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10 Hidden Truths About What Fashion Designers Wear

Most fashion designers wear tailored, neutral clothing in classic shades like brown and black. This may seem odd, given that they spend their lives designing intricate and elaborate outfits for... Read More

Chanel

Chanel is a French fashion house founded in 1910 in Paris, France, by Coco Chanel. The multinational clothing-retail company creates luxury fashion for women and men.Chanel makes clothing, accessories, footwear,... Read More
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Armani

Armani is a Italian fashion retailer founded in 1975 in Milan, Italy, by Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti. The multinational clothing-retail company creates luxury fashion for men, women, and children.... Read More

Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein is an American fashion retailer founded in 1968 in New York by American designer Calvin Klein and businessman Barry K. Schwartz. The multinational clothing-retail company creates high-end fashion... Read More
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Rent the Runway Sustainability

Rent the Runway

Is Rent the Runway ethical and sustainable? Rent the Runway is a second-hand clothing retailer and rental service where you can buy and rent high-quality items from any brand. The... Read More

Pomellato

Pomellato is an Italian luxury jewelry house that designs fine jewelry, rings, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. The French fashion group Kering owns Pomellato and several other global luxury brands, including... Read More
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Boucheron

Boucheron is a French luxury watches and jewelry house that designs fine jewelry, high-jewelry, and luxury watches. The designer company also creates perfumes. The French fashion group Kering owns Boucheron... Read More

Brioni

Brioni is an Italian luxury fashion house that designs menswear, shoes, leather goods, and accessories. The designer company creates made-to-measure suits, loungewear, and sportswear for men. The French fashion group... Read More
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Bottega Veneta

Bottega Veneta

Bottega Veneta is an Italian luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, handbags, and accessories. The designer company also creates fragrances and jewelry. The French fashion group Kering owns... Read More

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent is a French luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, handbags, and accessories. The designer company also creates makeup, fragrances, and jewelry. The French fashion group... Read More
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Gucci

Gucci is an Italian luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, handbags, and accessories. The designer company also creates makeup, fragrances, and home decoration. The French fashion group Kering... Read More

Balenciaga

Balenciaga is a Spanish luxury fashion house that designs womenswear, menswear, shoes, handbags, and accessories. The French fashion group Kering owns Balenciaga and several other global luxury brands, including Gucci,... Read More
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Viktor&Rolf

Viktor&Rolf is a Dutch luxury fashion house founded in 1993 by designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren. It creates provocative haute couture featuring a sculptural range of classic and feminine... Read More

Maison Margiela

Maison Margiela is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1988 by Belgian designer Martin Margiela. It creates haute couture, artisanal collections, womenswear, menswear, bags, shoes, and accessories. Maison Margiela... Read More
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Alexander McQueen sustainability

Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen was a British fashion designer of premium womenswear, menswear, and accessories for the Alexander McQueen fashion house.Luxury fashion house Gucci acquired 51% of the company in 2000. Since... Read More

Jil Sander

Jiline "Jil" Sander is a German fashion designer that creates minimalist premium womenswear, menswear, bags, shoes, and accessories for her Jil Sander fashion house. Jil Sander+ is a design collection... Read More
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Christopher Raeburn

Christopher Raeburn

Christopher Raeburn is a British fashion designer that creates menswear, womenswear, and accessories from surplus fabrics. He uses a unique and innovative approach to design responsible and intelligent fashion for... Read More

Zero Maria Cornejo

Zero Maria Cornejo is a luxury label with a conscience. Designed and produced in New York. By women for women. It was founded in 1998 by Chilean-born fashion designer Maria... Read More
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Saulė

Saulė is an American women's clothing and accessory brand founded by Ania Czuprynski in 2018. Its goal is to make gorgeous fashion feel good and do good. The fashion label... Read More

Blanche

Blanche is a Copenhagen-based sustainable denim brand designing clothing as an ode to the modern female; female intelligence; female power; female passion. Blanche creates its collections as a humble homage... Read More
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