Ann Louise Roswald

London based fashion designer Ann Louise Roswald creates beautiful clothes that are available in over 100 boutiques and department stores around the world.

A graduate of Central St Martins College of Art & Design, Ann Louise put her First Class Honours Degree in Fashion with Printed Textiles to good use by starting her own line that debuted in Liberty’s in 1998, commissioned by the store following her degree catwalk show.

With a decade under 'its' belt, the business, which is managed by Roswald and her husband Nick Hartley, has grown into an internationally recognised label; exhibiting collections seasonally in London, Paris and New York alongside showrooms in Düsseldorf and Munich.

Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen was born in London on March 17th 1969, the youngest of six children. He left school at the age of 16 and was offered an apprenticeship at the traditional Savile Row tailors Anderson and Shephard and then at neighbouring Gieves and Hawkes, both masters in the technical construction of clothing. From there he moved to the theatrical costumiers Angels and Bermans where he mastered 6 methods of pattern cutting from the melodramatic 16th Century to the razor sharp tailoring which has become a McQueen signature. Aged 20 he was employed by the designer Koji Tatsuno, who also had his roots in British tailoring. A year later McQueen travelled to Milan where he was employed as Romeo Gigli�s design assistant. On his return to London, he completed a Masters degree in Fashion Design at Central Saint Martin�s. He showed his MA collection in 1992, which was famously bought in its entirety by Isabella Blow.

Adidas

Adolf "Adi" Dassler started to produce his own sports shoes in his mother's wash kitchen in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, after his return from World War I.
In 1924, his brother Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler joined the business which became Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) and prospered.
The pair started their venture in their mother's laundry,but at the time, electricity supplies in the town were unreliable, and the brothers sometimes had to use pedal power from a stationary bicycle to run their equipment.
By the 1936 Summer Olympics, Adi Dassler drove from Bavaria on one of the world's first motorways to the Olympic village with a suitcase full of spikes and persuaded U.S. sprinter Jesse Owens to use them, the first sponsorship for an African American.
Following Owens's haul of four gold medals, his success cemented the good reputation of Dassler shoes among the world's most famous sportsmen.
Letters from around the world landed on the brothers' desks, and the trainers of other national teams were all interested in their shoes. Business boomed and the Dasslers were selling 200,000 pairs of shoes each year before World War II.
Late in World War II, the shoe factory shifted to production of the Panzerschreck anti-tank weapon.
Both brothers joined the Nazi Party, but Rudolf was slightly closer to the party. During the war, a growing rift between the pair reached a breaking point after an Allied bomb attack in 1943 when Adi and his wife climbed into a bomb shelter that Rudolf and his family were already in: "The dirty bastards are back again," Adi said, apparently referring to the Allied war planes, but Rudolf was convinced his brother meant him and his family.
After Rudolf was later picked up by American soldiers and accused of being a member of the Waffen SS, he was convinced that his brother had turned him in.
The brothers split up in 1947,with Rudi forming a new firm that he called Ruda – from Rudolf Dassler, later rebranded Puma,and Adi forming a company formally registered as adidas AG (with lower case lettering) on 18 August 1949.
The acronym All Day I Dream About Sport, although sometimes considered the origin of the adidas name, was applied retroactively, which makes it a backronym. The name is actually a portmanteau formed from "Adi" (a nickname for Adolf) and "Das" (from "Dassler").

Altuzarra

ALTUZARRA was born out of the desire to provide a contemporary and practical wardrobe for the modern professional woman. The ALTUZARRA identity lies somewhere between the legacy of French cuture and New York's pulsating energy.

Joseph Altuzarra was born and raised in Paris, and after graduating high school, attended Swarthmore College in Philadelphia, where he completed a B.A. in Art and Art History, with a strong focus on fashion and architecture.

After university, Joseph Altuzarra headed to New York's vibrant fashion industry, where he was hired as a design intern at the Marc Jacobs studio. Altuzarra then joined the Proenza Schouler team as freelance designer. In October 2006, Riccardo Tisci recruited Altuzarra as design assistant for Givenchy, where Altuzarra worked on the ready-to-wear collections, with particular emphasis on tailoring. It was during his time in Paris that Joseph Altuzarra decided to move back to New York and launch his own line.

