When the great Cristobal Balanciaga closed the doors of his haute couture house in 1968 he regretted that there is no longer anyone worth dressing. The house remained in a lethargic state for decades until in 1997 the Frenchman, Nicholas Ghesquière, 26, was appointed creative director after the departure of Josephus Thimister. He later won the Vogue / VH1 Avant
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After working 50 years in the fashion world, Giorgio Armani is more than just a stylist – it’s an institution, an icon and a multinational brand worth billions of dollars. Armani, the man, was born in 1934 in Piacenza, northern Italy. His formative years were not studying fashion, but rather doing military service and studying medicine. After working as a
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Azzedine Alaia has his place guaranteed in the gallery of famous fashion people. Alaia was born in Tunisia in the 194s, the son of peasant parents got inspired by one of his mother´s friend who stimulated the instinctive creativity of Alaia, supplying him copies of Vogue. And omitting Alaia´s age, enabling him to enter the local School of Fine Arts to
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