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Movies, (historical, current, and by periods)

X 1920s, inspired, 1940s inspired, 1950s inspired, etc.

1920s inspired - The Great Gatsby like;

1940s inspired - Pin up, vintage, military

1950s inspired - pleates, hats, cat eyes, elegant wear, cream heels,
lace open back

Historical - Singin in the Rain, Funny Face, To Catch a Thief (1955),

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Sabrina (1954), All About Eve (1950),
Rebel Without A Cause (1955), Annie Hall (1977), Love Story (1970),
Breathless (1960), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), The Women
(1939), Rolled Stockings (1920s)

Current - Dior and I, Zoolander, The Age of Adaline, Black Swan,

Clueless, The Virgin Suicides, The Devil Wears Prada, Amelie, Romeo +
Juliet, Almost Famous, Atonement, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Sex and the
City

X Movies by Directors
Luchino Visconti - Ludwig, Death in Venice, Bellissima, IL
Gattopardo

Blake Edwards - Breakfast at Tiffanys, A Shot in the Dark, The Pink

Panther

James Ivory - A Room With a View, Howards END, Remains of the Day,
Maurice

George Cukor - The Philadelphia Story, Gone With the Wind, Gaslight,
The Women, My Fair Lady, Camille

Saul Dibb- The Duchess, The Miles Davis Story 2001, Suite Franasise
Anthony Minghella - The English Patient, Cold Mountain, The Talented
Mr. Ripley

Sally Potter - Ginger & Rosa, Orlando

David Fincher - Fight Club, Gone Girl, The Game, The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button, Se7en, Zodiac, The Social Network, The Girl With the
Dragon Tattoo
Rene Clement - Forbidden Games, Purple Noon, Plain Soliel, Wie
Raubkatzen, Beauty and the Beast
Etc.

Artists, Illustrators, Painters, Sculptures,

Architectures, etc.
X Contemporary such as Gerhard Ritcher, etc.
Gerhard Richter- Kateoplis, Betty, Nothing but destruction of things
X Historical such as Sargent, Andy Warhol, Degas, etc
Sargent - Reconnoitering, A Street in Venice
Andy Warhol - James Dean, Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffanys
Degas - ballerina, The Little Dancer, The Green Dancers

Books
X Allure by Diana Vreeland
Allure - Exaggeration is my only reality.
X On important designers like, Madeline Vionnet
Madeline Vionnet - Evening dress, Evening dress (1938), Fashion
Illustration
Book - Madeline Vionnet by Pamela Golbin
Etc - Coco Chanel by Megan Hess, Vogue on Yves Saint Laurent by
Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni

Photographers
X Current such as Mario Testino, Annie Lebiovitz, Javier Vallhonrat,
Steven Meisel, Bruce Webber, etc.
Mario Testino - Gisele Bunchen, Testinos Moss, Ryan Gosling x Mario
Testino, Sienna Miller by Mario Testino for Vogue UK
Annie Lebiovitz - Natalia Vodianova in Alice in Wonderland, Robert
Pattinson, Nicole Kidman

Javier Vallhonrat - Vogue Italia (Sept 1988), Vogue Italia (1989)

Steven Meisel - Gigi in W Cover, Yasmin Warsame, Karlie Kloss
Bruce Webber - Kate Moss for Vogue Italia October 1996, Vogue
Hommes
Etc

X Past such as Richard Avedon, George Hurrell, Lilian Bossman, etc

Richard Avedon - Audrey Hepburn on set, Hepburn (1957), Twiggy,
August 1956

George Hurrell - Veronica Lake (1940), Clark Gable (1944), John

Crawford (1932)

