Designers

Mrs. Foster Favorite Designers

__ Marc Jacobs: __ He was born on April 9, 1963 in New York City. He graduate from the High School of Art and Designs and continued to educate himself in the field of art at theParsons School of Design in 1981. In 1986 Marc Jacobs designed his first line of clothes under his own label. He was awarded the fashion industry’s highest award from the Fashion Designers of America. In 1989 Marc joined Perry Ellis as the Vice President of Women’s Design. He again won an award from the CFDA of Designer of the Year for his Grunge Collection. He worked for Louis Vuitton in 1997 as the Artistic Director.



__ Gabrielle Coco Chanel: __ was a pioneering [|French fashion] designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the founder of one of the most famous fashion brands, [|Chanel]. Her extraordinary influence on fashion was such that she was the only person in the couturier field to be named on [|Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century].



__ Diane von Fürstenberg ____ : __ formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenberg, is a [|Belgian-American] [|fashion designer], best known for her iconic wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely [|House of Fürstenberg], as the wife of [|Prince Egon of Fürstenberg]. Following their divorce in 1972, she has continued to use his family name, although she is no longer entitled to use the title princess following her divorce and subsequent remarriage in 2001.