A brief presentation of one Designer each from the fashion capital of the world

1. FASHION DESIGNERS
FROM THEIR CAPITAL AND
THEIR COLLECTIONS

2. • JOHN GALLIANO - LONDON
• ISABEL MARENT - PARIS
• MIUCCIA PRADA - MILAN
• DONNA KARAN - NEW YORK
• YOHJI YAMAMOTO - TOKYO
DESIGNERS

3. • Is a British fashion designer born in
Gibraltar and grew up in London.
• He graduated from central saint martins
college of art and design.
• He launched his own label before he
became the head designer of the French
haute couture houses in 1995-1996 and
Christian Dior from 1996-2011 in Paris.
JOHN GALLIANO(1960-)
LONDON

4. Galliano is known for his ready to
wear and Haute-Couture
collections for the fashion houses.
His first collection: 1984 Degree
collection, Les’ Incroyables. A
French revolutionary street scene.
JOHN GALLIANO’S EARLY
CAREER

5. In 1985 He starts making clothes and
presents his first collection, The ludic
game, at London Fashion Week. That
autumn he shows the fallen angels line.

6. • In 1986 Peder Bertelsen, a businessman
invests in Galliano’s Label.
• In 1988, he won Designer of the year for
his Blanche Dubois collection.
• In 1989 Peder Bertelsen withdraws his
financial support.
• Drained by the difficulty of funding,
Galliano moves to Paris.

7. • In 1993 Anna Wintour, editor
of American vogue persuades
a Portuguese socialite to lend
her mansion for Galliano's
fashion show.
• Galliano unveils the Princess
Lucretius collection.

8. • In 1995 John Galliano was
appointed chief designer of
Givenchy, Fashion houses controlled
by the LVMH luxury goods group.
• In 1996 unveils his first Givenchy
couture collection.
• He is then named as chief women’s
wear designer of Christian Dior.

9. In 1997 presents first haute
couture collection for Dior.
In 1999 Co ordinates Dior’s ready
to wear .
In, 2001 Awarded a CBE in
Queens Birthday Honours list.

11. • On February 2011, Dior announced they had suspended Galliano
following his arrest over an alleged anti Jewish tirade in a Paris bar.
• Galliano denied his allegations. Dior announced that it will continue to
support the Galliano brand financially due to license despite the scandal.
• On 8 September 2011, Galliano was found guilty of making anti Semitic
remarks.
CONTROVERSY

12. • In early 2013, Galliano accepted an invitation from Oscar de la
Renta to help prepare for a Fall 2013 ready to wear collection at
New York Fashion week.
• On October 6, 2014, the OTB Group announced that John
Galliano joined Maison Martin Margiela as a creative director..
• Galliano exhibited his first couture collection for Margiela during
London Collections on January 2015
COMEBACK

14. • Is a French Fashion designer born in Paris is
known for her tomboyish Bohemian aesthetic
creations.
• In 1982, tired of not being able to find
clothes she liked in store, Marant bought a
sewing machine and began making pieces out
of discarded clothes and fabric.
• In 1985 she took up design at the prestigious
Studio Bercot Fashion School in Paris.
ISABEL MARANT(1967-)
PARIS

15. • Marant interned with Persian designer Michel Klein in 1987 and
also worked with Bridget Yorke on two collections
• In 1989 , she began launching her own collections.
• In 1989 she also launched her own jewellery label followed by a
knitwear label known as Twen.
• In 1994 she set up her own label with a studio in Paris . She basis
her creations on her own style and taste.
EARLY CAREER

16. • Her first show for the spring summer
1995 season, was held in the courtyard
of a squat with her friends modelling.
• In 1997 Marant won the Award de la
Mode and the Whirlpool Award for the
best female designer in 1998.
• In 1998 she began guest designing
collections for the popular French mail
catalogue and also launched a new line
called I*M in Japan.

17. • In 2000 Marant expanded her brand by
adding Etoile, which is designed to be
more affordable and casual having 10
shops worldwide including :
Paris, New York, Tokyo, Honk Kong ,Los
Angeles, London, Seoul, Madrid, Beirut,
Beijing and has retailers in more than 35
countries.

18. • In 2004, she launched a children's wear line and also launched a
pop up boutique in Paris.
• In 2012, Marant was awarded Fashion Designer of the Year at
British glamour’s Women of the Year awards.

