Born: Turin, Italy, 1883 Died: Paris, France, 1970 Nina Ricci moved with her family to France in 1895 aged 12. When Ricci was 13 she began an apprenticeship with a
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Born: Nice, France, 1946 Born to Turkish parents, Nicole Farhi studied fashion in Paris during the late 1960s. Often visiting London, she was inspired by the excitement and style of the
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Born: Comines, France, 1971 At fifteen Nicolas Ghesquière secured a summer internship working at Agnès B. in Paris. Three years later in 1989, Ghesquière declared he was moving to Paris
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Born: Devon, England, 1965 With a grandfather and great grandfather both being master tailors, an early interest in fashion and tailoring were instrumental in Neil Barrett’s interest in fashion. After
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Born: New Jersey, USA, 1961 Despite his parent’s objection, Narciso Rodriguez started his training at Parsons’ School of Design. Although they wanted Rodriguez to pursue an academic career, he graduated
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