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Designer fashion




Designer fashion is created by some of the famous fashion designers in the world. These designers can be a European couturier, a European luxury goods house or an American sportswear label. The designer fashion bears the fashion designers logo.

Some famous European couturiers include Christian Dior, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent. Gucci, Anna Joe, Louis Vuitton are some of the main luxury good houses in Europe. American sportswear label include Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and others. Below are some of the famous designer fashion creators in the world –

Yves Saint Laurent


Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent was an Algerian-born French fashion designer. He is considered as one of the greatest in French fashion in the 20th century. He also created a full pret-a-porter (ready-to-wear) line and became the first French haute couturier to do so. His 1965 Fall collection of Piet Mondrian shift dresses and the Spring 1967 collection which introduced Le Smoking tailored tuxedo suit were a great success. His Spring 1971 collection was an inspiration from 1940s fashion. His pret-a-porter line was very popular with the public and earned more than the haute couture line.


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Chanel


This is a Parisian fashion house which was founded by Coco Chanel. The company specializes in luxury goods from ready-to-wear, haute couture, perfumery, handbags to cosmetics. It featured numerous celebrities as spokes models for its Chanel No. 5 perfume. These included Marilyn Monroe (1950s), Catherine Deneuve (1970’s), Nicole Kidman (early 2000’s) and Audrey Tautou (current).

Coco Chanel brought a revolutionizing haute couture fashion while replacing traditional corseted silhouette with long, lean dresses and simple suits. She made jersey (an elasticized knit for undergarments) a new fashion material. The jersey dresses flattered the figures. Her Chanel suit became very popular which featured a boxy jacket, knee-length skirt and trim made with woven wool with gold buttons and black sewing trim. Chanel is also known for her quilted fabric and leather. In 2006, Chanel introduced the Luxury Line which featured the popular leather with an embedded metal chain bag.

Christian Dior


He was a famous and influential French fashion designer. He founded one of the famous fashion houses in the world. He created the “New Look” fashion after World War II which made him a famous French designer. This design featured voluptuous silhouettes, skirts flaring from the waist. After Christian Dior’s death in 1957 the Dior house was taken over Yves Saint Laurent followed by Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferrè and John Galliano.

Calvin Klein


This is an American fashion brand founded by Calvin Klein in 1968. Apart from designing clothes he also created a range of perfumes like CK One and CK Be. Jewelry and watches under Calvin Klein Jeans and Calvin Klein brands are manufactured by Swatch Group. The Calvin Klein Collection is a top-end designer line. ck Calvin Klein is a bridge collection line. Calvin Klein is a sportswear line. Calvin Klein Sport is the sports version for Macy’s. Calvin Klein Jeans is the denim wear line. Calvin Klein Underwear is the underwear collection. Calvin Klein: David Perrone Clothing Line was launched in late 2008. Calvin Klein Home features accessory, bath rug, high end bedding collections. Calvin Klein Golf was launched in late 2007.