b Protagonists

  You could already sense the unorthodox spirit of this new designer, who, during his career kept his promise becoming a constant innovator, a modernizer of the feminine image.  He did everything, or almost everything, before all the others.  He, decades before Giorgio Armani, had the idea to transfer a …

  The fashion house officially closed in 2002.  While the company no longer exists, the brand still survives under Gucci’s aegis. Today, since Tom Ford’s retirement, it is designer Stefano Pilati who signs the  prêt-à-porter line. Like Chanel, Saint Laurent created a unique style, for decades he was the symbol …

  In 1962 Yves Saint Laurent left Dior and established his own label (Yves Saint Laurent, often abbreviated as YSL) together with his associate and companion Pierre Bergé. The brand enjoyed maximum prestige during the 1970s, thanks to ingenious fashion innovations. In 1980 he was the first living fashion creator …

  Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent (Orano, August 1, 1936 – Paris, June 1, 2008) was a French designer, one of the most famous and recognized fashion creators of the 20th century. Born  in Algeria, where his well-off  family – originally from Alsace-Lorraine – had previously established themselves due …

  Schiaparelli’s creativity and originality are expressed in accessories: the hat-shoe (designed by her friend Dalì), hats as inhabited spaces, hats shaped like human brains, gloves with long nails; she was first to make Plexiglas earrings and bracelets. Jean Hugo designs the most curiously shapes buttons-sculptures for her, buttons shaped …