Marc Jacobs:
Born in a Jewish family of New York, Marc Jacobs is the head designer of “Marc by Marc Jacobs,” “Diffusion Line,” “Marc Jacobs” and “Louis Vuitton.” While studying at the Parson College of Design, he sold his first stack of hand-knit sweaters and very soon became the first choice of New York City celebrities. In April 2010, he was introduced to the list of the 100 most influential people of the world, compiled by Time magazine.
Betsey Johnson:
Widely appreciated for her whimsical and feminine designs, Betsey Johnson holds a deep knowledge in the field of costumes. She was listed into the “Fashion Walk of Fame” in 2002 and after that she expanded her area by including handbags, hats, scarves and accessories in her specialization.
Kate Spade:
Co-founder of the prominent designer brand “Kate Spade New York,” this fashion-stimulator holds a graduate degree in journalism from the Arizona State University. Kate is well known for her designer handbags that are considered as highly-desired items for fashionistas.
Tom Ford:
An eminent American fashion designer, Tom Ford is famous for overhauling “Gucci” in its bad days. He is also the founding father of Tom Ford brand which rules the market of menswear and accessory collections.
Ralph Lauren:
Better known as LAU-ren, Ralph Lauren is a top-notch celebrity of the fashion arena who is widely adored for being the founder of Polo Ralph Lauren brand. He came to prominence after designing the notable short sleeve mesh shirt with the Polo logo, in 1972.
Coco Chanel:
A leading figure of the 20th century fashion industry, Coco Chanel was a French fashion designer, notable for founding one of the most illustrious fashion brands, Chanel. Till the date, she is the single fashion designer to be listed on “The Most Important People of the Century,” of Time magazine.
Giorgio Armani:
Giorgio Armani is credited for being the actual designer who changed the parameters of fashion industry by forming the mega-brand “Armani” in 1975. He is also the first designer to ban models with a Body Mass Index (BMI) under 18.
Valentino Garavani
Founder of the famous brand “Valentino SpA,” Valentino Garavani is an Italian fashion designer and an unquestioned legend of couture. Valentino is best known for designing the dresses of famous female celebrities across the world. Elizabeth Taylor, Jacqueline Kennedy, Queen Paola of Belgium, Princess Margaret and other prominent faces were his regular customers.
Donatella Versace:
Chief designer and the Vice-President of the Versace Group, Donatella Versace is the first fashion designer to use A-List celebrities to publicize her clothing on the catwalk, instead of using nameless models. In advertising sector of Versace, she enrolled some top-notch Hollywood actresses including Madonna, Demi Moore, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera and others to promote her brand.
Calvin Klein:
The emblem of “CK” is known by almost every brand conscious people in the world. The fashion brand Calvin Klein Inc. was founded in 1968, by Calvin Klein, an American fashion designer. Klein started his career by launching men’s and women’s coat at a store in New York City. Since then, he has established his firm as an undisputed ruler of the fashion designing genre.
Manish Malhotra is the top notch as a Bollywood fashion designer. He was the one behind the fashioning of Urmila’s clothes in ‘Rangeela’ (1995). Her outfits were appreciated by the Indian masses bringing Manish into the limelight. Manish has now become the leading Bollywood fashion designer and is especially famous for his signature cuts and design. He designs for both actresses and actors. He has done the creations for Sharukh Khan in ‘Mohabbatein’ (2000). Michael Jackson, the international pop star got his clothes designed by him. His brilliant creations have won him several awards: Siemens’s Viewer’s Choice Award for ‘Dil to Pagal Hai’, Showtime Opinion Poll Award for ‘Raja Hindustani’, Zee Cine Award for Costume Design, Filmfare Award for Costume Design for ‘Rangeela’and Indira Priyadarshini Memorial Award for his contribution to the Fashion Industry. His Bollywood clients include the famous Kajol, Urmila Matonkar, Kareena Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra.
