Has one ever wondered how Louis Vuitton became about? Well this is how, he was born in Jura, France on August 4, 1821 in a small village in eastern France's mountainous and heavily wooded area. Louis Vuitton soon became one of the biggest designers due to his fabulous work. Although, he had no educational or degrees in design his work is still very famous and popular today even. Louis Vuitton was part of a hardworking family who were carpenters and farmers. His father, Xavier Vuitton happens to be a farmer, and his mother Coronne Gaillard was a milliner. Coronne Gaillard, Louis Vuitton’s mother passed away when he was only 10 years old. It was not long after his mother death that his father soon remarried a strict, mean, and devil like person. Louis Vuitton did not like his new stepmother at all. Louis Vuitton being a stubborn child he decided to pack up his things and leave his family because of his evil stepmother. He adventured out on foot which was 400 km to get away from his hometown and were his new beginning of his life begins. Louis Vuitton got started as soon as he left his hometown not knowing that he would exactly become a famous designer. It was during this journey that he picked up different types of jobs to help pay for his journey. He started working for royalties as a box-maker to Empress Eugene de Montijo. Working as a box-maker gave him the opportunity to be exposed to high class leather case luggage and this inspired him to create his own line of luggage and travel bags in the 1850’s it was then that experience that inspired Vuitton to start his now big empire of LV Company. Monsieur Vuitton started with lightweight canvas as the main material of the luggage. Travelers loved the luggage because of its major... ... middle of paper ... ... anything throughout his life, he worked so hard from the start of a young age by starting when he ran away from home and by soon starting his new life chapter for himself as the designer he turned out to be. Today the Louis Vuitton emblem (LV) that we see has advanced, but the style and glamour of Louis Vuitton has remained at the top in the industry. Many celebrities carry and own Louis Vuitton’s too. One can also buy Louis Vuitton products for their children and pets. Lastly, Louis Vuitton has been around for a very long time in history with their beautiful purses and accessories making not every woman in the world wanting to own one in their life time now, but also every man wanting to own a Louis Vuitton of some sort also. All of this success will allow all of Louis Vuitton’s work to be around and even more successful for many more years to come in the future.
Claude Monet played an essential role in a development of Impressionism. He created many paintings by capturing powerful art from the world around him. He was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France. Later, his family moved to Le Havre, Normandy, France because of his father’s business. Claude Monet did drawings of the nature of Normandy and time spent along the beaches and noticing the nature. As a child, his father had always wanted him to go into the family grocery business, but he was interested in becoming an artist. He was known by people for his charcoal caricatures, this way he made money by selling them by the age of 15. Moreover, Claude went to take drawing lessons with a local artist, but his career in painting had not begun yet. He met artist Eugène Boudin, who became his teacher and taught him to use oil paints. Claude Monet
Louis' father was Louis XIII and his mother was Anne of Austria. There is some dispute as to who actually fathered Louis XIV because his father was mentally unstable and did not like Anne of Austria. Whatever the reality, Louis was born on September 5, 1638. By all accounts Louis' childhood was not very happy. He was reared primarily by servants. At one point he almost drowned in a pond because no one was watching him.
Givenchy’s love for fashion grew when at the age of ten he attended the Pavillon d’ Elegance Paris Exposition. Once looking through Vogue magazine, he was inspired by Balenciaga men’s wear. He wanted to be a couturier and attended Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, to start a formal education in fashion. His designing inspirations came from Elsa Schiaparelli and Madam Gres’s work. His experience also came from working at the House of Piguet in Paris; this salon was known for its dramatic yet simple style and after, at the House of Lelong that was known for their high quality clothing. Those positions gave him knowledge on how to work with couture customers and gave him an opportunity to build strong relationships with them (Press, 2002).
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”)
The superiority of craftsmanship and skill helps enhance the creativity of being the world’s leading avant-garde fashion icons. Louis Vuitton also takes satisfaction in providing the best quality by producing the most exquisite materials, being detail-oriented, having a disposal of defective goods, good promotional strategies and a strong brand reputation and image. The brand itself is one of the largest, elite brands globally (Louis Vuitton-History, 2015).
Derived from the French language Maison Carrée means ” square house” is an ancient Roman temple which is located in southern France. Maison Carrée was built in 16BC by Agrippa during the Roman Urbanization for his two sons .The two names engraved at the front of the temple “Gods of youth “ are dedicated to his two sons that died at a young age . Maison Carrée was one of the best preserved Roman temple in the territory of Roman Empire. Temple of Hephaestus was built in 449 BC by an unknown architect , dedicated to a Greek god (Hephaestus) .
For Mr. Lauren, the starting point is always his concern for quality and attention to detail, while the creative drama comes from his own romantic sense of elegance and reverence for authencity. Always true to his own purely American vision of fashion, his products are nearly as diverse as the country that inspires them. He designs a wide range of products, including menswear, womenswear, boyswear, girlswear, home furnishing, eyewear, scarves, shoes, hosiery, fragrances, handbag, luggage and leather goods. And the stores that carry his products are located across the United States and around the world.