Important Fashion Figures

X Charles Fredrick Worth
Tea Gown Charles Fredrick Worth, Tulipes Hollandaises, The Father of
Haute Couture - British designer (1826 - 1895); his works were produced
in Paris in the 19th century
X Elsa Schiaparelli
Lived from (1890 - 1973) as an Italian fashion designer defined the
meaning of avant-garde couture
X Balenciaga
Cristobal Balenciaga couture FW 1967/1968, lived from (1895 - 1972),
Spanish, gave women a new silhoutee
X Charles James
Lived (1906 - 1978), technology brings the designs of Charles James;
with Model in 1943, Americas first couturier, hats to dresses
X Etc

Women who influenced fashion

X Diana Vreeland
Original fashion editor, joined Harpers Bazaar in 1936, fired from Vogue
in 1971, nothing traditional about her
X Audrey Hepburn
Breakfast at Tiffanys, LBD, to be happy, fashion icon, starred in several
films such as Tiffanys and Roman Holiday - a new type of elegant

X Jackie Onasssius
Style icon as JFKs wife, loved Chanel, Dior, and Givenchy; one of the
most stylish American women
X Babe Paley
Owned the Clover Leaf now at the NY MET, a symbol of taste and
perfectionism chic, icons fashionista

X Mellicent Rogers
Became a client of Charles James, up and down life committing to
several men but then moving on each time
X Louise Brooks
Lived during flapper period, film actress, silent film actress, signature
sleek cropped haircut, flair, cloche hat, fur, silks, velvets and tweeds,
short dresses and menswear-inspired pieces

X Eleanor Lambert
Legacy - International Best-Dressed List, Time Traveller, Creator of Press
Week --- NYWFs Predecessor
X Etc

Music
X Current and most popular
Pop, Rap, Electronic
X Classical
Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, and Choplin

Media
X New York Times, Bill Cunningham, Style Section
On the street fashion photographer for New York Times
X New York Social Diary
Social diary featuring a calendar, party pictures, daily features, achives,
and NYSD reality
Casing the streets for style
Man Repeller, Something Navy, Chiara Ferragini

Nature
X Parks
Central Park, Washington Square Park
X Gardens
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, High Line
X Insects
X Animals

X Marine Life
X Etc

To Know:
X Waltzing Matilda (song)
Place song lyrics here; Australiasunofficial national anthem
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled
Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?
X Babettes feast
A film by Gabriel Axel
X The lover
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annuad
X Orlando
Tilda Swintons Orlando, Vogue Italia March 2016, 1992 Alexander
McQueens collection
X Death on Venice
A film by Luchino Visconti
X The leopards
The Leopard - 1963 Italian film by Luchino Visconti
X King of hearts
Film by Philippe De Broca
X Funny Face
One of the fashionable movies in hollywood, featuring Audrey Hepburn
X Fashion classic movies
Sabrina, The Devil Wears Prada, Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffanys
X Watch classics
Funny Face, Singin in the Rain
X Baginski
painter/painting

X Jason Wu
Major fashion designer, most famous for designing dresses for Michelle
Obama on several occasions
X Altuzza (Joseph Altuzza)
Clothing designer, a luxury womens ready-to-wear clothing designer,
launched his brand in NY in 2008, influenced by his multicultural
upbringing and his international education in fashion
X Alexandar Wang
Prabal Gurung; a Taiwanese American fashion designer and former
creative director of Balenciaga
X Rodarte
Kate and Laura Mulleavy are the Founders and combined creative vision
behind Rodarte, a clothing and accessories line
X Proenza Schouler
NY based womenswear and accessories brand founded in 2002 by
designers Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez
X Michael Kors
A NYC based American sportswear fashion designer; honorary chairman
and chief creative director for his company
X Marc Jacobs
An American designer (fashion), the head designer for his brand, Marc
Jacobs; as well as Marc for Marc Jacobs (diffusion line, which is a line
that is also known as bridge line, is a secondary line of merchandise
created by a high-end fashion house or fashion designer that retails at
lower prices); went to Parsons
X Thakoon (Thakoon Panichgul)
Clothing store and line founded by Thakoon Panichgul, who is a ThaiAmerican fashion designer; the September Issue (own movie); also
attended Parsons
X Ralph Lauren
An American fashion designer, philanthropist, and business executive;
known for Ralph Lauren Corporatio, a global multi-million dollar
company, and Rugby Ralph Lauren; net worth is 6.6 billion dollars;
married to Ricky Anne Loew-Beer, they share three children: Dylan,
David, and Andrew Lauren
X Calvin Klein Collection
Calvin Klein - fashion designer who launches in 1968 that later became
Calvin Klein Inco; ranges from perfume to watches and jewelry
Founded by Calvin Klein, headquarters in Midtown Manhattan and own
by PVH, CEO is Steven B. Shiffman
X Liz Claiborne
Anne Elisabeth Jane Liz Claiborne, born in Belgium, but a well known
American fashion designer; she designed affordable and stylish apparel
for women working featuring colorfully tailed separates that one could
mi; founded Fifth & Pacific Companies

