Time to query my fashion-conscious readers. Next semester I am teaching a new introductory one-credit course on French fashion. I am trying to narrow down the main focus of the course to a manageable number of designers and influential figures--let's say five. It's only a one-credit course so it will not be a full survey. For those of you who are empassioned enough by by French fashion to hold opinions on such matters, I pose this question:
Who are the five most influential figures in French fashion? (Shorter or longer lists are OK.)
1) Coco Chanel
2) Christian Dior
3) Givenchy
4) Yves St Laurent(Inherited Diors fashion house in the sixties)
I would also look at how these major fashion houses now have non french designers
- Tom Ford for YSL
- John Galliano for Dior
- Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
OOOh, this sounds interesting, can I come?
Posted by: Anne | October 20, 2005 at 02:49 AM
Anne basically posted what I would have posted, but would add Poiret who, I believe, started it all. This course sounds great, that's for sure!
Posted by: Elisabeth | October 20, 2005 at 09:09 AM
*ping*
Michele chooses the same five.
And I'm a Vogue junkie, or at least I used to be. I wanna come too!
Posted by: Michele | October 23, 2005 at 12:22 PM
1) Christian Lacroix
2) Coco Chanel
3) Christian Dior
4) Louis Vuitton
5) YSL
Have fun! This course sounds AMAZING!!
Posted by: Medina | October 28, 2005 at 06:36 PM
Oops....please replace number five with Jean Paul Gaultier. :0)
Posted by: Medina | October 28, 2005 at 06:47 PM
I will be viewing the Balenciaga exhibition inconjunction with the Louvre Museum this mid-September. I will be able to mention the most impresive French apparel designer/s then :-))
I do not know where in Paris but I would hope to meet French designers (at least two) at their couture studios to view their next new collections:-))
Posted by: Richard Chong | August 31, 2006 at 11:52 AM