The Characteristic of the Century Fashion Designers
Alexander McQueen is one of the most brilliant and successful fashion designers. If you are a person in fashion or are interested in fashion, we can easily access his masterpieces through various mediums such as magazines, fashion media, and also the book about Alexander McQueen. Most of fashion people are well known about him and his life. Although his life was not smooth and there was a lot of trials and tragic endings, McQueen was a genius who loved the fashion world. The fact remains unchanged and will not change in the future. After I read the book “Gods and kings: The rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano”, I can look closely at Alexander McQueen’s life and see his fashion
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Blow is also the deceased who died earlier than McQueen. Her end of life, which killed herself after several suicide attempts, was too lonely, but whole of her life was not alone. She used to be a British style icon, and wore all the eye-catching hats, and Blow also excelled in fashion in the fashion world. In 1981, she started working as a Anna Wintour's fashion assistant and after, had experience with Vogue director and editor. Moreover, Blow has also been active as a stylist. However, the most outstanding part of her performance was the talent hunt. Have outstanding eyes, Isabella Blow, was the first person to find McQueen’s ability and value as a fashion designer. Besides, she had unearthed John galliano, Husein sallayak, hats designer Philip treacy, model Sophie Dahl, and others. As I mentioned before, The Blow bought all of McQueen’s graduation works in Saint Martin by 5000 pounds. By doing so, McQueen was greatly encouraged to grow up as a global designer. He became known for his name and recognized in the fashion world. Also, Alexander McQueen created his brand name by Blow’s recommendation. She said that Lee is real common Family name in Asia, so suggested him for how about creating his brand name without Lee. Because she did not want to his brand has common and normal characteristic as different brand and people. She always gave him for advice and attention as his mother. …show more content…
He initially had a very deep consciousness about the country of England, primarily in Scotland. And so, in some of his collections, this was particularly pronounced. In “Highland rape” and “Widows of Culloden”, he designed his clothes based on the long history of confrontation between Scotland and England in the 19th century. Thus, Scotland’s tartan were used to express strong nationalistic sentiments. He said he wanted to express his thorough historical perception by his collection. Also, Alexander McQueen, born in London, often expressed his strong attachment to Britain, particularly London and showed his collection with that ethnic kind of
He enjoys, what he calls the “Aha Moment” where the actor can see themselves, and understands their body language when they see their selves transform into their character. If the character is from a time period of the past, he goes as far as putting them in vintage panties or giving them a pocketbook with a handkerchief or a lipstick from that era. He wants his characters to feel as if they are from that time period as well. As far as being a designer he feels that there are certain guidelines he has to do for his work to come to life. Firstly, he said that he hasn’t changed his outfit in over thirty years and does not wear jeans.
September 16, 1968, a famous songwriter, actor, and singer was born in New York City (Biography.com). This famous person is one known around the world, whether you know him from his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez or listened to his music. This person is the infamous Puerto Rican Marco Antonio Muñiz, otherwise known as Marc Anthony. Although not born in Puerto Rico, Marc Anthony’s music influences many people around the world including South America and the United States.
With African Americans being apart of the fashion industry, they faced many hardships. However, they created a distinctive voice in the history of fashion. Throughout the early twentieth century, Blacks designers influenced the fashion industry in America, having, “a system and structure for maintaining their particular type of fashion.” African American fashion was very popular and caught the attention from the media. Department stores held successful fashion shows, screened fashion movies, and staged fashion pageants. Fortunately, African Americans were allowed to attend these events, yet they were not welcomed. Fast-forward to today, the fashion industry has opened up several doors for African American designers, stylist, and models. However,
There are only a few items in this world, that will never lose its value and identiy. One of them, is the classic chanel bag, originally designed by Coco Chanel herself. In this essay I will analyse the history of the bag and how it became such a phenomenon, as well as looking into the past life of fashion icon, Coco Chanel. In conclusion, a quick glimpse at other works that the chanel world produced will be explored.
Usain Bolt is a prime example of a person who started with little and ended up being quite successful. Bolt was born on August 21, 1986 in Trelawney, Jamaica to Jennifer and Wellesley Bolt who made ends meet by managing a grocery store where his brother, Sadeeki, sister, Shrine and Bolt helped at ("Usain Bolt Biography." JockBio). In his early life, he attended elementary school at Waldensia Primary. By his 12th birthday, Bolt had established himself as the fastest sprinter in the area, however, in the beginning of his high school career, running was not Bolt’s main focus ("Usain Bolt Biography." JockBio).
