It's Not Just Costumes -- The 10 Masters Of Clothing That Designers Must Know.

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If you don't even know a few of these people, you will be ashamed.

Let's take a look at these 10 people.

Kristen Dior (Christian Dior)

Kristen - Dior was born in 1905 in Normandy, France.

In 20s, she was always penniless. In 30s, she sold fashion pictures for a living.

Dior is not a costume designer. He graduated from Institut D'Etudes Politiques De Paris. He is also a son of entrepreneurs. His passion for art has never subsided. 1946 he has his own company and founded a fashion store in 1947.

His fashion design inspiration comes from a senior socialite, as well as the beautiful actress Ava Gardner of Hollywood.

Dior in twentieth Century

The most brilliant moment made great contributions. In 1947, at the age of 42, he launched the "new image" fashion and became famous.

During the war, designers were very conservative. Kristen and Dior abandoned the wartime simple style, began to design luxurious costumes, square long skirts, narrowed their waistlines, and returned to the beginning of the century.

It is difficult to imagine that a skirt was made of 22.75 meters, which was implemented at the time of rationing.

"Dior" is a combination of "God" and "gold" in French, and gold has become the most common representative color of Dior brand.

In 1947, Dior launched his first fashion series: the waist of the rapidly retracted waist shows a contrast with the chest curve. The long skirts and skirts of the lower leg are made of black woolen dots with detailed folds, plus the delicate shoulder lines that subvert all people's eyes. They are called "New Look", meaning that Dior brings women a brand new look.

Indeed, Dior has rebuilt the beauty of postwar women, established the noble and elegant taste of the whole 50s, and deeply impressed the name of Christian Dior in the hearts of women and the fashion history of twentieth Century.

Yves Saint Laurent (Yves Saint Laurent)

Yves Saint Laurent was born in Algeria in 1936, and his parents are French.

In 1955, his design sketches were introduced to Christian Dior, and he was hired as an assistant of Dior.

When Dior died in 1957, Yves Saint Laurent, 21, became the chief designer of the world's most prestigious fashion company.

But it didn't last long. As Dior's old customers thought that Yves Saint Laurent was too radical, he was fired in 1960.

He was in service and retired because of mental breakdown.

But with his strong financial support, he had his own fashion company in 1962.

For the past 50 years, most of the classic fashions have been heard by Yves Saint Laurent.

In 1966, he introduced the concept of "Neutralization" into the fashion industry; first made the shirt jacket; the double row button thick coat; in 1968, it was boldly opened and not worn.

The model shows the fashion trend; the hippie fashion trend started in 70s.

The fashion trend is almost followed by every successful designer in the world. He is worthy of "knowing how to find a perfect balance between change and continuity".

Valentino (Valentino)

Valentino (Valentino) has named his brand with his own name. His name has become synonymous with Italian elegance.

Today, it is the top luxury brand in the world of advanced customization and advanced garments.

Valentino Carla, who was born in Lombardy, Italy in 1932, has shown an advanced artistic temperament when he was in high school.

When he was 17 years old, he went to Paris and studied at Ecole de La chambresyndicale de la Couture parisienne, a French traditional high school of clothing custom made in Paris.

After that, she trained her appreciation and innate talent in the work of JeanDess s and Guy Laroche.

Valentino - Clement - Luo - Multi - Ke - La Wan - Ni, first in the fashion industry in 1959, is one of the few world-renowned Italy designers.

His counterparts in Paris regarded him as an equal opponent.

Jackie Kennedy and Wang Wang Onassis customize their costumes to him, which has contributed to his success.

Valentino's clothing does not pursue dramatic effects and sensationalism. Twenty, it is technically perfect to make sewing garments out, especially to highlight the ladies' personalities and make them feel beautiful and attractive.

Valentino's artistic style is like a high-level cocktail party. It is light and charming, and it is bold and interesting.

Christine Lacroix (Christian Lacroix)

Watching Christine Lacroix's work is like watching a masquerade.

Luxurious, elegant and charming high fashion seems to be a series of masks, which hide a subconscious mind or a spirit that lingers around the designer's mind.

Christine Lacroix's fashion image includes the mystery of Oriental women, the grotesque of London women, and the romantic amiability of French women.

The foundation of creating these images is real life.

Christine Lacroix has been immersed in the contradiction between fantasy and reality, Ji and reason. However, he is no longer a lonely explorer. His efforts, his confusion represent the situation of a generation, and also reveal the voice of countless people.

Christine Lacroix's fashion empire grew stronger at the end of the Ji competition in twentieth Century. He also became the focus of the fashion industry. In the face of such a great achievement, Christine Lacroix calmly said, "this is what happened. The dream of the past has gradually become reality, like the first meal with Princess Diane. It is natural to feel like an old acquaintance, but I know I only met her in a dream.

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Giovanni Jenny Versace

She wanted to be a pianist in her childhood, but eventually she took the scissors from her mother's hand.

Since then, he has found a way to measure and express love and beauty with his own unique understanding. The Empire of Versace was born, and he was regarded as a charming son of Milan.

In 1972, he came to Milan, the fashion capital of Italy alone.

At that time, the fashion industry in Italy was just beginning, and in good faith, Versace prospered.

Before long, a garment maker came to him and asked him to design several sets of clothes. Versace finished his first series. His clothes were sold very well, and the partners were glad to send him a Volkswagen Beetle.

The sign of Versace's peak is the launch of the "Atelier" series in Paris in 1989.

This is the first step in Versace's decision to enter France's high-end fashion industry without being content to dominate Italy, which triggered a fashion for Italy fashion to enter Paris.

Versace's world-famous tight skirt, whether it is pure white or bright fluorescent, adorned with bright zipper and pparent synthetic material skirt waist, seems high-tech product, is actually Versace's dream of freehand brushwork.

Tang Na Karan (DONNAKARAN)

Tang Na Karan was born in Long Island, New York in 1948. In 1985, he founded the DONNA KARAN NEW YORK (DKNY) brand with Stephen, the sculptor.

They set their factories in their own living rooms, and then they learned to do so.

In 1988, cowboy clothing was produced. After 2 years, it had the DKNYJEANS brand. In 90s, DKNY MEN and DKNY KIDS were born.

Tang Na Karan's addiction to black is reflected in her pursuit of comfort and texture. From a black sweater to a pair of ebony chopsticks for decoration, you can see her originality.

Nowadays few celebrities do not wear DKNY fashion, especially those who are popular stars in Hollywood, from Demi Moore, Tom Hanks to President Clinton's husband and wife.

Tang Na Karan's products include beauty products and perfume, all of which reflect the luxury, sensibility and modern flavor.

Ralph Lauren (Ralphlauren)

Ralph Lauren was born in Brooks, New York in 1939. He tried to sell his own necktie from 1967. He claimed that he had no representative work, no sketches, and only attempted.

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In 1968, Ralph Lauren

The men's clothing company was established and launched the first brand "POLORALPH LAUREN", which is designed for the successful urban men's personalized style clothing, between the formal and casual style, convenient for them to enter various recreational venues.

In 1971, Ralph Lauren