Born: Brussels, Belgium, 1946 Born to a Greek Jewish mother who survived the holocaust and a Russian-born father, Diane Simone Michelle Halfin grew up in Brussels before moving to boarding
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Founded by Ennio and Carlo Capasa in 1986 Born in Lecce, South of Italy, Ennio Capasa originally studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. After graduating, Capasa
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Founded by Alfredo Corneliani in 1958 Alfredo Corneliani, a pioneer in mens’ fashion in Italy, set up a small manufacture of menswear in the 30’s that got to 300 employees
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Founded by Rei Kawakubo in 1969 [sublimevideo poster=”https://www.catwalkyourself.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/catwalk_yourself_comme_des_garcon.jpg” src1=”/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/catwalk_yourself_comme_des_garcon_enc.mp4″ width=”” height=””] Daughter of a University lecturer, Rei Kawakubo originally studied fine art at Keio University, Tokyo. After graduating she went
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Born: Maryland, U.S., 1905 Died: New York, U.S., 1958 In 1926 Claire McCardell enrolled at Parsons School of Design in New York. As part of her course, she studied in
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