Big American ready-to-wear manufacturer based in Atlanta, Georgia, that produces clothes and accessories for men and teenage boys (70%) and women (30%), distributing them through their own brands (Oxford Shirt, Oxford Slacks, and Oxford Dresses) and under license for Oscar…

Sports shoes and young fashion clothing launched in 2000, inspired by 1960s and 1970s trends. The label was developed from an old range called “Tiger” made by the Japanese clothing company Asics, founded in Kobe in 1949 by the former…

Fabric similar to voile, originally produced with silk organzine yarn, but now also made from cotton, rayon, and synthetic yarns. It is very sheer and treated with stiffener.

French cosmetics house founded by Guillame D’Ornano in 1947. After starting off in perfumery, D’Ornano sensed a growing interest in beauty treatments and between 1948 and 1950 he launched the very first products containing active ingredients (Crème Astrale, Crème à…

French label founded in 1985. It specializes in sportswear and accessories for windsurfing, snowboarding, mountain biking, and racing. This impressively large range of clothes and accessories, in a wide range of colors, fabrics, sizes, and personalized prints, is sold exclusively…

Bruce (1950). English designer. He dressed Diana, Princess of Wales. After obtaining a diploma in teaching at Sheffield City Polytechnic, he studied fashion design at St. Martin’s School of Art. He began his career in fashion working in a Henri…

Italian firm that specializes in extremely fine fabrics for men’s and women’s shirts. It was founded in 1888 in Asso, near Como. Oltolina produces the Assofil range which offers the finest poplin on the market. The firm is very well…

French couture-house founded in Place VendÂme, Paris, by the brothers Stanislav and Louis “O’Rossen, and in business from 1913 to the 1940s. In 1933, Louis also opened an atelier in Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, where he made suits and theatrical…

French ready-to-wear label, created in 1984 by the eponymous fashion designer (1949). Lanµon specializes in suits and very feminine coordinates, using pastel colours and natural fibres, such as linen and wool crêpe. Her path to success is impressive: she worked…

José Antonio Ona Selfa (1976). Belgian designer of Spanish origin. He studied fashion design at the Brussels Chambre and has worked with Olivier Theyskens. He is the new star designer at Loewe (founded in Madrid in 1846, and part of…