Valentino

Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani was born on may 11, 1932 in Voghera, Italy. He attended Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. His first job in fashion was was with Jean Desses and he would help her with her sketching ideas. He won the Neiman Marcus award for his no colour collection. Then when he showed off his Valentino white collection, it became instantly known for the V logo he had designed. He opened ready to wear stores little by little and they sold really good. After 45 years of doing what he loves he retired. Now the Valentino brand is still widely recognized and successful.














Biography

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Image Bibliography 

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Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli was born November, 15 1940 in Florence, Italy. He went to Florence Academy of the Art. His first job in the fashion industry was as a textile printer. He was recognized due to his prints. He figured out how to print on leather and people were very amused by it. He experimented with jeans and made the sand blasted jean which did good when he debuted it. He also worked on making stretch jeans. He liked working on jeans as well not just on gowns. Now his brand is still as successful as it was before.











Biography 

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Vernon, Polly. "Observer Magazine: COVER STORY: KING OF BLING: For Sheer show- Stopping, Paparazzi-Pleasing, Extravagantly Sleazy Style, there's Only One Designer to Go to. Polly Vernon Slips Past the Velvet Rope to Meet Roberto Cavalli in His Milan Apartment and Hears about His Celebrity Friends, His Star Sign and how He Became the Fashion World's Guru of Glitz." The Observer: 16. Aug 17 2003. ProQuest Central. Web. 18 Feb. 2013 .

Mears, Patricia. "Orientalism." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00437.xml>.

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Image Biography

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Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs was born on April 9, 1963 in New York city. He went to Parsons school of design. His first job in fashion was at a clothing boutique called Charivari and he worked as a stock boy there. At his graduation he won the Perry Ellis Gold thimble award as well as design student of the year. He is the youngest designer that has won the Council of Fashion Designers of America Perry Ellis award for new fashion talent. He started designing womens wear for Perry Ellis which got him another CFDA award but this time for womens wear designer of the year. Then he created a grunge look collection but Perry Ellis company did not like it. He then left to start the Marc Jacobs label and it became successful. He then became the creative director of Louis Vuitton. He made their first ready to wear line which was successful with that and his own label as well.














Bibliography

O'Neill, Alistair. "Vuitton, Louis." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00624.xml>.

Meisel, Steven. "Fashion: Vogue View: Paris Match: How has New York's Dauphin of Grungy, Understated Cool Become the Roi Soleil of in-Yourface Parisian Luxury? Sally Singer Talks to Marc Jacobs about Growing Up, Going French, and Living La Vida Logo." Vogue Feb 01 2000: 240,240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247. The Vogue Archive. Web. 5 Feb. 2013 .

Image Bibliography 

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Tom Ford

Thomas Carlyle Ford was born on August 27, 1961 in Austin, Texas. He attended Parsons school of design but only studied fashion during is final year. His first real job in fashion was with Cathy Hardwick as an assistant designer. He became famous for being the creative director of Gucci and he basically reinvented the label with his style in designing. His suits were chosen for Daniel Craig for the Quantum of solace movie. Then he opened up a production company and directed his very first movie called a single man which debuted in 2009 at Venice film festival. The movie did have big actors like Colin firth and Julianne Moore and it ended up being a good movie. He now has his own label which  includes accessories as well and  is widely recognized and has made a name for himself in the fashion industry.

Bibliography

Carrara, Gillion. "Gucci." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00280.xml>. 

Golbin, Pamela. "Saint Laurent, Yves." The Berg Fashion Library. The Berg Fashion Library, 2005. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. <http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com/view/bazf/bazf00495.xml>.

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Image Bibliography

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