exception. Dior was invited by a childhood friend from Granville to revive Philippe et Gaston‚ a struggling clothing company owned by Marcel Boussac‚ the “King of Cotton” with an empire of racing stables‚ newspapers and textile mills. Dior founded his haute couture empire in 1946 at 30 Avenue Montaigne Paris‚ backed by wealthy French businessman Marcel Boussac. The business met Dior and listened to his theory that the public was ready for a new style after the War. Dior’s description of a luxurious new
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GIORGIO ARMANI: Elegance Without Excess. Giorgio Armani is a household name synonymous with not only style and design but also incredible corporate success and branding. The fashion house of Armani is reportedly the most financially successful Italy has ever produced. The master tailor first made headlines by redefining the rules of precision and reinventing the tailored jacket. For Armani‚ simplicity is key. This doesn’t only apply to his unparalleled craftsmanship and subtle ingenuity however
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quality manufacturing of both men’s and women’s clothes. In July 1980‚ HCF opened its new factory in Butterworth. After 10 years‚ HCF opened two more factories in 1990 in Jitra‚ Kedah and 1995 in Thailand which is set up with wholly owned subsidiary Haute Couter (Thailand) Pte. Ltd to operate the Chieng Mai factory. Issues and Problems HCF was in a dilemma when Jeffrey Cheong received a letter from KiKi and Houida‚ two European Fashions House that they may be looking to China to ‘contract manufacture’
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4. Reinach‚ S.S.‚ Four Models of Fashion Relationships. In: L.Welters & A. Lillethun‚ eds. 2007. The Fashion Reader. UK: Berg. Ch 56. 5. Schedules‚ 2013. Mode à Paris website. Available from http://www.modeaparis.com/Haute-couture [1 April 2013]
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Coco Chanel‚ an icon in the world of fashion‚ was the first women to create clothing for women that is both attractive and useful. Chanel was one of the first women to run a large‚ successful business in the fashion industry. Today‚ it’s hard to imagine the controversy Chanel stirred up simply by making women’s clothing beautiful‚ comfortable and practical. Chanel understood that women wanted a sense of style and professionalism in their fashion. The clothes she created changed the way women looked
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FASHION ‘Fashion’ is thus defined in the dictionary: "The prevailing mode in such things as are subject to change in form or style‚ as in ornament and etiquette‚ and especially in dress." It is the name given to the prevailing style of living among the upper classes and the rich. Among the members of the "smart set "of any country‚ certain styles of houses‚ furniture‚ foods and drinks‚ times of meals‚ amusements‚ polite customs‚ and especially dress‚ are "fashionable". Every person nurtures
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presented the new look in places such as America and to the British Royal Family in London. He was then guaranteed success and recognized as having shown a true work of excellence. Throughout the 1950s‚ Christian Dior was the biggest and best-run haute couture house in Paris. Christian Dior produced more fashion collections between 1954 and1957 which proved to be very successful‚ yet none of these were as acclaimed as the New Look. As the most famous couture house in the 1950s‚ Dior attracted a
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Map the Supply Chain Caroline Evans MKT/421 September 18‚ 2014 Dr. Michael McKinley Abstract The supply map and the supply chain management consist of manufacturers‚ distributors and retailers. The marketing mix determines the product mix and the product mix helps the fashion designer to control the target market. The distributor of the finished garment later determines how the product would distribute throughout the department and discount stores. The target market will help the designer
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Alexander Wang Devan Burton FMD 101 Section #1 His New Look Alexander Wang was born May 17th‚ 1984 in San Francisco‚ California. At age 18‚ he moved to New York to attend parsons The New School for Design to study fashion design. After he dropped out his sophomore year‚ he launched his first women’s ready-to-wear collection in 2007. The label represents a casually cool downtown style‚ drawing inspiration from the nineties‚ French chic‚ and rock grunge-always finished off with a slouchy‚ rolled-out-of-bed
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Delicious cuisine is definitely something the whole world is interested in‚ and a person’s taste for food can often reveal his lifestyle‚ personality‚ and even status. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Prologue to The Canterbury Tales‚ we can learn about the Franklin’s hospitality and hedonistic lifestyle through Chaucer’s portrait of the Franklin’s refined love of exquisite cuisine. Through his lofty diction‚ use of poetic devices‚ and imagery‚ Chaucer revealed the Franklin’s love for pure food‚ hospitality
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