Anna Sui
1955 (Detroit, USA)
“Live your dream.”
Chinese-American Sui belongs to the look-to-the-flea-market-for-inspiration school of design. Her whimsical and rock ‘n’ roll flavored collections have included retro re-mixes from practically every fashion period between 1920 and 1982. +Continue Reading
Fashion Houses – Giorgio Armani, Mani, Armani Jeans, Armani Collezioni, Emporio Armani, A/X Armani Exchange
Born – (Piacenza, Italy) 11-07-1934
Biography – Armani attracted an enviable fashion following in the ’80s with the unstructured jackets and soft trousers in mineral hues that remain a staple of many a working woman’s wardrobe. The lines are never fussy; the decoration never overdone. +Continue Reading
Born – 1962 (Austin, Texas)
Houses – Gucci Men and Women, YSL Rive Gauche Homme, YSL Rive Gauche Femme; Yves Saint Laurent Couture
Bio – The Gucci makeover masterminded by Tom Ford was the biggest fashion success story of the late ’90s. Ford studied design at the Parsons School of Design, then went to work for Cathy Hardwick, and on to Perry Ellis in 1988. +Continue Reading
Born – 1969 (London, England)
Bio – A graduate of Central St. Martin’s, McQueen sharpened his tailoring skills at Anderson & Shepherd and Gieves & Hawkes, trained as a theatre costumer at Barmans & Nathans, and worked for Koji Tatsuno and Romeo Gigli before launching his own iconoclastic label in 1992. +Continue Reading
Donna Karan
1948 (New York City, USA)
“You have to be a very good designer today. Just a label doesn’t make it. This is not about putting a logo on a T-shirt.”
Nobody understands the needs of working girls like Donna Karan. Her collections are built on a straight-from-the-office-to-the-cocktail-party philosophy. Sleek and practical basics are mixed with glamorous and feminine pieces. +Continue Reading