19. • The heart of Isabel Marant, is the brand’s ready to wear collection, which
is presented at Paris fashion week each season each season.
• Isabel Marant’s 2011 fall/winter collection, touches on a cowboys and
Indian theme.
• By mixing ethno printed minis with oversized knitwear and fringe boots
COLLECTIONS

20. The 2012 spring/summer designs, are refreshing. The energetic colors and
tie die patterns radically contrast the earlier pieces, This collection contains
a lot of loose jersey, paired with statement denim. Oversized jackets and
sleek nude sandals.

21. The fall winter show of 2012 was based on cowgirl look, the collection contained
a lot of easy to wear statement pieces such as leather pants, silk button down
shirts, quilted jean jackets, all of which was stylishly embroidered.

22. The 2013 collection was inspired by Vintage America. Having heavy
emphasis on black, white and bold red, making the outfit an eye catcher.

23. The 2014 winter/autumn collection was mostly concentrated on super strong
shoulders an introduced loony shoe.

25. One of the most influential fashion designers in the world, Donna
Karan has left a lasting impact on the world of clothing, bringing
uptown New York chic into the mainstream.
DONNA KARAN

26. •Donna Ivy Faske was born on October 2, 1948, in Forest Hills, New
York.
•From an early age Donna, who grew up in Hewlett, Long Island, was
immersed in the world of fashion.
•Her mother worked as a model while her stepfather made a living as a
suit designer.
•Karan's family's influence was apparent in her early life. By the age of
14 she had dropped out of school and begun selling clothing at a local
boutique.
•In 1968 Karan was accepted into the highly respected Parsons School
of Design in New York City.
•While in school, she landed an prestigious summer job working for
designer Anne Klein. Her work there proved so impressive that within
two years she was named associate designer
EARLY LIFE

27. •Karan's ascendency to the top of Anne Klein happened not long after
the founding designer's death. Under Karan's direction, and with the
help of fellow designer and Parsons friend Louis Dell 'Olio, the Ann Klein
brand blossomed.
•In 1984, Karan, who by then divorced her first husband, Mark, decided
to strike out on her own. At her side was Stephen Weiss, her second
husband, a painter and sculptor whose calm demeanor helped offset his
wife's sometimes intense personality. With Weiss at her side, Karan left
Anne Klein and debuted her first women's collection in 1985.
•From the start Karan made it her mission to "design modern clothes for
modern people." With an increase of women entering the professional
workforce, Karan's timing proved to be impeccable.
•In 1988, Karan, recognizing the need for a more affordable fashion line,
launched Donna Karan New York (DKNY), a women's line that was
influenced by her original Signature collection. In 1990 she developed
DKNY Jeans and then, two years later, debuted DKNY for men.
CREATING HER OWN BRAND

28. •Below are some statements given by donna karan herself and these are the words she
follows by heart.
“Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul”.
“For me, designing is an expression of who I am as a woman, with all the
complications, feelings and emotions.”
“I’m a woman makes me want to nurture others, fulfill needs and solve problems. At
the same time, the artist within me strives for beauty, both sensually and visually. So
design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the
desirable.”
• Whatever form the design takes, Karan will tell you it begins and ends with the body – its
sensual expression, sense of security, and freedom of movement.
•Karan is inspired by the life and innate style of the artist. Quintessential hallmarks include
black cashmere, leather, stretch and molded fabrics, often exclusively developed by
Karan, as well as silhouettes that wrap and sculpt the body.
•For Karan, it’s never been just about clothes; it’s about lifestyles. She sees the entire
picture from head-to-toe, from function to aesthetic. Handbags and shoes are designed
right alongside the clothes.
HER UNIQUENESS AND
INSPIRATIONS

29. •1989 saw the birth of DKNY- DKNY Jeans, DKNY Active, DKNY Underwear, DKNY Jeans
Juniors, and DKNY Kids.
•In 1988, Karan, recognizing the need for a more affordable fashion line, launched Donna Karan
New York (DKNY), a women's line that was influenced by her original Signature collection. In
1990 she developed DKNY Jeans and then, two years later, debuted DKNY for men.
•Karan’s quest for the perfect jeans, as well as her desire to dress her daughter Gabby, resulted
in DKNY Jeans Juniors, and DKNY Kids.
•Karan saw the many men in her life, starting with her husband, also needed a sophisticated
system of dressing. Considering that Karan’s father was a custom tailor, DKNY Men emerged a
year later in answer to his casual, sport side, which went on to launch its own dress shirt and
tailored clothing collections.
•Determined to seduce all the senses, Karan took on the world of beauty in 1992 and The beauty
division went on to introduce best-selling fragrances.
• Completing the lifestyle approach to design, in 2001 Karan introduced a Donna Karan Home
Collection “all about touch and feel,” which includes everything from luxe bedding and candles to
cashmere throws, and DKNY Home, which accents interiors with fashion-forward bedding and
accessories.
• There are also Donna Karan and DKNY Lenox Table and Giftware collections as well.
DONNA KARAN NEW YORK

