Adeli (1967). Designer of Iranian origin. She has been living in the United States since the age of 10. She grew up in Los Angeles and, while still a teenager, started designing clothes for herself and her friends. In the…

Franµois (1904-1979). Hungarian photographer naturalized French. In exile in Paris in 1924, during the Horthy regime he first worked as a worker at Renault, then as a photographer for several agencies, eventually getting published in L’Illustration. He mixed reportages (including…

German research institute on fashion. Its headquarters are in Munich and it has been open to the public since 1970. It takes its origin from the Collection of Hermine von Parish and includes monographs, periodicals, books, and documents which describe…

Line of shoes and sportswear created in 1966 thanks to an idea by the brothers Art and Ernest Brunner, Swiss Olympic skiers who moved to California and became tennis players. The first product (later reproposed, was the Classic, the company’s…

French brand of prêt-à-porter, created in 1983 by Philippe de Hesdin, Jean-Louis Tepper and Jacques Nataf, three Parisian packaging dealers. The idea was to offer girls an economic and sexy line of ready-to-wear clothes: two basic seasonal Collections, updated each…

Nick (1958). English photographer. After his studies in England, he worked from 1986 to 1990 for Yamamoto, under the artistic direction of Marc Ascoli. Then on numerous magazines belonging to the Condé Nast group. Knight also contributes to the newspapers…

Maison of ready-to-wear fashion established in Berlin in 1990 by Jane Garber in partnership with other young designers who, later, were to abandon the venture. Before German reunification, Jane worked in East Germany designing costumes for the theater and some…

Industrial tailor’s workshop. Established in 1968 in Arzano, near Naples, by Ciro Paone and Antonio Carola, it counts at present 250 tailors. The refinement of its fabrics and handmade stitching limit their annual production to only a few thousand pieces.…

A very precious Egyptian cotton, which is not grown at the moment. The term karnak is now used to define any very fine and light cotton fabric.

Daryl (1964). American designer of Irish origin. After studying fashion in Dublin, she moved to New York in 1986 where she launched her own brand. Young and casual clothing: jeans are at the center of every Collection. Since February 2000…