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TOP 50 BEST FASHION DESIGNERS | Part I

1. Coco Chanel

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Born Gabrielle“Coco” Bonheur Chanel, she is a excellent French fashion designer, founder of the well known Chanel brand, whose modernist thought, practical design, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important and influential figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the only fashion designer to be named on Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.

2. Donna Karen

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Donna Karan came from a background that was related to fashion in certain ways. This fashion designer worked as a head of a design team for a few number of years and launched some designs that included the very well-known ‘Seven Easy Pieces’. She is the sole creator of the DKNY label (Donna Karen New York). Since then, this label has seen many new additions in the fashion segment.

3.  Giorgio Armani

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Giorgio Armani, an outstanding Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $7 billion as of 2012. Armani is also the first ever designer to ban models who has a Body Mass Index under 18. He is truly a living legend and a great fashion designer.

4. Calvin Klein

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Born in 1942 in New York, Klein also capitalized on his own charisma and lean good looks. Throughout the decades, rumours about his own sexual orientation seemed to fuel the ongoing mystique and appeal of this designer.

5. Donatella Versace Donatella-Versace

She is the sister of Gianni Versace, and she has proven to be no lesser sibling. After the murder of Gianni in 1997, Donatella took over and has taken the Versace name to new heights. She made sure that Versace shops would cater to the different fashion centers around the world, particularly Milan and New York. Top celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Madonna have endorsed the company’s collection of clothes, accessories, fragrances and home furnishings.

6.  Ralph Lauren
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Ralph Lauren is worth $7.5 billion, and he got it all because of his fashion sense. In 1970, the first Polo logo was seen in Lauren’s line of women’s suits that was designed in the classic men’s style. Two years later, the famous short sleeve shirt with the Polo emblem appeared, and it soon became a classic. These shirts have been collected by men all over the world ever since. Lauren, on the other hand, has been collecting rare and classic cars. The collection is so unique that it has been featured in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

7. Christian Dior

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Born in January of 1905, this French designer was best known for his distinctive “New Look” silhouette. First shown in 1947; his suits and dresses revolutionized the way women dressed after the Second World War. Today, talented designer John Galliano carries on the legendary designer’s legacy in Paris, where he creates dramatic couture ball gowns, chic prêt-a-porter, and luxurious accessories for Dior. Galliano’s talent and his over-the-top runway shows have ensured that the brand remains strong and viable in today’s world…

8. Tom Ford

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Tom Ford, counted among the most famous designers today, whose portfolio includes serving as a creative director for both Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, wanted to be actor when he was growing up. He was born in Texas and even took training to be an actor. But fate had other “designs” for him. Tom ford popularity as a designer reached peaks when in the year 2000, he was declared the winner of the Best International Designer Award.

9. Pierre Cardin

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The Italian-born Frenchman is lauded for his 20th century pieces that looked as though they were from the 25th century. As Cardin rose to fame in the age of the space race, his creations took on an air of futurism. His so-called bubble dresses had all the fixings of science fiction, combining earthly elegance with out-of-this-world colors and avant garde design.

10. Yves Saint Laurent

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Yves Saint Laurent became popular in fashion circles due to his creativity in redesigning the clothes considered to be masculine into beautiful, feminine wardrobe for women. Perhaps, one of the most famous fashion designers in France, Yves was the first one to introduce power dressing for women in the form of “power suits” in the year 1966. He is also credited with designing the men’s smoking jacket. The most important fashion legacy which he has left behind is the “ready-to-wear” fashion clothing.

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11. Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld  Chloe, Fendi, and Chanel have all notably been touched by the hands and soul of the notorious Karl Lagerfeld.

12. Roberto Cavalli

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“I keep making dreams. Every one of us needs to dream. We must keep on dreaming.” Roberto Cavalli

13. Marc Jacobs

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With a number of prestigious awards under his belt from the Parsons School of Design, Jacobs moved onto working for Perry Ellis, but was let go from the label after infamously designing a “grunge” collection.

14. Alexander McQueen

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Lee Alexander McQueen, borm in 17 March 1969 dead in 11 February 2010 was a British fashion designer and couturier.

He is known for having worked as chief designer at Givenchy fand for his own Alexander McQueen.

 

15. Valentino

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Within a range of 45 years of career in the world of fashion,he decidesto create a collection of dresses in the different shades of the color red, which he names “ Rojo Valentino”, designed in a fan of shades of fire red to the simple red, that only an artist like him has been able to create in a collection of dresses of different tonalities and textures, which became a total rage; this is how he celebrated his 45 years of work and glory in the world of modeling.

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