X Mulberry
A fashion company founded in 1971 in Somerset, UK, know as the
international leathers good brand, especially for womens handbags
X Simone Rocha
A new and upcoming fashion designer based in London, debuted her
line at London Fashion Week in September 2010, she is the daughter of
major designer, John Rocha; she then collaborated with J Brand in 2014
X Christopher Kane
A Scottish fashion designer based in London; brand is now a part of
Kering (which is the French luxury goods holding company that has
ownership over several high-end brands such as Alexander McQueen
and Gucci).
X Erdem (Erdem Moralioglu)
A Canadian fashion designer; Royal College of Art
X Burberry
A 160-year old global brand based in London, England; a British luxury
fashion house focuses on and distributes ready-to-wear outerwear,
fashion accessories, fragrances, and sunglasses and cosmetics
X McQ
Alexander McQueen - a British fashion designer and couturier, known for
being the former chief designer at Givenchy (1996 - 2001) and founding
his own label in 1992.
McQ - a lower-priced diffusion line, which carries both mens and
womens ready-to-wear collections.
X Peter Pilotto
Designers - Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos of the label, Peter
Pilotto; found their in 2007
Pilotto focuses on textiles and print; De Vos focuses on silhouette and
drape; collaborating with Swarovski
X Mary Katrantazou
A Greek fashion designer who currently lives and works in London;
Glamour Award for Fashion Designer
X Jil Sander
Minimalist designer brand for fashion-forward apperal & accessories for
men & women
Heidemarie Jiliane Jil Sander - a minimalist German fashion designer
and the founder of the Jil Sander fashion house; 1 out 50 best dressed
over 50s by The Guardian
X Versace
Otherwise known as the professional name of Gianni Versace S.p.A - a
world famous Italian luxury fashion company and trade name founded
by Gianni Versace in 1978
X Prada
PRADA S.p.A - Mario Prada founded Prada in 1913, an Italian luxury
fashion house specializing in leather handbags, travel accessories,
shoes, ready-to-wear collections, perfume, and other fashion