To begin with, I will look at each of the two subjects. Fashion is an extremely large subject with many sub-categories and can mean many different things, however in this essay I will take fashion to mean the popular clothing style. I will put emphasis on looking at high fashion as these are the leaders of their field. Fashion itself though, is not to be confused with clothing. Clothing is a part of fashion, but it is predominantly purely functional, for protection from different aspects of the environment. Fashion however, is primarily for image. It is a way to present individuality and personality. A physical mouldable form of expression. Designers wish to create works of art that can be worn, and this is wear clothing becomes an art form.
Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle Bonhuer Chanel, on August 19, 1883 in Saumur, France was an amazing woman who redefined fashion as we know it today. She was a clothing designer who revolutionized the fashion industry with her suits, little black dresses, and avant garde flare. Because of this quickly in her young life she became well know, and rose to be the fashion icon that she is today. From the timeless designs that are still popular to this day, and the sophisticated outfits that can be paired with great accessories Chanel has done it all. When it comes down to it though it was Coco Chanel’s philosophy that “luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it’s not luxury” that lead to her success. (“Coco Chanel”)
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Louis Vuitton, a French designer and entrepreneur quickly made a name for himself in the fashion industry by becoming Napoleon’s wife “personal box-maker and packer.” At the age of sixteen, Vuitton and his family started the legendary workshop by creating travel trunks and the famous unpickable locks in 1859 (Louis Vuitton, 2015). As the legendary brand continues to remarkably exceed both sales and expectations, Louis Vuitton as a brand strives for pure distinction and exclusivity.
It is not always that you find a person, who has great skills in more than 3 areas. Dave Gurdak is one of those people, whom they call a polymath. For several years now, Dave has been providing fashion consultation, as he himself is a style icon for many. While talking to Dave, one can make out that he is extremely experienced, and has a great deal of knowledge, when it comes to fashion. “Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.”
Would Lightning McQueen have life insurance or car insurance? Every fan of Cars will have there own opinion on this topic. They will also have an opinion on who is the better car: Lightning McQueen, the super fast race car, or Tow Mater, the old, funny tow truck. This cannot be answered without comparing the two cars. They are similar and different in many ways.
Gabrielle Chanel remains one of the most well-known fashion designers of all time. She was born on August 19, 1883 in France and died in 1971. Chanel revolutionized the fashion industry with her distinctive style. After the death of her mother, she spent much of her childhood in an orphanage. The challenges of her early life helped build her strong character which influenced her path in life. Chanel was nicknamed “Coco” after a lost dog in a popular song she loved to sing. Her early career was funded by a succession of her rich lovers. This allowed her to open her first shop in Paris in 1910. She sold hats as well as some garments. Coco developed a significant following of clientele who enjoyed her practical sportswear creating great success.
...r became more creative person in the fashion shoot, after the designer. The overall photograph would sell your garment to the best ability that the photographer could achieve. It was not just about being a beautiful model in the photograph, there had to be other ways of making the photograph appealing than the simple lacklustre way of being beautiful. Although, every woman wants to be beautiful, the photographer wanted to challenge the appearance of beauty. And also challenge the way we looked at people that were not beautiful, but had a unique quality to them. The fashion photographer had a lot of power in Fashion; they could make a normal street person become the key icon for desire and envy. The photograph had the power to sell the clothes using anyone the photographer pleased, and the designer didn’t mind as long as their clothes were being recognized, and sold.
Fashion and film are art forms that have coexisted for decades, and although they are different, they also possess similar qualities. Pamela Church Gibson wrote in her book Film and Celebrity Culture that “film had a greater influence on fashion than any other form of visual culture” (Gibson 55). Fashion is an important part of film as it aids directors and writers in bringing characters and their personalities to life. Simultaneously, fashion has also benefited from films, as films are a popular source of inspiration for designers, who can be inspired by anything from storylines to characters. In an article, titled Film and Fashion: Just Friends, for the New York Times, Ruth La Ferla wrote that “wittingly or not, those viewers take in colors, subtle tactile impressions or an overall atmosphere that can linger in the mind for years, part of a vast store of images that may surface at any time” (La Ferla).
One of the most well-known and respected high fashion brands of all time is Chanel. Today, it is worth billions of dollars, but that was not the case when a young woman named Gabrielle Chanel founded it in 1909. On the 19th of August, 1883, in Saumur, Auvergne Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born into a peasant family. Her unwed mother Eugénie Devolle was a laundrywoman in a charity hospital and her father was a street vendor who sold work clothing and undergarments. They traveled quite a bit in the early days, moving around in hoped of making more money. In 1884 her parents married and had five other children in addition to Gabrielle and her older sister.