The Great Fashion Designers

Contents Foreword Introduction Section 1 Early days Introduction Charles Frederick Worth Callot Soeurs Jeanne Paquin Paul Poiret Mariano Fortuny Section 2 1910s-1930s Introduction Jeanne Lanvin Gabrielle Chanel Jean Patou Madeleine Vionnet Elsa Schiaparelli Mainbocher Adrian Salvatore Ferragamo Madame Alix Gres Section 3 1940-1950s Introduction Cristobal Balenciaga Christian Dior Charles James Claire McCardell Hubert de Givenchy Pierre Cardin Mary Quant Rudi Gernreich Section 4 1960s-1970s Introduction Norman Norell Yves Saint Laurent Andre Courreges Valentino Garavani Karl Lagerfeld Kenzo Takada Ralph Lauren Halston Issey Miyake Geoffrey Beene Calvin Klein Giorgio Armani Section 5 1980s Introduction Rei Kawakubo Yohji Yamamoto Vivienne Westwood Paul Smith Azzedine Alaia Gianni Versace Jean Paul Gaultier Dolce & Gabbana John Galliano Donna Karan Section 6 1990s- Introduction Miuccia Prada Martin Margiela Marc Jacobs Tom Ford Alexander McQueen Nicholas Ghesquiere Acknowledgements Further reading