Slide 1: Top Fashion Capitals of the World
and their designers
Sabrina S. Ms. Macdowell's draping class PERIODS 5&6
Slide 2: Christian Lacroix
Slide 3: Christian Lacroix
Slide 9: Parisian Designer Jean-Paul Gaultier
Gaultier never received formal training as a designer. Instead, he started sending sketches to famous couture stylists at an early age. Pierre Cardin was impressed by his talent and hired him as an assistant in 1970.
Slide 10: Jean-Paul Gaultier
Slide 18: Donatella Versace
Donatella is the first designer to use notable celebrities to broadcast her clothing into the world on the catwalk and other public media such as advertisements, instead of using unknown models.
Slide 19: Versace
Slide 23: Designs by Kira Plastinina
Russian young 15 year old designer who recieved her chance of stardom because of her wealthy father back home in the city of Moscow.
Slide 27: Born in the East End of London, the son of a taxi driver, McQueen started making dresses for his three sisters at a young age and announced his intention of becoming a fashion designer.
Slide 28: Alexander Mcqueen
Slide 33: Introducing: D&G
Slide 34: Italian Designers
Dolce & Gabbana is a great leading high-end fashion house which was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce, born near Palermo, Sicily, and Stefan Gabbana. Dolce & Gabbana are very popular for their designs in the Hollywood industry; they have designed clothes for Madonna, Gisel Bündchen
Slide 35: Dolce Gabbana for Milan,Italy
Slide 41: Valentin Yudashkin For Russia
Russia's most famous fashion designer and a decorated member of the Academy of Arts of the Russian Federation. He is also honored with a rank of National Artist of Russia.
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Slide 46: Calvin Klein
Born Richard Klein in The Bronx to Hungarian immigrants, he attended the High School of Industrial Art and he graduated, at 20 years of age, from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. He did his apprenticeship in 1962 at an oldline cloak-and-suit manufacturer, and spent five years designing at other New York shops. He later launched his first company with a childhood friend.
Slide 47: Calvin Klein for New York
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Kane won the Harrods Design Award for his MA Graduate collection, consisting of £1,500 and a showpiece window in Harrods from February 24 to March 8 2006. The collection consisted of stretch-lace dresses decorated with brass rings. He was immediately hired by Versace to work on the label's Atelier couture collection as well as consulting on shoes and accessories.
Slide 52: Christopher Kane of London
Slide 56: Michael
Kors for New York
Slide 59: He is an American fashion designer. He began designing clothes at the age of 19 and studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. In 1981, Kors launched the Michael Kors womenswear line at Bergdorf Goodman, Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Slide 60: Bibliography
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