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L.A.M.B.  |
An acronym for designer Gwen Stefani’s first solo album, Love.Angel.Music.Baby., L.A.M.B. encompasses clothing, shoes, bags, watches, and fragrance. Launched in 2004, the street-chic, lighthearted label is influenced by South American and Asian trends and, not surprisingly, has won a following among celebs. Stefani added the less-pricey Japanese-inspired Harajuku Lovers collection to the label in 2005, a mishmash of lingerie, leather goods, and girly accessories like mobile phone charms. |
La Perla  |
What Ada Masotti started in 1954 as a small shop in Bologna, Italy, has turned into an international brand synonymous with ultra-luxe lingerie. In addition to lingerie, the La Perla label has come to include swimwear, and a women’s prêt-à-porter collection. |
Lacoste |
French tennis champion René Lacoste's nickname, "the Crocodile," inspired the logo choice when it came to branding his newly designed pique polo shirts in 1933. After merging with IZOD in the seventies, the little croc hit its popularity peak in the eighties when it became de rigueur for the rich-kid look. Today the label is still a preppy-chic sportswear staple, with plenty of tennis whites and collared casualwear for the country-club crowd. Over the past few seasons, the line has secured a more streetwise vibe, incorporating bolder colors and new silhouettes under the direction of Christophe Lemaire. |
Lanvin |
Jeanne Lanvin founded her label in 1889. The company built a name with ultrafeminine clothing, marked by elaborate trimmings like embroidery and beading, as well as its popular fragrances. Today, it’s the oldest French fashion house in operation. And while it encompasses menswear, it is best loved among editors and celebs for exquisitely made womenswear. Duchesse satin, cocktail-length frocks (often with one shoulder), dressed-up cigarette pants, and volume experimentation are signatures. |
Lilly Pulitzer   |
Throughout the 60s, 70s, and 80s, Lilly Pulitzer's bright, colorful, well-made clothes were very popular and continued to be high-prized items. Arguably, Lilly Pulitzer's clothing was at the height of its original popularity in the early 1980s. In 1984, however, Lilly retired so as to spend time with her grandchildren, and closed down her entire clothing operation. Thus, it came as a surprise to the fashion world when in January 1993 Lilly Pulitzer allowed her line to be revived. . |
Liz Claiborne  |
Liz Claiborne is a fashion company founded in 1976 by designer Liz Claiborne, Art Ortenberg and Leonard Boxer in New York City that designs and markets a wide range of women's and men's apparel, accessories and fragrance products. The Liz Claiborne Inc. portfolio of brands includes Liz Claiborne New York, Mexx, Juicy Couture, Kate Spade and Lucky Brand Jeans. |
Longchamp  |
Longchamp was founded by Jean Cassegrain in 1948, and the company employed individual craftsmen dispersed throughout the Loire valley countryside to create leather coverings for pipes and other products geared toward smokers. By 1955 it had expanded to include small leather goods, opening its first factory in Segré. By the 1970s, Longchamp opened its first boutiques in Hong Kong and Japan, and became known for its lightweight travel goods. In 1980t he company also began producing clothing, scarves, and other fashion accessories. |
Louis
Vuitton  |
Traditionally, Louis Vuitton was a niche lifestyle brand known around the world for creating luxury travel trunks and leather accessories for the well to do. By offering consumers a fresh take on its core product and by broadening the brand’s scope of business, the 150-year-old brand has an image that drips luxury. |
Lulu Guinness  |
In 1989, Lulu designed her first handbag. The piece is sold through Liberty’s and Joseph in London. After this great success, Lulu begins designing handbags full time and opens an office and work studio in her home. 2006 sees rapid growth and Lulu brings her sunglasses and optical range to London with a launch at Vision Express in Oxford Street. Lulu also launches an exciting luxury Italian handbag collection, called ‘Couture’. Exquisitely detailed modern day classic handbags made in leather and other sumptuous materials bring the real definition of luxury to the world of Lulu Guinness fans. |
Matthew Williamson  |
Matthew Williamson is an English fashion designer. His collections are shown twice a year during New York Fashion Week, and they often have an Indian influence, perhaps related to the time Williamson spent working in India for the clothing store Monsoon. He counts celebrities such as Cat Deeley, Sienna Miller, Kelis, Jade Jagger and Plum Sykes amongst his friends, but has often been criticised by others in the fashion industry for using them to promote his designs. |
Manolo
Blahnik |
Manolo
Blahnik
began his extraordinary career in the Seventies and continues to
be a champion of timeless and beautifully crafted designs. His shoes
are synonymous with high glamour and full-throttle sex appeal and
have become as famous as the women who wear them. |
Marciano |
Marciano is the new runway-inspired collection designed for the contemporary "it girl." Daringly sexy, yet highly sophisticated, Marciano represents pure glamour in everyday fashion. From intricately detailed tops, to body conscious party dresses and well-constructed slacks and coats, the collection offers a trend-setting variety of mix-and-match pieces that will take you from morning meeting to cocktail hour in style. Marciano accessories, including boldly-colored leather handbags, stunningly sexy footwear, and attention demanding jewelry, are a key element of this A-lister lifestyle. |
Marc Ecko  |
