Men’s formal jacket introduced in the late 1800s by Griswold Lorillard during a party at the exclusive Tuxedo Club, in Tuxedo Park, New York. Since then, Americans have called it the tuxedo. For the Italians and French, it is a…

Chain of prêt-à-porter boutiques established in Paris in 1962 by Jacqueline Jacobson (1928) and her husband Elie (1925). They opened their first shop on the Left Bank in Rue de Sevrès. Aimed at young people, the ambience was simple, the…

Lilly (1907-1989). French milliner. After an apprenticeship in Paris with Caroline Reboux, she worked exclusively in New York, opening an atelier in the late 1920s. Up until the 1960s, she was the spokeswoman for European fashion as far as women’s…

Diego Della Valle was an entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tod’s Spa, an Italian company of shoes, bags, and clothing that, through its brands Tod’s and Hogan, has reached first place in the industry. Its origin is in a…

Lome. American designer and collector of gloves. Her boutique La Crasia has been on Fifth Avenue for thirty years, and her clientele includes show business personalities such as Madonna, Brooke Shields, Britney Spears, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Sylvester Stallone, as well…

Pseudonym of Philippine Kalmus (1881-1960), an Austrian photographer. In her photos models seem to float on an ethereal background. This blurred effect, used starting in 1916, was made possible by a special lens created by her assistant, Arthur Benda. In…

Gianni Della Valle. Italian photographer. He was the first to open, in the mid 1950s, a photo studio specialized in fashion. At first, he worked mainly for publishing houses, and then expanded to advertising.

Jacques (1853-1929). French designer. He is considered, together with Worth, the father of French fashion. He was an art collector, a book collector and a patron, all activities that he pursued in perfect harmony from the very start. His career…

Insignia of Dina Azzolini (1939), a woman’s hairdresser in Milan. In 1968, she opened her salon at the crossroads of fashion, at via della Spiga 23, after years of experience as a hairstylist for the most important hairdressers and photographers.…

French brand established at the end of the 1950s as part of the Duchier company (established in 1910 in Annonay) in order to offer a high-level shoe Collection suitable to the the maison‘s high-fashion clothes. In 1965, 50% of the…