2008-04-28 » Schiaparelli and Poiret were two of the great entertainers of fashion, and, along with Patou and Dior, laid the foundations of our modern fashion scene-the razzmatazz style of presentation, the catwalk capers, the media hype. The media has had a profound influence on the way that fashions are marketed, and [...]
2008-04-19 » in 1911, a tailor, so he had a solid grounding for couture. Indeed, such was the quality of his workmanship that his clothes, like those of Chanel, wore well even after being well worn. His style was of rigorous simplicity and neatness, and a clean-lined, almost geometric elegance. It [...]