Marc Ecko parlayed his graffiti art into a business while still in college, designing handmade T-shirts that landed on the backs of icons like Spike Lee and Chuck D. The company soon expanded into the hip-hop, extreme-sport, and designer-fashion markets and also began producing footwear, leather goods, gloves, outerwear, underwear, bags, and a women's collection. Ecko launched his line of sophisticated urban menswear, Marc Ecko Cut & Sew which is distinguished by its knitwear, attentive tailoring, and dressier fabrics. |
Marc Jacobs |
Marc Jacobs, born April 9, 1963 in New York City, is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as the diffusion line Marc by Marc Jacobs. Jacobs is currently the Creative Director of the prestigious French design house Louis Vuitton. |
Marchesa |
In 2004, Marchesa was officially established, and quickly exploded as a favorite among celebrities and critics alike. In 2006, the label was named one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's top ten finalists. Red-carpet stunners and paparazzi-friendly cocktail attire are Marchesa’s stock in trade, with intricate craftsmanship and whimsical flourishes quickly becoming house signatures. Spurred by its immediate success, the company already has a more casual and less expensive line, Marchesa Notte. |
Marni |
“Upbeat,” “joyful,” and “artsy” come to mind when describing Marni, the Italian label that has been designed by Consuelo Castiglioni since it was launched in 1994. The line is known for quirky, feminine combinations of bright colors, bold graphic patterns, elaborate fantasy prints, and natural textures, including many furs. The result is an offbeat, funky aesthetic that remains elegant and wearable. It’s a look that can be carried off by a broad age spectrum of women. If art teachers were chic and rich, they’d probably wear Marni. |
Max Azria  |
While Max Azria may have introduced mid-priced fashion to the runways with BCBG in the nineties, he launched Max Azria in 2006 to satisfy his artistic and luxurious leanings. The line’s sleek eveningwear and fashion-forward, edgy-pretty separates have elicited a positive response thanks to New York runways and Hollywood red carpets. |
Max Mara |
Emerging from the difficult atmosphere of postwar Italy in 1951, Achille Maramotti opened his menswear business under the label of Max Mara. Soon, he was making clothes for women who loved high fashion but couldn’t necessarily afford it. His ethos—providing high-quality, design-forward clothing at more reasonable prices—has culminated, a half-century later, with Max Mara’s status as a billion-dollar empire known for classic clothes and luxurious materials, with a special talent for knitwear. When Maramotti passed away in 2005 the company was turned over to his three children. |
Michael Kors |
Michael Kors designed his first collection for a boutique in New York City at the young age of nineteen. The success of his first line prompted Kors to create his own label, and in 1981 the Michael Kors label was formed. His vision was to create chic, luxurious American sportswear, and since his collection was established, he has never strayed. |
Miss Sixty  |
Dubbed "Miss Sexy” by fans, the Miss Sixty brand is one of the pioneers of the now-ubiquitous skinny-jeans craze. Recent seasons have shown an evolution of the designer-denim staple into a fully fleshed-out streetwear line with a vision, and Sixty Group co-founders Wichy Hassan and Renato Rossi continue to cast a wider net in other areas as well. Recent coups include acquiring accessories designer Roberta Di Camerino, luring Victoria Bartlett as a runway stylist, and opening an eponymous boutique hotel in Riccione, Italy. |
Missoni |
The story of Missoni's now-legendary patterned knits of zigzags, waves, and stripes began in 1948 when founders Rosita and Ottavio met at the Olympic games in London (he was a runner and designed the Italian team's uniforms, while she was there studying English). They opened a small knitwear workshop in Gallarate, Italy, after marrying in 1953. By 1965, legendary editor Anna Piaggi took a liking to the designing couple and their bold, geometric patterns, and helped boost their credibility to international status. |
Miu Miu  |
The hip kid sister to the refined Prada label, Miuccia Prada launched Miu Miu—also her nickname—in 1993 as the lower-priced offshoot to her signature line. With hints of metallic lamé, sexy silk dresses, wild pseudo-mod prints, on-trend tunics, and sought-after vertiginous heels, Miu Miu epitomizes quirky chic, earning the line enough attention to garner its own identity. |
Moschino |
Founded by Franco Moschino in 1983, the Moschino label is known for its irreverent, surreal take on fashion. Through the years, the collections have often included tongue-in-cheek items like a cashmere jacket reading “rich bitch” or a T-shirt sporting a television tuned to “Channel No. 5” (for which Chanel sued). Rossella Jardini has served as the label’s creative director 1994, turning out playful, wearable collections. Over the years, the brand has expanded to include the younger Moschino Cheap & Chic line, the Love Moschino denim line, fragrance, lingerie, and accessories. |
Mulberry |
Mulberry is a British fashion company known for its luxury leather goods. The company was founded in 1971 by Roger Saul and his mother Joan,and in 1973 they opened a factory in Chilcompton, Somerset, England. Mulberry established itself as a British lifestyle brand, noted for its leather poacher bags including the binocular bag and despatch bag. Mulberry's range now includes womenswear, menswear, and most recently, footwear for women. Mulberry has stores throughout the UK and all over the world including Europe, America and Asia. |
Nanette Lepore  |
