Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein was born in the Bronx, New York, on November 19, 1942. He went to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. While he was there he majored in fashion design. He first worked as a coat and suit manufacturer and then eventually made his own collection of this type which did well. He started to do every type of clothing. He was the first designer who featured a brand name jean on a runway. The CDFA named him designer of the year in 1982 and 1983. He developed his first underwear line for men which did well but then did the same for women which made the underwear lines extremely successful. All his lines were successful including his suits and gowns. 

Bibliography 

Sauro, Clare. "Jeans." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 28 Jan. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00329.xml>.

Fenston, Gretchen. "Klein, Calvin." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 28 Jan. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00344.xml>. 

Image Bibliography 

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Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani was born July 11, 1934 in Piacenza, Italy.  He had no fashion education but still went into the fashion industry. Giorgio first worked as a buyer. Then he opened his own design office. That led to him working as a freelance designer for many important fashion houses. He then had several runway shows at Sala Blanca in the fitti palace in Florence which were widely recognized by the entire press.  then he founded the Giorgio Armani corporation which led to him  producing for the united states. That was when he introduced the line Mani which was for both women and men. This label became a leading label in the fashion industry. Giorgio created a line. The new line included accessories, underwear and swimwear which was named Collezioni. Also a line called Emporio Armani. He then created some costume designs for a movie called American gigolo. The designs were very well liked and were used in the movie. This led to him designing costumes for over one hundred films.   

Bibliography 

Reinach, Simona. "Milan as a Fashion City." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, Sept. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bewdf/BEWDF-v8/EDch8044.xml>

Fiorentini, Aurora. "Armani, Giorgio." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00038.xml> 

Eicher, Joanne. "Introduction to Global Perspectives." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, Sept. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bewdf/BEWDF-v10/EDch10002a.xml>. 

Image Bibliography 

"Giorgio Armani Takes Back Control of UK Operations." The MO Down. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. <http://www.moluxury.com.au/themodown/?p=4724>.

"CherryMarry." Sitewide ATOM. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2013. <http://cherrymarry.com/2012/09/being-gorgeous-with-armani-wedding-dresses/>.
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