The designer Bible - Part 27. - Emilio Cavallini

The italian designer quit college in Florance in 1966 and went to London. He had a passion for hosiery and started to dress up women with patterned (dots, stars etc.) hosiery. In 1970 he opened his company and started producing for Gucci, Dior and other famous designers. In 1980 he launched his hosiery brand. He designed not only hosiery, but shoes, leather accesories, etc. He started  to develope seamless clothing.

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The designer Bible - Part 26. - Emanuel Ungaro

His father was a tailor, as a child he received a sewing machine from him. At 22 he moved to Paris, designed for House of Cristobal Balenciaga for 3 years, than quitted for Courrèges. In 1973 he launched his first menswear collection, Ungaro Uomo and in 1983 his first perfume, called Diva. In 2005 he retired and sold his label to Asim Abdullah.

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The designer Bible - Part 23. - Donna Karan

Let's talk about Donna Karan today!

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The designer Bible - Part 22. - Donatella Versace

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Versace FW 2013
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Another one of the most famous designers nowadays is Donatella Versace - no doubt, she has a good eye for sometimes outrageous choices, that never go unnoticed.

If someone's designs are worn by pop stars and royalty - well, they must be doing a great job! 

Donatella Versace
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The designer Bible - Part 21. - Dolce and Gabbana

All hail the two demigods of Italian fashion!

DG 2015 SS Backstage
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The designer Bible - Part 18. - Coco Chanel

Have you been living in a cave, growing a huge beard, feeding on bugs and creepy crawlies for the last 100 years? 

If you answered YES, this post is going to have a lot of new information for  you.

Did you answer NO? Then you're probably not weird, and have ears and eyes, which make you able to receive the information around you. I'm 100% sure you heard of Chanel.

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Coco Chanel in 1960, wearing her own creation
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The designer Bible - Part 15. - Christian Lacroix

Lacroix was born in France, 05.16.1951. After graduating in high school in 1969, he studied at the Montepellier University, the Sorbonne and the  Ecole du Louvre, because originally he wanted to become a museum curator. In these years, he met his later wife,  Françoise, and Jean-Jacques Picart, who got him a job at Hermes in 1978. In 1981, he started working for Jean Patou. With his friend's help, they came up with better and better ideas each season. the brilliant colors, the luxury and the drive to perfection made them more and more famous. 

The bullfighting he saw as a child made him use the sparkling colors, and made him an outstanding designer, which resulted in him getting a major award in 1987.

Cristhian Lacroix

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The designer Bible - Part 14. - Christian Dior

Christian Dior was born in Granville, France in 1905. He was the second out of four children. For him to stand a chance in the world, his parents decided that they will raise him to be a diplomat, so the boy started school at the Ecole des Sciences Politiques. 

In 1928 (before graduating), Christian left school to follow his dreams. He got some financial support from his father, which he used to start a smaller art gallery - he showed the paintings of the kind of Picasso and Dali. The gallery only functioned for a few years, because in 1930 the world economy crisis ruined the businesses of the family. After going bankrupt, he realized what he really wanted, closed the gallery and started sketching hats. In 1938, he was working at the Swiss Robert Piguet fashion house as a designer. In WW2 they called him in to serve, but in 1942 he returned, and joined the Lucien Lelong fashion house on the side of Pierre Balmain.

In 1945, with the help of Pierre Allemandi, he established his own fashion house, and in only 2 years, his creations were so revolutionary, that he reserved a space for himself on the pages of fashion history.

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The designer Bible - Part 13. - Catherine Walker

Catherine Walker was born in France, 06.27.1945. After moving to London, he started learning fashion design at night school. She made her daughters' dresses herself, and these garments she later started selling as well. She opened her first store, Catherine Walker & Co. in 1994. During her career she avoided the spotlight, gave interviews only on rare occasions. 

Sophistication and elegance were the two main characteristics of her artistry, she made thousands of dresses for Diana as well.

Lady Diana & Catherine Walker 1997. 
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The designer Bible - Part 6. - Anna Molinari

Romantic and energetic Italian fashion designer. As a child she learned tailoring in her family’s knitwear factory.  Her core brand, Blumarine was established in 1977 in Carpi, Italy. 

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The designer Bible - Part 2. - Alberta Ferretti

Hello, hello again! Let's resume our mission, to learn more about these famous A-lister designers! (Literally A-listers, since we are going in alphabetical order, muhaha.)

Our second "victim" is Alberta Ferretti, who is an Italian designer, with a showroom based in Milan - let's not be jealous.

Alberta Ferretti 2016 Limited Edition Spring Evening Collection
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