The Fashion Muses

The Fashion Muses of the World

The Owners of Your Favorite Brands 

LIVE FOR FASHION

CHRISTIAN DIOR

Christian Dior, most know as Dior is a famous french business man that became famous for his luxury brand. Dior was founded in 1946, selling mainly leather goods, fashion accessories, footwear, jewelry, timepieces, fragrance, make-up, and skincare products.  

COCO CHANEL

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a famous french stylist and founder of the luxury brand Chanel. Her main inspiration started after she fell in love with Dmitri a duque from Russia  who made her design  clothes,  with beading from the acient folktales from Russia. In this period of time she met many import artist like Pablo Picasso and Greta Garbo. After that people from all around the world started whearing her clothes, also her most important perfume Chanel 5º. 


ADELE CASAGRANDE

Adele Casagrande was the founder of Fendi. She was born in 1897 in Rome. She started her career when she opened a lether and fur shop in central Rome. Adele married Edoardo Fendi in 1925, Changing the name of her store to Fendi. When Mr.Fendi died her five doughters took over the company and make it grow imensly. The first line released was of fur that was a huge sucess making them create their famous logo''FF''. 



VALENTINO GARAVANI 

Valentino Garavani is known as the founder of Valentino SpA. He was born in Voghera, Italy, in 1932. He studied fashion ever since he was a small child. He finished his traning in paris and went to live in Rome.  Was loved by all women there including the best dressed women Jacqueline Kennedy. After Valentino was a success he created another brand called Valentino Red.  Know Valentino retaired, but still will be remembered for ever. 




GIANNI VERSACE

Gianni Versace is a famous fashion designer and founder of the luxury brand Versace.  He was born in 1946 in Milan,Italy. He created clothes for men and women. His clothes inspire greek art and rome. His clothing are very colorfull. He was very sucesfully making his brand become popular internationaly. In 1997 he was walking in Miami when she was shot to death. After his death the company was passed down to his sister  Donatella Versace. 




GIORGIO ARMANI

Giorgio Armani, sometimes called ''Milan's Imperor'' was born in  1934 in a small city in central Italy called Piacenza. His passion for fashion did not start that soon he did many years of Medical school before entering into fashion. His younger sister Rosanna that worked with models itoduced him to the world of fashion. After that he was not very rich so went to work in his friend office  Sergio Galeotti that helped him create his own brand. Since he did not have much money he sold his car and bough a office where many intern kids yould work. In 1975 he presented his first colection making his carrer take off. 

MIUCCIA PRADA

Miuccia Prada is the original founder of Prada. She first started to do Science Policts and after got involved with fashion. Prada,the brand was founded in 1913 in Milan. Within Prada she also created Miu-Miu Helmut Lang e Azzedine Allaia. She also fights for feminism. 




DOMENICO DOLCE AND STEFFANO GABBANA

Dolce & Gabana, is a famous Italian brand, know world wide. It was created by Domenico Dolce and Steffano Gabbana.Their brand is used by many famous artist's such as Madonna and  Gisele Bündchen. In 2014 the designers of the brand Dolce & Gabbana were sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax fraud. They had to pay a fine of 500 thousand euros.    

GUCCIO GUCCI

Guccio Gucci was born in 1881 in Florença, Italy. Owner of the  famous brand Gucci. When he first started to work he was a craftsman. He founded Gucci in 1921, with a small leather shop. Soon his good quality poducts started to become famous, making his expand his buissnes to Rome. Soon his company was not just a one man job he had to higher all of his family to work. Now his brand is know internationaly. Before his death he lived in Ingland.