Nanette Lepore has taken her boho childhood and used it as inspiration for her critically acclaimed designs. Launched in 1992, her gypsy-influenced designs are feminine and youthful. The looks are full of bold colors and bright prints, with ruffles and lace that manage to look good-time-girly but not overly frilly. Lepore has also branched out into shoe and fragrance design. |
Narciso Rodriguez  |
Narciso Rodriguez launched hisline in 1997. His sleek, ultramodern collections combine clean colors and strict lines with luxurious fabrics. His notion of femininity abandons frills and excess in favor of strappy, streamlined ease. Embraced by red-carpet staples and dress-to-impress socialites, the line excels at slinky eveningwear as well as daywear with a slightly mod vibe. In 2008, Rodriguez parted ways with backer Liz Claiborne and went the independent route. |
Nicole Miller  |
Launched in 1982 by designer Nicole Miller and Bud Konheim, the label has become a multifaceted fashion institution, with four major lines that range from sportswear separates to red-carpet dresses. Miller’s signatures are her bright prints and patterns, which grew from an early “obsession” with Celtic knots. Beyond the label’s major lines, Miller also designs handbags, eyewear, shoes, lingerie, swimwear, fragrances, beauty products, and two diffusion lines for JCPenney. |
Nina Ricci  |
The house of Nina Ricci was founded by Turin-born Maria “Nina” Ricci and her son Robert in Paris in 1932. The brand rapidly expanded over the next few decades, thanks to its refined, romantic, and always feminine aesthetic. In 1948, Robert created a bit of beauty history by introducing the now-iconic L’Air du Temps fragrance, which continues to be a top seller today. At one point, the house reached such notoriety that Andy Warhol designed its window displays, and in January 1998, the Puig Group officially bought the company. |
Nine West  |
Nine West Group has put its footprints all over the shoe industry. The top designer and marketer of fashionable women's shoes sells footwear, clothing, and accessories through more than 420 of its own retail and outlet stores and in department, specialty, and independent shoe stores in the US. Nine West also licenses its name for stores outside the US. The footwear firm makes and markets its shoes and accessories under several brand names. These include Nine West, Easy Spirit, Bandolino, and Enzo Angiolini. Nine West is owned by Jones Apparel Group, which acquired the company in 1999. |
Oscar de la Renta  |
Oscar de la Renta's penchant for refined, ladylike looks struck a chord with women of means and garnered him a slew of Coty Awards. He introduced accessories in 2001 and a home line in 2002. He was busy in 2004, with the launch of an eyewear line, a lower-priced line called O Oscar, and a freestanding store on Madison Avenue. De la Renta continues to design the collections and remains chairman, and though he’s begun to court a slightly younger, hipper customer, he’s still the tailor of note for women of a certain age. |
Patricia Field |
Patricia Field is an American Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award winning costume designer, stylist and fashion designer. Field has been in constant demand by some high society clientele and some of her designs have become well-known. Her television credits include Hope & Faith and Ugly Betty. She served as costume designer for the feature film The Devil Wears Prada, for which she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Costume Design. |
Pepe Jeans  |
Pepe Jeans was established in 1973 as a tiny market stall in London. Pepe has transformed itself to one of the fastest growing jeanswear labels in Europe. The brand has a presence in several countries around the world. Pepe Jeans was launched in India in 1989 and has expanded immensely since then. Through the 1980’s, the denim company became the center of attention of Europe’s denim-toting audience, and was consequently heralded as one of Europe’s best clothing lines. It trounced all big American denim brands. |
Perry Ellis  |
Founded in 1980, Perry Ellis built its reputation with casual, elegant sportswear designed specifically for the affluent American male. The collection quickly grew to include womenswear, and by the mid-eighties, the Perry Ellis brand was synonymous with sophisticated, preppy style. When Marc Jacobs took the reins of the women's division after Ellis's death in 1986, tightly knit polo shirts and cable-knit cashmere sweaterdresses gave way to grunge. Today, under the direction of John Crocco, Perry Ellis still aims to embody a classic look. |
Phat Farm  |
Phat Farm is a national fashion line created by hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, the co-founder of the Def Jam record label in 1992. The fashion line is an upscale mix of sporty urban fashions with the classic Ivy League preppy style. For example, argyle sweaters are paired with baggy jeans and crisp white sneakers. Phat Farm expanded to include Baby Phat, a brand that encompasses womens-wear, as well as a line of eyeglasses, fragrances and children's clothing. |
Proenza Schouler |
Proenza Schouler's shoe collection is known for sculpted architectural heels, luxurious materials and unique, eye-catching embellishments. The fashion-forward styles have earned Proenza Schouler a loyal celebrity following. Fashion lovers worldwide have fallen in love with the imaginative, innovative and irresistible Proenza Schouler designs. |
Prada |
Prada. The name alone signifies style and luxury, designer handbags and fabulous shoes. Born nearly a century ago, The House of Prada is recognized worldwide for its simple and elegant creations. |
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