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    Garcia

    Purification Garcia (1952). Spanish designer and brand of prêt-à-porter. After a long apprenticeship in Uruguay dedicated to knitwear and accessories design, she presented her first Collection in Barcelona in 1981, distinguishing herself especially with evening wear.

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    Gazette du Bon Ton, La

    The leading fashion magazine in Paris in the pre- and post-World War I years, La Gazette du Bon Ton was founded by Lucien Vogel and published by the Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts from 1912 to 1925. Innovative in both its…

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    Gervais

    Nathalie Gervais. Canadian designer from Quebec. She studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and at the Esmod in Paris. She started her career designing for brands such as Saks and Neiman Marcus, and later for Gucci.…

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    Gramano

    Elvira Gramano. Wedding designer. She started her career in Naples, transforming a silk parachute, found in the countryside in the immediate post-war period, into a fairytale bridal dress. It is a brand that reaches as far as Beijing and Shanghai,…

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    G-Star Raw Denim

    Brand and streetwear company based in Amsterdam. The military inspiration pants of the company were introduced in the American market in 1998. They are characterized by a particular manufacturing technique that sees the use of torn cotton. In January 2003…

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    Gnoli

    Sofia Gnoli. Academic specializing in the history of costume and fashion. She is professor at the European Institute of Design of Rome and collaborates with the faculty of sociology of the University of Urbino. She is the author of the…

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    Gallery of English Costume

    Platt Hall, Manchester, England. The original Collection was put together by two doctors, Willett and Cunnington, who were very keen on the history of fashion and among the first scholars to publish essays and books in the field. The Collection…

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    Giudicelli

    Tan Giudicelli (1934). French designer. Born in Indochina with a Corsican father and a Vietnamese mother, he collected and summarized for himself the tastes of West and East, synthesizing them in his work. He created his first designs when he…

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    Andrew Gn (1967). Designer from Singapore. He studied in England and enrolled at St. Martin’s School of Art in London. During this time he won the French Connection Award, which was created for promising young designers of the English-French style.…

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    Gabardine

    Wool or cotton diagonal fabric. Also refers to an overcoat made with this fabric. In 1902, Thomas Burberry registered the name as a brand and since then, along with the Burberry brand, it is practically synonymous with raincoat.