UNIT B

EVOLUTION AND
MOVEMENT OF FASHION

2.05 Research influential

names in fashion design.

Influential names in current fashion

design
Tommy Hilfiger

Bill Blass

Calvin Klein

Tom Ford

Donna Karan

Donatella Versace

Vera Wang

Muccia Prada

Sean P. Diddy

Valentino

Combs
Nicole Miller

Gucci
Oscar de la Renta

Tommy Hilfiger
Highest paid fashion
executive in the U.S. in
2001
Self-taught designer of
mens tailored clothing

Paved the way

for designer
jeans
Known for
risqu
advertising
Considered by
many to be the
most prominent
American
designer

Calvin Klein

Donna Karan
Upscale womens and
mens suits and
sportswear
Sold financial aspect
of the business to
LVMH

Vera Wang
Known for
couture bridal
designs for
individual
clients
Began career as
a senior fashion
editor for Vogue

Sean P. Diddy Combs

Boys and mens
wear
$100 million per
year in his first
two years

Nicole Miller

Bill Blass
First American designer to
introduce pinstripes and
houndstooth into
womenswear
Died from cancer in 2002

Tom Ford
Texas native relocated to
Paris
Creative director for
Gucci and Yves Saint
Laurent who is credited
with saving the
companies from
bankruptcy
Considered to be one of
the most influential
designers ever

Donatella Versace
Sister of Gianni
Versace,
continued the
business after
his death
Features electric
colors, sensuous
fabrics, clingy
silhouettes, and
bold sexiness

Miuccia Prada
Mime performer
turned fashion
mogul

Added
womenswear to
the leather
handbag lines
after inheriting
the family
business

Valentino
Consistent
popularity for four
decades
His vintage
gowns are
considered
collectable.

Oscar de la Renta

Gucci
Urban seductress
look