Kirat (1958). Indian model. Her beauty and wish for independence took her away, during the 1970s, from a certain future as a maharani. She should have married the maharajah of Khandu when, in Paris, she was discovered by Cardin. An…

Grace Kelly (1929-1982). American actress. Cool and impeccable, the perfect example of American upper-class style, she represented the other face of the explicit sensuality of the 1950s. She arrived in Hollywood from the Academy of Drama in New York. She…

Robert Kalloch (1893-1953). American designer and costume designer. Fashion designer for Lucille Ltd., he had several actresses among his clients and thus entered the world of cinema. In 1933 the President of the Columbia, Harry Cohn, entrusted him with the…

Trendy shoes and Made in Italy fashion for a high level target. Present in the market since 1952 when Giacomo Rossi, founder of the company, opened a production plant in Alseno, between Parma and Piacenza. Today as well as the…

This museum, founded in Cleveland in 1985, covers many fields: it ranges from fashion to design, including the machinery and utensils used in high tailoring techniques. Clothes, fabrics, accessories, but also glass objects and accessories chosen by the Rodgers &…

Brand and name of an American milliner. Extremely precise and careful about details, he designs fanciful creations that “decorate” the head. Elton John is among his most enthusiastic admirers.

The fashionable connotation of this scarf, which represents the struggles of the Palestinian people (but also the participation in demonstrations by protesters and students), is connected to the long wave of multiethnic chic. Even though it does not represent a…

Company that organizes fashion events: they select the location, music, lighting, casting, technical direction, choice of flowers, invitation cards to sponsors, and the press releases. For more than 15 years, it has been important in the fashion world, organizing spectacular…

Serge (1910). French tailor. After an apprenticeship in his father’s tailoring workshop, and a short period as a designer and model maker with Robert Piguet, he was hired by Jacques Heim where he stayed until 1945. He worked for three…

Italian brand of prêt-à-porter. Created in 1987 thanks to the common passion for fashion by the Turin siblings Cristina (1966) and Marco (1964) Tardito. Their launch platform was the family business, Tamigi Spa, a company manufacturing swimming costumes. This was…