David Jean-Louis was a french hairdresser. Born in Grasse, the son and grandchild of hairdressers, he became first hairstylist at Carita-Alexandre at the age of 21. In 1960, David started his own business, on Avenue de Wagram in Paris. Nine…

Brand created by William Scholl (1922-2003). He was a British-born orthopedist of German descent. In the late 1950s he brought very simple wooden orthopedic sandals with a leather strap at the back to the U.S. from Germany. He intended to…

It is the fabric used to make jeans, a garment in which the identification between shape and material is complete. It is usually pure cotton, in a diagonal weave in which the warp yarns are dyed indigo, which is a…

Julien (1955). French artist and hairdresser. He doesn’t like to be called a hairdresser. But his début and the success that followed were the result of his experience in the boutiques of Harlow and Jean-Louis David. In the late 1970s,…

Vanessa (1976). Designer, born in Pietrasanta, Tuscany. After graduating from high school, she took a degree in international business at the London School of Economics in Great Britain. She got her start in a family business, Graziano Facchini, in Viareggio,…

Simone (1930). French model. She made her début in 1954 with Hardy Amies. Noticed immediately by the most important fashion magazines, including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Elle, she began a lightning international career. She posed for all the great photographers:…

German fashion monthly published between 1912 and 1943 by Ullstein-Verlag of Berlin. It succeeded the magazine Illustrierte Frauen-Zeitung, first issued in 1874. It was the first German fashion magazine to publish photographs in combination with drawings and sketches. It carefully…

German group that is a leader in specialized publishing. It has 95 publications, with headquarters in Frankfurt. It ended 2001 with a turnover of €133.5 million (€107.2 million in Germany against €26.3 million abroad). In 2002, for the first time,…

Raoul (1887-1953). French painter. A meeting in 1909 with Poiret, the famous Parisian tailor, would have great influence on Dufy’s artistic production. They developed an intense relationship of friendship and collaboration, based on their common taste for decoration and experimentation…