Saturday, April 6, 2013

Rachel Zoe





Rachel Zoe is a stylist, editor and designer,Rachel has been heralded as one of the most influential forces working in fashion today. As a Los Angeles-based stylist, her illustrious career has flourished as she has continually proven herself to be an integral part in shaping fashion and the images of Hollywood celebrities. As well as a style expert and authority in the realms of fashion, beauty and lifestyle, Rachel is respected for her comprehensive knowledge of vintage, haute couture and contemporary design.

As a young college graduate with a strong passion for all things vintage, Rachel moved to New York City and began working for YM Magazine as a fashion assistant, only to be promoted to editor in two short years. she began dressing actresses and pop stars for red carpet events and quickly developed a name for herself as a trusted curator of style and image.

In addition to her work as a stylist, in 2007 Rachel authored her first tome, Style A to Zoe, which became an instant hit on the New York Times’ Best Seller List. Very shortly after the success of her book, Rachel debuted “The Rachel Zoe Project” on Bravo in 2008.  “The secret to Rachel’s success is the absolute clarity of her taste and her  passion for fashion.  Rachel Zoe look- retro, glamorous, bohemian- but she still makes her clients look like individuals.”













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Patrick Demarchelier

Patrick Demarchelier is one of the world's foremost fashion photographers. He has created iconic portraits and photographed covers and campaigns for many fashion houses.

Demarchelier said that his favourite subject to photograph is his dachshund, Puffy. "When people ask me which is your favourite portrait," he adds, "they expect it to be Diana, or someone famous. But the answer is my dog, Puffy.  He has no formal qualifications, instead he claims he has learned from his mistakes: "I learned most by just taking pictures; a lot of pictures. I've made plenty of mistakes, but it's often from your mistakes that you learn most. Being a photographer is like being an athlete.

" Patrick Demarchelier a collection of photographs of Dior Couture pieces ranging from the very first collection by Dior himself in 1947 to those from Galliano's tenure at the house. Dior Couture is like art  they are the art pieces of a fashion house,"  Demarchelier became personal photographer of Diana, Princess of Wales, who contacted him after seeing one of his photographs on the cover of Vogue. "I remember when she first contacted me. I had done a picture for Vogue in which a model was opening her coat to show a picture of a little, laughing boy tucked into the inside pocket. In 2007, he was honoured as an Officier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French minister of culture.













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Friday, April 5, 2013

Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs was born April 9, 1963 in New York City.Marc Jacobs is very well known for his accessory line with handbags, sun glasses, perfume, wallets, watches and jewelry. Next to the accessory line there's also Marc Jacobs jeans, suits, shirts, and coats.

Jacobs was focused on his dreams of becoming an important designer. By the age of 15, he was attending the High School of Art and Design during the day and, after school, working at the upscale clothing boutique Charivari. The staff of Charivari allowed their young stockboy to design sweaters for the store in between his tasks of folding clothes and dressing mannequins. Just after graduating, at the age of 21, he designed his first collection for the label Sketchbook for Reuben Thomas. He cited the visually rich films Amadeus and Purple Rain his inspirations for the line. In 1987, he became the youngest designer ever to win the Council of Fashion Designers of America Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent

In 1997, He was named creative director of the Louis Vuitton house of luxury goods in Paris. The job was a professional triumph, but it brought new pressures that threw Jacobs's personal life into a tailspin. He began in a period of heavy drugs use.

After getting clean, Jacobs threw himself back into his work, launching Louis Vuitton's first ready-to-wear line while expanding his own label.Marc Jacobs collections two for adults and one for children are sold at of Marc Jacobs boutiques worldwide. He has also licensed his name to perfumes and accessories. The Council of Fashion Designers of America named him the Menswear Designer of the Year in 2002, and Accessories Designer of the Year in 1998/99, 2003 and 2005.

he started his own company with longtime business partner Robert Duffy. The Marc Jacobs label soon proved a success.he designed under his own label for two years, creating irreverent take off of 60's hippie style clothing, He has introduced modern pop into their sober image. He also makes what the New York Times calls his 'caviar clothes' for the up market women.
















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