30. DKNY MEN, KIDS, WOMEN

31. DKNY PRODUCTS

32. •A modern system of dressing, Karan’s concept is based on
Seven Easy Pieces, where a handful of interchangeable
items work together to create an entire wardrobe that goes
from day to evening, weekday to weekend, season to
season. “I’m designing for an international man and woman.
A creative person who never knows where a day is going to
take them,” says Karan. “That’s why New York is on the
label. It sets the pace, the attitude.”
•Many trends come and go with the ever-changing zeitgeist,
and few are the movements that have had as lasting an
impact on the way women dress as Donna Karan’s 7 Easy
Pieces, a concept first debuted in 1985 that continues to
shape the sartorial landscape of today.
•In its first incarnation, the idea centered around the
bodysuit ~ a garment whose cultural relevance is quickly
trickling back to fashion’s forefront. That seminal show
opened with eight models dressed only in black bodysuits
and tights; they next began slowly adding wrap skirts, pull-
on knit pants, tailored jackets and all sorts of cashmere
layers. A revolution had begun.
SEVEN EASY PIECES

33. •Born Maria Prada in Milan in 1949, Miuccia
Prada is an Italian designer, best known for
her eponymous label Prada and its secondary
line Miu Miu.
•Once a member of the Italian Communist
Party and a mime student, Prada was an
unlikely entrepreneur when she took over her
family's luggage business in 1978. She first
dazzled the fashion world in 1985 with a
series of black nylon handbags and
backpacks. Prada is now a billion-dollar
company.
MIUCCIA PRADA

34. •Famed fashion designer Miuccia Prada was born Maria Bianchi
Prada on May 10, 1949, in Milan, Italy.
•She was the youngest granddaughter of Mario Prada, who started
the Prada fashion line in 1913 by manufacturing well-crafted, high-
end suitcases, handbags and steamer trunks for the Milanese elite.
•Prada was an unlikely inheritor of her family's business. A former
member of the Italian Communist Party, Prada attended the
University of Milan, where she made a name for herself as an ardent
feminist and earned a Ph.D. in political science.
•Following her academic work, Prada planted herself at Milan's
Piccolo Teatro, where she trained as a mime for five years.
YOUNGER LIFE

35. •In 1978, Prada entered her family's business and soon set to work on
reimagining a company that had grown sleepy and stagnant. With the help of her
future husband, Patrizio Bertelli, Prada began updating the company's
merchandise with designs she'd developed herself.
•Prada began gaining popularity in 1985, when she unveiled a series of black
nylon handbags and backpacks with understated labeling—a stark contrast to
the logo heavy clothes that dominated the fashion world at the time. Four years
later, Prada, who has no formal fashion training, introduced a line of ready-to-
wear women's clothes that she called "uniforms for the slightly disenfranchised."
Critics and consumers ate it up.
•Working closely with her Bertelli, who'd by now become her husband, Prada
quickly grew the business into a powerhouse. In 1992, she introduced a new,
more affordable label called Miu Miu. Three years later, the company unveiled a
line of men's clothing.
•In the years since, Prada has continued its upward trajectory, introducing other
new lines, and buying stake in or just buying up competitors, including Fendi,
Helmut Lang, Jil Sander, and Church & Company, among others. In 2002, it was
reported that Prada had annual revenues of more than $1.9 billion.
EARLY FASHION CAREER

36. •Much of what set Prada apart from the rest of the
fashion world is her seeming disregard for the fashion
industry. Prada has always blazed her own trail and
demonstrated a fearlessness in trying new styles. Her
experimentation once included a raincoat that was
transparent until it became wet, at which point it turned
opaque. In 2004, she dazzled a front row of critics at a
show with a collection of souvenir clothes that included
straw hats and embroidered moccasins. In another
designer's hands they might have been seen as garish;
in Prada's, the items packed chic appeal.
•"If you want to know what a season is about, you don't
miss the Prada show," one fashion director
told TIME magazine in 2004. "She never follows anyone
else's lead, just her own original energy. Her collections
are completely an expression of herself."
•In 2010, Prada was named the McKim Medal Laureate
(for achievements in fashion and business) at the Villa
Aurelia of the American Academy in Rome. In 2012, an
exhibition of Prada's work was showcased, at New
York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
PRADA’S IMPACT