Paul Poiret was born on April 20th, 1879 in Paris, France. His contributions to twentieth-century fashion has earned him the title in many people’s eyes as the “King of Fashion”, because he established the principle of modern dress and created the blueprint of the modern fashion industry. Poiret’s designs and ideas led the direction of modern design history. He was born into a working class family and his natural charisma eventually gained him entry into some of the most exclusive ateliers of the Belle Époque. Jacques Doucet, one of the capital’s most prominent couturiers, hired him after seeing promising sketches he had sold to other dressmakers. Furthermore, he was hired by the House of Worth and was put to work to create less glamorous and more practical, simple items because his out of the ordinary designs were not welcomed in open arms by opulent clientele. Despite this experience he was still confident in his ideas and ventured out on his own with money barrowed from his parents and opened a storefront. Moreover, he wanted to promote of the concept of a "total lifestyle” was seen as the first couturier to merge fashion with interior design. His independent work broke the normal conventions of dressmaking, and overturned their underlying presumptions. He liberated the woman’s body from the petticoat and the corset to allow clothing to follow woman’s natural form. Poiret also radically revolutionized dressmaking to switch from the emphasis surrounding the skills of tailoring towards those based on the skills of draping and began to use bright colors. Furthermore, Poiret was apart of the art deco movement, which was surrounded by a period of immense social upheaval, particularly for women, and emergence of technol...
In the early 1800s, France was the sole fashion capital of the world; everyone who was anyone looked towards Paris for inspiration (DeJean, 35). French fashion authority was not disputed until the late twentieth century when Italy emerged as a major fashion hub (DeJean, 80). During the nineteenth century, mass produced clothing was beginning to be marketed and the appearance of department stores was on the rise (Stearns, 211). High fashion looks were being adapted and sold into “midlevel stores” so that the greater public could have what was once only available to the social elite (DeJean, 38). People were obsessed with expensive fashions; wealthy parents were advised not the let their children run around in expensive clothing. People would wait for children dressed in expensive clothing to walk by and then they would kidnap them and steal their clothes to sell for money (DeJean, 39). Accessories were another obsession of France‘s fashion; they felt no outfit was complete without something like jewelry or a shrug to finish off the look and make it all around polished (DeJean, 61). As designers put lines together, marketing began to become important to fashion in the nineteenth century; fashion plates came into use as a way to show off fashion l...
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.
Fashion has been around ever since ancient times, since the time of the Romans, it survived the world wars and is yet today a business with rapid changes. Fashion started off as an art form, a way for the riches to show their social status with unique and innovative designs that only they could afford. It was a way to separate the social classes of the society. In this paper I will include the creator of haute couture, and how the following designers developed couture, as well as having leading names in today’s ready-to-wear industry. The list is long, but I chose to focus on the three most important designers of the modern fashion industry.
Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Dior, Prada, Jimmy Choo, Hermes, Rolex…. These are all; luxury brands and they are everywhere. The luxury fashion market represents an important and increasing sector of worldwide retail (Husic and Cicic, 2009).
By 2002, Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton was the world’s largest luxury products company, enjoying annual sales of 12.2 billion euros. LVMH carries the most prestigious brand names in wine, champagne, fashion, jewelry, and perfume. Upon entrance of this luxury product industry, LVMH was aware that they produced products that nobody needed, but that were desired by millions across the world. This desire in some way fulfills a fantasy, making consumers feel as though they must buy it, or else they will not be in the moment, and thus will be left behind.
Clothing has been around for thousands of years; almost as long as the modern human has. At first, it served the practical purpose of protection from the elements; but, as life for early humans stopped being a constant struggle to survive, they started noticing how they looked and the concept of fashion began to take shape. These first few garments were typically dyed draped cloth that was pinned at the shoulder and/or waist. This was seen in many ancient civilizations around the world, Greek and Roman the most notable. Over time, clothing began to get more and more complex and formed to the body’s shape, eventually leading up to the tailored style we now have today. However, the sophisticated world of Haute Couture; or high fashion, can distinctly trace its roots to Paris during the mid-19th century. Clothing from there was thought to be superior to those from anywhere else, and women began to come from all over Europe just to buy dresses. This was probably due in part to one notable dressm...
Louis Vuitton, Coach, and Dior’s advertisements portray a picturesque scene consisting of simple, yet elegant, details (Coach; Dior; Louis Vuitton). Each ad displays similarly styled handbags with clean lines and only two handles, indicating each company’s desire to keep purses feminine and traditional. The handbags presented are similar to the more traditional style used in the early 20th century, perhaps to invoke a sense of timelessness and luxury. While each handbag advertised consists of differing aspects, it is evident Louis Vuitton, Coach, and Dior are