The 100 Most Influential People in Fashion (top 50)
1. Levi Strauss
李维·施特劳斯,第一个发明牛仔裤的人。
1853他在美国的旧金山成立了世界上第一家牛仔裤生产公司,至今仍是牛仔服装领域的第一品牌。
Born: February 26, 1829 in Bavaria, Germany.
Died:September 26,1902.
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——"You got them, and they were stiff as a board, and you broke them in."
2. Hubert de Givenchy
于贝尔·德·纪梵希,在50年代有当时世界上最著名的2个女性——奥黛莉·赫本和杰奎琳·肯尼迪,共同演绎了纪梵希品牌高贵典雅的经典设计风格。
Born: February 20,1927 Beauvais, France.
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——"I never thought about whether the skirt is wide enough to walk in, how the wearer will look getting into and out of a taxi...I consider the beauty and artistic value of a fashion, not its utility."
3. Coco Chanel (Gabrelle Chanel)
如果要问20年代的时装女王是谁?那么答案只有一个——Coco Chanel,称她为历史上最伟大与最有影响力的高级时装设计师也不为过。
香奈儿于1913年在法国巴黎创立自己的品牌,Chanel的产品种类繁多,有服装、珠宝饰品、配件、化妆品、香水,每一种产品都闻名遐迩,特别是她的香水与时装。
Born: August 19, 1883 in Saumur, France.
Died:January 10,1971.
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——"Fashion has become a joke. The designers have forgotten that there are women inside the dresses. Most women dress for men and want to be admired. But they must also be able to move, to get into a car without bursting their seams! Clothes must have a natural shape."