accessories.
X Gucci
Founded in Florence in 1921 - influential, innovative, and progessive;
new creative director - Alessandro Michele
Gucci, under the ownership of Kering, shows off the Italian craftmanship
- also quality and attention to detail
X Dolce and Gabbana
A luxury Italian fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian
designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana; headquarters in Milan,
Italy
X Pucci
Fashion designer, Don Emilio Pucci was a Florentine Italian fashion
designer and politician - his company, Pucci, uses geometric printing
with kalediscope of colours
X Salvatore Ferragamo
Designer of Italian shoes; worked for Hollywood stars in the 1920s
before returning back to Italy, launching his own label.
X Versus
Is the diffusion line of Versace, began in 1989 as the first diffusion lines
by Versace (as a gift from Gianni to his sister, Donatella Versace). This
line failed, but then re-emerged from a collaboration with Christopher
Kane, featuring a line of analogue watches, leather accessories, and
ready-to-wear chic in 2009 as the capsule collection.
X Marni
Consuelo Castiglina founded this Italian luxury fashion label in 1994,
which she remains the designer even today
X Alberta Ferretti
An Italian fashion designers as head of her own label and also designing
for Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti from 2014; also a dressmaker for the
brands - combines feiminity, style, and glamour
X Ralph Rucci
A high end mannequin, lighting, and furniture showroom based in New
York City - hes considered the best of the best for this field on his use
of high end mannequins, lighting, furniture and art.
X Donald Brooks
An American fashion designer in the late 1960s and early 1970s,
creating over 3500 costumes for stage and film, but wasnt famous for
many of his contemporary work.
X Diane von Furstenburg
One of the most influential and inspiring fashion designers in the current
fashion industry, best known for her iconic wrap dress; launched her
own label, DVF; formerly known as Princess Diane of Furstenberg
X Oscar De La Renta
Oscar Artisides Renta Fiallo, as his original name, was trained by

Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo; he was featured in the film,

September Issue
X James Galanos
One of the worlds most important 20th century couturiers; an American
designer
X Donna Karen
DK; founder, fashion designer, and creator of Donna Karan New York
and DKNY clothing labels; graduated from Parsons School of Design
X Pauline Trigere
French-based fashion designer, known for her innovative ideas with a
crisp and tailored structure
X Bonnie Cashin
Considered one of the most influential fashion designers and a pioneer
for the ready-to-wear collections, also known as sportswear in America
X Giorgio Di Saint Angelo
An Italian designer, he created ethnic inspired looks; won the American
Coty Fashion Critics Award; using fabrics like tie-dye chiffon, leather,
and cotton- he created romantic clothing to reflect the hippie culture of
the era; his innovative use of knitwear was his signature and this
influenced many other designers
X Charles James
Widely known as Americas First Courtier with a great skill in cutting
and new prospective and taste on high structure
X Anne Klein
Founder and creator of her own womens sportswear and apparel label
X Stephen Burrows
New York based fashion designer, who went to FIT; known as the first
African American to develop a mainstream, high-fashion clientele; also
known for bright colors and using lettuce edges that in the 1970s
became a part of the Fun City in New York City
X Betsey Johnson
Known for her over the top and whimsical designs; American fashion
designer, normally does cartwheels at the end of her runway shows;
uses many embellishments throughout her line
X Norma Kamali
New York based fashion designer from Lebanese and Basque descent;
she is mostly known for her sleeping bag coat and her versatile multiuse pieces
X Lilly Dache
A French milliner and fashion designer in the 1960s
X Perry Ellis
An American designer who created and launched his own line of mens
sportswear in the 1970s

X Willi Smith
At the time of his death, he was one of the most influential and
successful young African American designer in the industry
X Mainbocher
American couturier best known for his own label, consisting of evening
wear and coats, founded in 1929
X Geoffrey Beene
One of the most famous New York based fashion designers, known for
making simple, but dressy and comfortable womens clothing
X Bill Blass
American fashion designer, awarded seven Coty awards and the Fashion
Institute of Technologys Lifetime Achievement Award; went to Parsons
X Halston
An international famous fashion designer who rose to fame in the 1970s
X Rudi Grenreich
Austrian-born fashion deisgner who was both Jewish, gay, and American
thrived in the 1960s for his innovative clothing that rose to being the
most dynamic of the time period
X Claire McCardell
American fashion designer for ready-to-wear collections in the 20th
century
X Beau Brummell
An iconic figure in Regency England; a friend of Prince Regent; a major
figure in menswear in this time period
X Levi Strauss
Invented the blue jeans becoming the worlds most loved clothing items
for its durable material
X Hubert de Givenchy
French designer who founded The House of Givenchy in 1952, which has
become its own fashion icon
X Coco Chanel
You cannot sum up this designers success, influence, style, or ability to
shape the fashion world in a single paragraph; she founded The House
of Chanel and womens fashion
X Louis Vuitton
A French businessman who founded The Louis Vuitton brand of leather
handbags still in the mainstream fashion influence today, now owned by
LVMH
X David Bowie
Singer-songwriter with a major influence in the fashion industry

