Georges Chakra Makes Couture Women Can Wear More Than Once
Georges Chakra June 2002 PARIS, Jun 19, 2002 (Updated Jan 27, 2010)/ — At a time when the Chambre Syndicale estimates there are at most 2,000 women actually buying (not just borrowing) couture, designer Georges Chakra could probably double that number on his own. Chakra keeps an atelier of 60 working permanently in his home city of Beirut, and sometimes dresses...
Lacoste: It Began with the Crocodile
NEW YORK, Feb 5, 2002 (Updated Sep 19, 2009) / FW/ — The history of Lacoste reads like a history of tennis. It was founded by legendary tennis player René Lacoste, who with his teammates “The Musketeers” won the Davis Cup in 1927. Designer Christophe Lemaire on the runway Even the crocodile logo associated with the brand came from tennis. René Lacoste was...
A.F. Vandevorst: Rock Energy & Ambiance of Another Time
PARIS, Jan 3, 2002 (Updated Dec 4, 2009) / — Slowly but surely, An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx, the duo that forms A.F. Vandevorst, construct a universe between rock energy and ambiance of another time, between the severity of couture blended with deconstruction à la Joseph Beuys. Filip Arickx and An Vandevorst Their paths crossed in 1987 on the benches of...
Yigal Azrouel
DALLAS, Oct 31, 2001 (Updated Sep 15, 2009) / FW/ — Born in Israel of French-Morrocan parents, Yigal Azrouel moved to New York when he was 22 to pursue his dream of fashion design. He started as a couture and wedding dress designer and became adept with working on intricate detailing lavish designs. Yigal Azrouel on the runway Fall 2009 show New York With a keen...
Zac Posen: Impeccably Elegant
Zac Posen on the runway Spring 2010 New York NEW YORK, Oct 30, 2001 (Updated Dec 1, 2009 to add photo)/ — “It’s my 21st birthday!” exclaims up-and-coming fashion designer Zac Posen from atop a flight of stairs leading to his Soho studio, which is actually his parents’ apartment. But, before you think this is the story of a little boy with...
Cynthia Steffe: Contemporary Chic
DALLAS, Oct 22, 2001 (Updated Dec 8, 2008) / FW/ — A graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York, Cynthia Steffe is part of the new generation designers at New York’s garment district. Women’s Wear Daily has hailed her as part of the “New Majors.” Cynthia Steffe on the runway Spring 2007 New York As a student at Parsons, Cynthia...
Nicole Miller: Glamour in Simplicity
NEW YORK, Sep 27, 2001 /(Updated Sep 18, 2009) / FW/ — Originally from New England, Nicole Miller studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and studied in Paris for a year at the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne to learn haute couture. Designer Nicole Miller on the runway To hone her skills as a designer, she worked with Rain Cheetahs...
Narciso Rodriguez: Celebrating Beauty
DALLAS, Mar 1, 2001 (Updated Sep 2, 2009) / FW/ — Born in New Jersey (1961) to Cuban parents, Narciso Rodriguez wanted to be an architect but moved to fashion illustration. While he was still in high school, he took commercial art classes on the side, learning about shape and form. Narciso Rodriguez His college years were spent at Parsons School of Design where...
Madeleine Vionnet: Inventor of The Bias Cut
DALLAS, Feb 18, 1998 (Updated Sep 3, 2009)/ FW/ — Madeleine Vionnet was born in 1877 and founder her fashion house in 1912. Her greatest contribution to design is her invention of the bias cut in 1922 that made her famous. Cutting patterns along the bias forces the fabric to cling to the body and move with it, which created her trademark look of draped, form-conscious...
