The Fashion Designers That Have Shaped the Way We Dress Around the World
When designers reach a worldwide level of fame and recognition, it becomes easy for us to forget that there is actually a person behind it all. At the end of the day, designers are people with their own complex lives and individual backgrounds—just like the rest of us. Though many labels come and go, there are those which seem eternally popular. To reach that level of fame, designers must not only be born with immense talent but also be able to convey something new and unexpected in a tasteful way.
When you look at a breakdown of where in the world some of fashion’s biggest names have come from, the range and representation of different countries is astounding. At its core, fashion is the art of portraying one’s interior self to the outside world, so it makes sense that fashion’s biggest names extend across the globe. Though it may seem surprising at first, this is the exact kind of diversity that allows for a fresh take on fashion that enables designers to ascend to international acclaim.
While there is obviously still a long way to go in terms of representing different cultures and artisan crafts in the fashion sphere, it is refreshing to see the extent to which fashion has inadvertently interwoven such a spectrum of cultures already.
Click through the gallery below to see where the world's most influential designers have come from:
Alex Perry
Oscar de la Renta
Stella McCartney
Thomas Burberry
Coco Chanel
Christian Dior
Karl Lagerfeld
Gianni Versace
Miuccia Prada
Rei Kawakubo, Comme desGarçons
Elie Saab
Jimmy Choo
Alber Elbaz, Lanvin (Formerly)
Paco Rabanne
Marc Jacobs
Ralph Lauren
Carolina Herrera
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