Category Archives: Designers

Bio: When Derek Lam debuted his namesake collection during New York fashion week in the fall of 2003, the fashion press declared him an overnight success. Barneys New York and Bergdorf Goodman snatched up the casually chic line and a few … Continue reading →

Bio: When Guccio Gucci—son of a Florentine craftsman—opened a modest leather-goods shop in his native city in 1921, he laid the foundation for what would become one of the world’s most powerful and recognizable luxury brands. Gucci was wise to the … Continue reading →

Bio: Tennis, anyone? Of course, but only if followed up with cocktails at the club. Such is the life of Michael Kors’ all-American, sporty-chic heroine. Busy? Sure. Hard? Never. Glamorous eveningwear and haute preppy separates are Kors’ stock in trade—and business … Continue reading →

Bio: Miu Miu is a clothing line from the Prada fashion house, begun in 1993, and headed by Miuccia Prada. ‘Miu Miu’ is Miuccia Prada’s nickname, for which she chose to name the collection

Bio: Bottega Veneta is for people whose own initials are enough. (OK, for those whose own initials and bank balance are enough.) Founded in Vicenza, Italy, in 1966 by Vittorio and Laura Moltedo as a family-owned leather-goods business, the little house … Continue reading →

Bio: One of the original Antwerp Six, the group of emerging Belgian designers who transformed the city into an epicenter of avant-garde fashion design in the eighties, Dries Van Noten marked his 20th anniversary in the business in 2005. That’s no … Continue reading →

Bio: Alexander McQueen dropped out of school at age 16 to pursue a career in fashion design, learning tailoring on Savile Row and pattern making from costumiers Angels and Bermans. He showed his degree collection fresh out of the Central Saint … Continue reading →

Bio: Vivienne Westwood’s nearly four-decade-long (and still going) design career is a testament to the power that shock, rebellion, sheer eccentricity—and a little thing called talent—can wield in the world of fashion. The flame-haired designer began her sartorial rabble-rousing in 1970, … Continue reading →

Bio: Thai-born, Omaha-raised Thakoon Panichgul unveiled his debut womenswear line—a whimsical ten-piece presentation of metallic taffeta skirts, beige separates, and ribbon-tie jackets—in 2004 at the age of 29. With a nod to his Asian heritage and a talent for intricate … Continue reading →

Bio: Ever since Madonna wore a pair of mud-splattered Dsquared² jeans in her 2000 video for “Don’t Tell Me,” designers Dean and Dan Caten, the only pair of Canadian identical twins to helm an Italian fashion house, have routinely dressed some … Continue reading →