X Eileen Ford
An American modeling agency executive and co-founder in 1946, known
internationally best modeling agency in the world
X Yves Saint Laurent
A French fashion designer, known as one the best names in the fashion
industry - incredible influence
X Max Factor
Polish-Jewish businessman who created Max Factor & Company, a major
cosmetic brand; also made the term make-up into a verb
X Karl Lagerfeld
German designer, photographer, and artist; founded his own label; also
the head designer and creative director for Chanel and Fendi; based in
Paris
X Richard Avedon
An American photographer for fashion and portraits who shaped what
American style, beauty, and culture meant in the last century
X John Galliano
Fashion designer, who is the head of the brands Givenchy, Christian
Dior, and his own label; British born
X Yohji Yamamoto
Influential fashion designer known for his Japanese designs with great
precision and tailoring; based in Tokyo and Paris
X Vivienne Westwood
A British based fashion designer and businesswoman known for
bringing modern punk into fashion and new fashion perspectives
X Bob Dylan
Influential American singer-songwriter who had both influence on music
and culture for decades
X Mary Quant
A British iconic fashion figure and Welsh fashion designer; was very
popular in the 1960s for certain fashion movements
X Anna Wintour
The queen of the editorial magazine, American Vogue as editor-andchief; also became an artistic director for Conde Nast; is in charge of the
MET Gala each year and several other yearly fashion occasions
X Vidal Sassoon
Hairstylist, businessman, and philanthropist known for creating the
Bob haircut now worn today, also co-founded Paul Mitchell Systems
X Jane Fonda
Major fashion iconic figure who is an American actress, writer, political
activist, former model, and fitness guru

X Hedi Slimane
French-Tunisian photographer and fashion designer; he was once the
creative director for Dior Homme, but is now the same position for Yves
Saint Laurent
X Mae West
Her career lasted seven decades; she was a singer, actress, playwright,
sex symbol, comdienne, and screenwriter in America
X Giorgio Armani
A fashion designer based in Italy known for his clean, tailored lines of
menswear
X Harry Winston
An American jeweler and watchmaker who donated the Hope Diamond
to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958
X Madonna
Major figure in America even today; singer-songwriter
X Micheal Jackson
Singer-songwriter
X Donatella Versace
Italian fashion designer and the current Vice President of Versace, where
she shares 20% of the share; also chief designer
X Louis Reard
French designer; best known for creating the bikin in 1946
X Tom Ford
Fashion designer (American) and film director; gained fame from being
creative director of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent; 2006 Ford lunched his
own label Tom Ford
X Kate Moss
An English model, discovered at the age of 14 at the JFK in New York
City by the founder of Storm Model Management, Sarah Doukas
X Jean Paul Gaultier
A French haute couture and pret-a-porter fashion designer; creative
director of Hermes from 2003 to 2010
X Edith Head
An American costume designer mostly known for her work in Old
Hollywood, featuring the Heiress and the Sting; won a record of eight
Academy Awards for Best Costume Design
X Miuccia Prada
The Italian designer and businesswoman behind the brands Prada and
Miu Miu; took over the family-owned company in 1978
X Oleg Cassini
American fashion designer who started in Rome with Paramount
Pictures; born to an aristocratic Russian family with Italian ancestry
X Kevyn Aucoin
Makeup artist, author, and photrgapher; worked on Zoolander