Neeta Lulla is also a well known fashion designer of Bollywood. Neeta has also received acclaim both in India and overseas. She designs for all leading actresses. Her fashion designing was appreciated in the movies ‘Jodha Akbar’ and ‘Devdas’. The awards she won for costume designing are Taal Screen Awards, Devdas Zee Cine Awards, Devdas National Film Awards and Jodha Akbar National Film Awards. Her famous Bollywood clients are Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Hema Malini, Sridevi and Isha Kopikkar.
Suriley Goel
Surily Goel began her career with Bollywood when she styled clothes for Preity Zinta for ‘Salaam Namaste’ (2005). She, then, designed for ‘The Last Lear’ (2008) and Har Pal (2011). Her famous clients from Bollywood are Preity Zinta, Mallaika Arora Khan and Sonya Mehra.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee
Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s styles differ from those of the other fashion designers in the industry. He prefers odd, irregular cuts and lengths of clothes. He designed for stars in the movies Black, Paa, Ghuzarish and Ravan. His Bollywood clients are Vidya Balan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchanand Rani Mukherjee.
Vikram Phandis
Interestingly, Vikram Phadnis the outstanding fashion designer of Bollywood has never studied the subject! He was a choreographer but soon realized his talent of fashion designing. He has designed for movies Bhootnath, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Salaam-e- Ishq and All the Best: Fun Begins. His famous Bollywood clients are Lara Dutta, John Abraham, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Mallaika Arora, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan and Amrita Arora Khan.
Fashion designing is the hot and happening profession that is dominating Bollywood as well. The trend is here to stay and will grow stronger with the passing of time.
Deepak Perwani
Deepak Perwani
One of the well-reputed and brilliant Fashion designers is ‘Deepak Parwani’. Deepak Parwani is more famous for Men’s dress designing; but the creative department of Fashion designer Deepak Parwani is not only restricted within the boundaries of Men’s wear like Groom Sherwani, embroidered Kurta, and Shirts but he also designs the Bridal wear along with bridal accessories, Saries and formal wear.
Umar Sayeed
Mark Twain, a famous 18th century American author says. "Cloths make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." If that is the case, then Umar Sayeed makes cloths that not only make the man, but the image... and most important, the woman. Umar is a name synonymous with ultra-chic and understated glamour; hence he is one of the biggest designers in Pakistan.
His name alone, invokes images embellished in kaleidoscopic colors, flowing chiffons and plush silken textiles. His creations comprise of luxurious details such as hand beading and the dazzling craftsmanship. Whether regal, playful or floral, embellishment adds a layer of welcome individuality and romance to his creations.
Umar has long been a leading name in haute couture in Pakistan, where his romantic, diamante-encrusted evening and bridal wear has also attractive brides-to-be from various countries. Umar applies modern touches to traditional styles and as his design empire has grown, so has his rolodex full of clients all over the world. His western creations herald the same feminine appeal as the eastern ones and the end result - classically regal, yet unmistakably sexy.
The sartorial elegance, detailing and freshness in his clothes have quickly won him kudos from the fashion world. Silhouette, embellishments, palette, motifs, all seem to bow in front of Umar Sayeed - perhaps that is why he is the only who knows the secret to creating an ever-lasting spell of beauty.
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Since its inception in 1900's, Gul Ahmed has been making rapid progress and today it is one of the best textile houses in the world. Gul Ahmed deals from children's clothing line to men and women to fashion accessories like clutches, bags, jewelry, shoes and stoles.
Nomi Ansari
One of the big names who worked hard in making the Fashion industry successful is the shining Fashion designer Nomi Ansari. Fashion designer Nomi Ansari needs no introduction as he is working in the Fashion industry from quite long time. Fashion designer Nomi has introduced different variety in many dresses; like in Saries, Formal Party wear, Prêt etc.
Maria B.
Fashion Designer, Maria B graduated from Pakistan School of Fashion Design and launched her label ‘Maria B’ in Lahore back in March 1999. During her four years at the Fashion School, Maria learnt to make patterns, drape and stitching by hand.
Atelier AZZA
AZZA houses an ‘Artisan’ line that provides economic growth and empowerment to rural South Asian women in regions of poverty and conflict. AZZA caters to a new generation of American women fusing high street with high fashion through billowing fabrics, edgy embellishments and urban cuts.
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