37. •Miuccia Prada, 63, is just like her collections: discreet, unpredictable and
nonconformist. A brown turban holds back her fair hair. She wears old-fashioned
earrings, a green crew-neck jumper, a brown, knee-length skirt, flat-heeled sandals
and a brown leather bag. She is not beautiful but has a powerful presence. A remote
woman and a fashion intellectual.
•In the 1960s she was the first person at her secondary school to adopt a hippy style.
"I was conservative because of my parents, but when I was 14 I wanted to be
different," she explains. "I had to be the first one to have an idea. The same
obsession still drives me in my work, never doing things like the others. It's been a
constant strand in my life.“
•She loved politics and being involved in social issues, but retained her interest in
appearances. "To want to be a fashion designer was really the worst thing that could
happen to me. I thought it was dumb and conservative [...] But my education at home
pulled the other way, giving me a taste for beautiful things, an instinct for fashion. I
adored that."
WHAT MADE PRADA DIFFERENT?

38. •Miuccia began by updating the old-fashioned
merchandise with her own designs - producing
a popular line of black, lightweight backpacks
in 1985 - before moving into womenswear and
showing her debut collection in 1988 to critical
acclaim.
•A year later she was awarded the Council of
Fashion Designers of America International
Award.
•In April 2005, Miuccia Prada made it on
to Time magazine's list of the 100 Most
Influential People of the 20th Century, along
with the likes of Bill Clinton, George Bush,
Cardinal Joseph Rat zinger and writer Dan
Brown. She was described as "having
provoked and influenced colleagues for years
with her eccentric and highly personal
sensibility".
•She never liked the idea of a bad copy of
what one does for the main brand. If she had
an ingenious idea to do fashion that costs less
but that wasn't a bad copy of something else,
with completely different criteria and ways of
doing things, she would do it.
PRADA: AN INTELLECTUAL WITH
DRESS SENSE

40. PRADA – DESIGNER’S BIOGRAPHY -
MIUCCIA PRADA – VIDEO

41. • Is a Japanese fashion designer
based in Tokyo and Paris.
• Yamamoto graduated from
Keio University with a degree
in law in 1966 and further
studies in Fashion design at
Bunka Fashion College.
• He is considered as a master
tailor.
YOHJI FEU(1943-)
TOKYO

42. • In 1972 Y’s joint stock corporation
founded. His commercially main line,
Yohji Yamamoto(women/men) and Y’s,
are especially popular in Tokyo.
• Yamamoto is known for frequently
creating designs far removed from
current trends. His signature oversized
silhouettes in black often feature
drapery in varying textures.

43. Silhouette: Wrapped, Clingy, Drapes
Colour: Black, White, Navy, Red, Khaki.
Key Items: Draped jersey dress, Sweater
poncho, Slouchy cropped pants, Wool Cape.
Materials: Jersey, Satin, Velvet, Chunky
cable Knits, Felted wool, Fur.

44. Details+ Trim: Hoods, Hi low hems, Wrapping, Slits, Colour blocking, Blanket
stitch, Corset like lacing, Tassels.
Accessories +Footwear: Knit gloves, Leather jazz shoes, slip ons, combat
boots, Large shawls.

45. • In 1981, Yohji Yamamoto debuted in Paris. In 1995 He designed
costumes for the Heiner Muller .
• In 2002 Haute couture collection presented in Paris. Formed
relationships with Persian boutiques.
• In 2003 Opening of the Y’s line flagship store in Ropping hills.

46. Yamamoto’s work has also become familiar to consumers through his
collaborations with other fashion brands:
Adidas(Y-3), Hermes, Mikimoto and Mandarina Duck.
In 2014 Designs third kits for the football club Real Madrid
New Adidas Y-3 Black Retro Boost New Y-3 Hayworth Guard
Knit Sneakers

47. • In Paris Fashion week 2012, the Sculptural, theatrical hats conjured
images of both post modern architecture and lavish
• Italian wedding fayre.
• Loose wide legged linens were given drawstring bands, black maxi skirts
and shirting and a modest pleated Amish skirt.

48. In 2013 , spring ready to wear collection had trousers with a shirred, multi
tied waist, or a white biker jacket with elegant tails

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