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  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 …

Imported from the United States as work clothes, they soon became the symbol of the American dream, and then libertarian movement of 1968, and finally they walked down the catwalk among the creations of high fashion. It was Yves Saint Laurent himself who consecrated jeans as an icon of style, …

  From that year onwards Elsa Schiaparelli was considered Coco Chanel’s main rival in the world of French fashion. They had opposite styles: Chanel’s was rigorous and simple, Schiaparelli’s rich and creative; they had opposite backgrounds: the first came from a poor family, the second from an aristocratic one. However, …

  The most worn garment. An ancient fabric which became the novelty of the 20th century. The 20th century blew into history on a strong wind of modernity. The impulse of technical, mechanical and chemical developments brought many new solutions and experimental textiles. But it was a 500-year-old piece of …