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What is Balmain, and who is the man behind the brand? Balmain is a fashion house that was founded in 1946 by Pierre Balmain (born 1914 in France) a French haute couture fashion designer. Throughout the years, Balmain has had different head designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Christophe Decarnin and current creative director Olivier Rousteing. Olivier Rousteing (born September 13, 1986 in Bordeaux, France) studied at ESMOD, Ecole Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode (School of Arts and…

Our culture is heavily influenced by the material objects in our world, and it has affected the social groupings in our society. While observing people I realized that material culture has heavily impacted the way people come together. A prominent piece of material culture that has been valued in our society and has lead people to become one is fashion brands. I discovered that clothing brands were a recurrent theme in specific friend groups. A few of the major brands that were very noticeable…

Valentino was born in Voghera, Lombardy, Italy. Began working in the fashion industry at a young age, under local designers including his aunt Rosa. His formal training took place in Paris; at the École des Beaux-Arts and the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne were attend college. Valentino got his professional start as an apprentice working in the salons of Jean Dessès and Guy Laroche.Valentino left Paris in 1959 to open a fashion house in Rome. He modeled his business on the grand…

In their article “The Decline of Neatness” Norman Cousins discuss how the “sloppiness virus” is affecting the society these days. People these days are working really hard to look improper and careless basically by the way they dress and they look. Blue jeans that were once appreciated when they were clean and new by the looks of them are now more loved in a different condition now a days. Most of the people love to wear what seems to be old and worn like million times but in fact is new. All…

1.1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 BRAND ANALYSIS 2.1 History Alexander Lee McQueen, a London born most influential designer of his time, left his school when he was just 16 to join Savile Row where he learned and mastered and pattern making. Not only that but he also had expertise himself in brutally sharp tailoring methods which ultimately became his signature. Lee McQueen (the real name of Alexander) born in 1969 and right from the age of 3 he started drawing pictures, said by himself in one of…

Throwback to 80’s Fashion Present day fashions such as skinny jeans, head-to-toe black outfits, and Converse shoes are very popular. Not only are those trends coming back, but fur is also coming back into the fashion world. The fur vest is a very popular item added to outfits, making themselves very stylish. In the 80’s, stylish trends were also popular. AIDS, fashion trends, such as women’s apparel, and musical celebrities influenced the 1980’s fashion world. The AIDS scare…

Dikdan 1 Mackenzie Dikdan Webster P.3 History 10/7/15 Fashion of the Enlightenment Period During the chapters we read about the Enlightenment period, we did not read much about the fashion of that time. Although everyone had to wear clothes and it was a basic necessity, there is no correlation between the outfits and the events that took place. This is most likely the reason why it is not mentioned in our textbooks. The clothes people wore can reflect the views of that time period just…

When it comes to the topic of style, most of us readily agree that the clothing worn during the Anglo-Saxon times compared to the twenty first century is incompatibly different. Where this agreement usually end, however, is on the question of “did they dress appropriately according to there time period?” Whereas some are convinced that the style was tasteless and rare, others maintain that this was “normal”, but what exactly is normal. My own view of Anglo-Saxon dress is that it was unique and…

Everybody is so worried about there clothing, like they always have to look better then everyone, no one realizes how much clothing and the creations of it has changed throughout history. Throughout history there here has been direct relationships between clothing styles and developments in clothing creation. It starts first with the Industrial Revolution, then the civil war, and lastly the 1920ish. Clothing creation has changed so much by that time because people started making their own…

As decades go by, fashion changes all over the world. Many people influenced the fashion industry during the 1920’s. It was a time of change and time of trying new things. Trendsetters from this time changed the way women viewed themselves and still influences many today. One person who influenced many during the 1920’s, especially women, is Coco Chanel. With Coco Chanel’s success during the 1920’s and talent of making amazing fashion designs, which include Coco’s little black dresses and…