X Charles F Worth
Father of haute couture; English fashion designer who founded the
House of Worth, known as one of the important fashion houses of the
19th and 20th century
X Vera Wang
New York City based fashion designer mostly on evening gowns, know
for her elegant wedding lines
X Marilyn Monroe
The 1950s American actress and model who stood as a symbol for the
eras attitude towards sexuality; she was one of the most powerful sex
symbols of this time period
X Annie Leibovitz
An American portrait photographer - photographer of several celebrities,
such as John Lennon, photographed him on the day he was assassinated
X Farrah Fawcett
Known of her iconic red swimsuit cover; she was an American actress
and artist who was ranked number 26 on TV Guides 50 Greatest TV
Stars of All-Time
X Janie Byrant
An American television costume designer, professional is Katherine Jane
Bryant
X Keith Richards
The founder of the band, The Rolling Stones; English guitarist, also a
best selling novelist, songwriter, and singer
X Herminie Cadolle
Founder of her own lingerie house and creator of the modern-day bra;
close to Louise Michel, a French insurrectionist, who she fled to Buneos
Aires to.
X Rowland Hussey Macy
Founder of Macys (R.H. Macy and Company); was an American
businessman
X Takashi Murakami
Internationally know Japanese artist (prolific contemporary) who is
known for using both high and low arts in his work; works in both fine
arts and commercial media; coined the term superflat; founder and
President of KaiKai Kiki Co.; hosts biannual art fair GEISAI
X Grace Jones
As a child, Grace grew up with her grandparents until she was 13 in
Jamaica then moved to Syracuse, New York to live with her parents
alongside with her siblings; she became a supermodel, actress, singersongwriter, lyrist, and producer.
X Twiggy
Otherwise known as Lesley Lawson; a prominent figure as a British
teenage model in the mid-1960s, and later on as a model, actress, and
singer
X Bettie Page
Known as the Queen of Pin-ups with her black hair, blue eyes, and
bangs - she had a look that influenced many others; she was an
American model in the 1950s
X Mario Testino

Fashion photographer - a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer,

featured work in Vogue, GQ, V Magazine, and Vanity Fair
X Princess Diana
Born to royalty as The Honourable Diana Spencer; married the Prince of
Wales, Charles, heir to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II; known as a style
icon for the royal
X Cher
Singer, still very much current in todays classical music
X Sailor Jerry
Norman Keith Collins - very important figure in American tattoo art
X Herb Ritts
A focus concentrated on black-and-white portraits and photography
photographer, who was very much influenced by Greek sculptures;
photographed many celebrities and important figures into works of art
X Christian Louboutin
Know for his signature shiny, red lauqered soles in his shoes; he is a
French luxury shoe and fashion designer
X James Dean
American actor, who was a cultural icon from his film, Rebel Without a
Cause; he was a symbol for teenage problems, such as disillusionment
and social estrangement
X Beverly Johnson
The first African American to appear on the cover of American Vogue in
1974; American model, actress, businesswoman, and writer of own
novel
X Carrie Donovan
Fashion once for Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and The New York Times;
known for her signature style of large eyeglasses and black clothing (a
parody on Saturday Night Live and Old Navy Commericials, declaring
Fabulous!)
X Annie Hall
A drama film featuring Diane Keaton (Annie Hall) and Woody Allen (Alvy
Singer) showing their complicated relationship they share. Alvy as the
comedian and Annie as the struggling night club singer, experience a
love filled with struggles. The story unfolds how they met, fell in love,
and experience all the problems together.
X Issey Miyake
A current fashion designer in the Japanese culture and fragrance
connoisseur; known for his iconic fragrance Leau d Issey, exhibitions,
technology driven clothing lines, and designs.
X Joey Ramone
The lead singer of the four-member band, The Ramones, who were
claimed the inventors of punk rock; also had a major influence on pop
and musical culture
X Alexis Carrington
A fictional character from Dynasty; the ex-wife of Blake Carrington,
whose multiple schemes causes problems for her husband and children;
an iconic style and new character role for most women
X Grace Kelly
American actress who later went on to marry the Prince of Monaco and
became a Princess; known for her timeless elegance; also friends with
Audrey Hepburn

