UNIT B EVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION

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UNIT BEVOLUTION AND MOVEMENT OF FASHION

• 2.05 Research influential names in fashion
  design.

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Influential names in current fashion design

• Tommy Hilfiger
• Calvin Klein
• Donna Karan
• Vera Wang
• Sean P. Diddy Combs
• Nicole Miller

• Bill Blass
• Tom Ford Donatella Versace
• Muccia Prada
• Valentino
• Gucci
• Oscar de la Renta

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Tommy Hilfiger

• Highest paid fashion executive in the U.S. in
  2001
• Self-taught designer of mens tailored clothing

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• Paved the way for designer jeans
• Known for risqué advertising
• Considered by many to be the most prominent
  American designer

Calvin Klein

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Donna Karan

• Upscale womens and mens suits and sportswear
• Sold financial aspect of the business to LVMH

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Vera Wang

• Known for couture bridal designs for individual
  clients
• Began career as a senior fashion editor for Vogue

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Sean P. Diddy Combs

• Boys and mens wear
• 100 million per year in his first two years

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Nicole Miller
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Bill Blass

• First American designer to introduce pinstripes
  and houndstooth into womenswear
• Died from cancer in 2002

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Tom Ford

• Texas native relocated to Paris
• Creative director for Gucci and Yves Saint
  Laurent who is credited with saving the companies
  from bankruptcy
• Considered to be one of the most influential
  designers ever

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Donatella Versace

• Sister of Gianni Versace, continued the business
  after his death
• Features electric colors, sensuous fabrics,
  clingy silhouettes, and bold sexiness

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Miuccia Prada

• Mime performer turned fashion mogul
• Added womenswear to the leather handbag lines
  after inheriting the family business

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Valentino

• Consistent popularity for four decades
• His vintage gowns are considered collectable.

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Oscar de la Renta
Gucci Urban seductress look