Ossie Clark was one of the leading stylists of Swinging 60’s London, the center of fashion and youth culture, together with Mary Quant, Barbara Hulanicki (Biba), Emmanuelle Khahn, and Zandra Rhodes.
Born in 1936 in Oran, French Algeria, Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent never had any doubt about his destiny. His first foray to fashion took place at home, creating paper dolls and dresses for his mother and sisters, Michelle and Brigitte.
Roy Halston Frowick, the man who came from nowhere and became the perfect embodiment of the American dream in the world of fashion.
One of the most mysterious characters, yet known in every corner of the globe, in the field of fashion. A creative mind that has revolutionized fashion dictates, giving shape to seemingly unstructured garments anticipating the times and setting new trends.
In the boom of the Eighties consumer society, Kathrine Hamnett, at the time already established in world fashion circles, launched a line of oversized printed t-shirts sporting messages that became a must not only for activists, but also for fashion lovers.
One of the main driving forces behind the Hollywood approach to period costumes, often ignoring historical fact to sensualise movie stars in the roles that they played.