Born: Jura, France, 1821 Died: Asnières-sur-Seine, France, 1892 In 1835 Louis Vuitton decided to leave his birthplace in Jura to move to Paris. He travelled the 400 kilometres distance on
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Founded by Ada Masotti in 1954 Italian designer Ada Masotti founded her company in a small Bologna workshop, assisted by her husband. Situated in a city renowned for its thriving
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Born: Brittany, France, 1867 Died: Paris, France, 1946 One of the oldest established houses in Paris, its founder Jeanne Lanvin, was the eldest of eleven children. At sixteen she became an
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Founded by Mariuccia Mandelli in 1954 Mariuccia Mandelli was originally a primary school teacher, but had always an interest in dress making. In the early 1950s Mandelli became frustrated by the clothes
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Born: Londerzeel, Belgium, 1976 Kris Van Assche studied at Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts from 1994 to 1998. Upon graduation Assche moved to Paris where he secured an internship
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