisa Fonssagrives"
A little black dress is a short, unfussy evening or cocktail dress, popularized in the 1920s by the fashion designer Coco Chanel. Chanel's dress was designed not to show stains, and to fit every woman. ...more on Wikipedia about "Little black dress"
Mainbocher ( 1891- 1976) (born Main Rousseau Bocher) was an American couturier who operated fashion houses in Paris and later New York from the 1930s through the 1960s. He is best known for designing Wallis Simpson's wedding dress and trousseau for her 1937 marriage to the former Edward VIII (the Duke of Windsor) which was photogrphed by Cecil Beaton ...more on Wikipedia about "Mainbocher"
A mandarin collar is a short unfolded stand-up collar style on a shirt or jacket. Mandarin collars start at the neckline and typically "stand-up" two to five centimeters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mandarin collar"
Marcel Boussac ( April 17, 1889 – March 21, 1980) was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marcel Boussac"
A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, fashion, advertising, pornography, etc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Model (person)"
The New Look was the name given to the women's clothing fashions introduced by Parisian fashion designer Christian Dior in the spring of 1947. This collection influenced fashion and other designers for over ten years. Contrary to what people today might think, the signature shape -- full- skirted, mid-calf length, small-waisted, large-breasted -- was hugely popular after a short initial period of rejection. Dior also presented a tight-skirted silhouette, still mid-calf and with very low necklines. Both the full-skirted shape and the skin-tight straight skirt were extremely popular with teenage girls during the 1950s, and they were especially suited for petite figures. Even so, the silhouette was widely considered flattering, even for older women, especially for evening wear. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Look"
http://www.shortopedia.com - now!
per una is a range of women's clothing sold by Marks & Spencer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Per Una"
Ready-to-wear or prêt-à-porter is the fashion design term for clothing marketed in a finished condition, in standard clothing sizes (in casual usage, off the rack or "off-the-peg"). Some fashion houses or fashion designers create ready-to-wear lines that are mass-produced and industrially manufactured, while others offer lines that are very exclusive and produced only in limited numbers and only for a limited time. Whatever the quantity produced, these lines are never one of a kind. Fashion houses that produce a haute couture line, such as Chanel, Dior, and Lacroix, each produce a ready-to-wear line, which returns a greater profit due to the availability of the clothing. Relative to couture, ready-to-wear clothing is often more practical and informal, though these things are not always the case. The craftsmanship of ready-to-wear clothing is also held to a lower standard than that of haute couture. High-end ready-to-wear lines are sometimes based upon a famous gown or pattern that is then duplicated to raise the designer's visibility level. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ready-to-wear"
A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model in an elite group with a worldwide reputation. In an article in Glamour Magazine in 1968, author described Twiggy, Cheryl Tiegs, Verushka, Jean Shrimpton and fifteen other top models as "Supermodels" (Click link to right to see article) ** The term "Supermodel" gained currency by analogy with Andy Warhol's " superstars" of the 1960s, and, like "superstardom", it has been conflated to include almost anyone who finds steady access to work, with top designers, fashion magazines and commercial clients; uncommon in the highly volatile fashion industry. In the early 60s the term "top models" was used by magazines/fashion critics to define famous and highly paid models, way before the term "supermodel" became popular. Today, these two terms are used to define two different groups. "Supermodels" according to Tyra Banks are famous highly paid models, and "top models" are noted fashion models. ...more on Wikipedia about "Supermodel"
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia . Direct links to the original articles are in the text.
If you use exact copy or modified of this article you should preserve above paragraph and put also : It uses material from
the Shortopedia article about "Fashion design".
| MAIN PAGE | MAIN INDEX | CONTACT US |