FA S H I O N
fashion industry including the ever popular “Chanel
suit”, an elegant creation composed of a knee-length
skirt and trim, boxy jacket, traditionally made of woven
wool with black sewing trim and gold buttons, worn
with large costume-pearl necklaces. Today, the House
of Chanel is headed by German born Grand Couturier
Karl Lagerfeld and its name is synonymous with timeless
design and elegance.
HOUSE OF BALMAIN
Founded in 1945, Pierre Balmain was one of the
design giants responsible for reenergizing lavish couture
dressing after World War II. Balmain’s elegant, super-
fashion houses showing haute couture in Paris has fallen
feminine looks attracted exceptional women who left
from over a hundred to barely a dozen today. Below is
their mark on their era, including queens, princesses
a list of the Grand French Haute Couture Houses that
and movie stars such as Marlene Dietrich, Katharine
are still in business for those that fancy a chance to meet
Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren. The House
the likes of Karl Lagerfeld and wear a piece of art.
of Balmain dwindled after his death in 1982 until Oscar
de La Renta took charge in 1993 until 2002. Today, the
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HOUSE OF CHANEL
house is led by French designer Christophe Decarnin,
Founded in 1915 by Coco Chanel, the House whose vision is more toward tough-chic, thigh-grazing,
of Chanel revolutionized haute couture fashion by body-skimming looks that embrace the trendsetting SONY PICTURE CL
replacing the traditional corset with the comfort French party-girl.
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and casual elegance of simple suits and dresses. She
introduced to the world her signature cardigan jacket HOUSE OF DIOR
in 1925 and signature “little black dress” in 1926. Coco Considered one of the most important couturiers
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had numerous other major successes that changed the of the twentieth century, French designer Christian
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