X Janis Joplin
A singer with a new style and attitude for women
X Donald and Doris Fisher
Co-founders of Gap clothing; both American business people and
philanothropists
X Daisy Duke
Fictional character in the show, The Dukes of Hazzard, played by
Catherine Bach; this started the trend of short jean shorts
X Michael Jordan
Retired professional basketball player; businessman and owner of the
Charlotte Hornets
X Patricia Field
Costume and fashion designer; stylists; work is shown in media such as
The Devil Wears Prada and Sex & The City; has worked with Lady Gaga
and Miley Cyrus; NYU Alum; avant-garde style expert
X Robert Smith
The Cures only constant member of the band since its beginning in
1976; singer, musician, and songwriter; he is the lead singer, lyrist, and
principal songwriter in the Cure
X Gwen Stefani
Songwriter, singer, fashion designer, actress, and judge on The Voice; co
founder and lead vocalist for No Doubt
X Louise Brooks
Iconic symbol of the flapper period, popularized the bob haircut;
American film actress and dancer
X David LaChappelle
An American commercial photographer, fine-art photographer, music
video director, film director, artist; photography references art history
and conveys messages to the public
X Astrid Kirchherr
Known for her photography of the Beatles in their early years, her
photos of the original members; German; also an artist
X David Yurman
He and his wife, Sybil, launched this brand of jewelry in 1980; jewelry - a
fashion statement and a work of art; The Cable bracelet - the signature,
worlds most beloved jewelry designs, define effortless American luxury
X Mary Pickford
Canadian-American motion picture actress, writer, director, and
producer
X Amy Heckling
Alum of New York University and American Film Institute; an American
film director for films such as Clueless and Baby Talk
X Angelica Huston
An American film actress, former fashion model and director; she
appeared in The Addams Family series; she is the third generation in her
family to win an Academy Award
X Jacob the Jeweler
Founder of Jacob & Company; comes from Bukharian-American descent;
well-known jeweler
X Richard Blackwell

Known as Mr. Blackwell; an American fashion critic, who also is a former

fashion designer, artist, journalist, and television and radio personality
X Tyra Banks
American model, actress, television personality, singer, businesswoman,
talk show host, and producer; Americas Next Top Model judge +
producer; went to Harvard Business School
X Dov Charney
Founder and CEO of American Apparel; born in Canada; industrialist and
artist
X Irene Castle
Her and her husband were known as the best ballroom dancing couple
of the 1920s; danced in several films - Watch Your Step and The Whirl
of Life
X Yuko Shimizu
Well renowned Japanese illustrator; award-winning artist based in New
York City; also known for her comic books
X Thom Browne
An American fashion designer; founder and head of design at Thom
Brown, menswear and womenswear in New York City, which came out in
2003 for womenswear
X Chris McMillan
Famous hair dresser, owning his eponymous salon; stylist; most
celebrated stylist in the country
X Eddie Plein
Creator and inventor of golden teeth, such as grills; claimed he put
teeth in rap and hip-hop music
X Rachel Zoe
An American fashion designer, businesswoman, and writer; best known
for working with fashion houses, celebrities, beauty companies,
advertising agencies, and magazine editors
X Anna Nicole Smith
Model, actress, and television personality; 1993 Playmate of the Year;
modeled in Guess, H&M, Heatherette, and Lane Byrant
X Charlie Chaplin
An English comic actor, composer, and a filmmaker; silent era was the
time period of his most famous work
X Marlene Dietrich
German-American actress and singer; she continually re-invented
herself which made for a long career both entertaining and worthwhile
X Nelson Shanes
American artist and painter; best known for his painting portrait of
Diana, Princess of Wales
X The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Best-selling novel based in the 1950s; scandolus friendship between
Truman Capote and Babe Paley