From Altuzarra continental upbringing and liberal arts education to his exposure to vanguard New York designers and classical couture training, it is the eclectic combination of distinct experiences that inform the foundation for ALTUZARRA.

Anne Klein

Fashion designer, born Hannah Golofski in New York City, USA. In 1938 she started as a sketcher on Seventh Avenue. In 1948, Junior Sophisticates was launched, and Anne Klein & Co was established in 1968. She was a noted leader in designing sophisticated, practical sportswear for young women. She early recognized a need for blazers, trousers, and separates, and her designs became particularly popular in the USA.
Anne Klein website

Anna Sui

In 1981, I had the idea of doing my own clothing line, but I didn't really know how to go about it. I had some friends who made jewelry and were going to try to sell it at a trade show. I made five pieces of clothing and they asked me to share a booth with them. To my delight, I got orders from Macy's and Bloomingdale's (and was featured in an advertisement in The New York Times)! At the time, I was working for a company called Glenora. The man who owned the company saw the ad and said: “Is this girl on our payroll? Why does she have an ad in the Times?” He said if I didn't stop, he would fire me. So I got fired.
That's how I started my business. I had a loft-like apartment, so I worked out of a little corner of my living room…but it eventually took over. One morning I woke up, opened the door from my bedroom. There were boxes everywhere, racks everywhere…and I thought, "Okay, I have to find a space. I can't live like this anymore." So I rented half a floor on 39th Street and moved my office there.
Anna Sui website

Angelo Tarlazzi

If fashion has a bit as he lost his courage and his ability to transform the street into a season, Angelo Tarlazzi marvels today shows offered by some magical podium, welcomes the ingenuity of the sponsors of the customization and likes girls who know how to unearth discoveries and mix styles. His style is faithful to his iconic models who made it famous: the draped stretch that makes it incredibly comfortable, muslins and jerseys, zips unexpected, coordinated night-light with muslin skirt and cardigans. In any light!
But the time is greedy new names and the times bears many young designers of ready-to-wear.

In April 1977, the first presentation of the line of Angelo Tarlazzi takes place in an art gallery. His evening dresses, simple dresses spangled s'enfilent that as t-shirts will soon be crossed in all parties and the press hailed its flexible mesh, feminine and colorful.


Appointed by Guy Laroche, shortly before his death, as successor to haute couture, Angelo Tarlazzi ensures succession, while directing his own house.


Angelo Tarlazzi signs two collections each season: a collection of day and other, more dressed
Angelo Tarlazzi website

Anand Jon

Winner of Fashion Week of the America's "International New Star" Designer Award 2002-'03
Asia Society Guest of Honor 2004, Asia on my mind.
Winner of Peoples Choice Award "Best New Designer"2002, Dans Papers
Winner of SASA 2004 Award for breakthrough in Arts and Business.
Indian-American Kerala Cultural & Civic Center Outstanding accomplishment Award 2002 Selected Top 12 new fashion brands of the future in the world by In Style Europe 2001-2002. Parsons School of Design official Jury starting 2004.
Helping Hands Charity with M Night Shyamalan, Anand Jon & Ms Universe'03 Amelia Vega Selected by A Magazine as among the Top 21 Asians to watch out for in the 21st century Selected as one of the 25 "Faces of the Future":leaders of the new millennium by India Today. Selected for the prestigious NYC 2000 by Mayor Guiliani and the city of NY among the top 70 designers in the world
Picked as one of the Top looks of the Millennium /NYC 2000 - Oprah Winfrey show "Oprah" Official International Spokesman for CARE International children's charity Judge for Miss India 2002
Judge for FEMME 2003 with FUBU & E!'s Leon Hall
The Shakespeare Theater (Hamptons, the Peter Beard mansion) Costumes by Anand Jon'01 Special Host of Iceland Fashion Week (with Patricia Fields of Sex & the City/ HBO), MTV Asia, MTV.
Selected to be the official host (co hosted by Ms Universe 2003 and Michelle Rodriguez) of the US ARMY/USO July 4th 2003 celebrations at Fort Dix, NJ.
The Fashion Group International, Member NYC 2003 selected / sponsored by Margaret Hayes, President of FGI.
Profiled designer in Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model, 2003.
Selected to co-host the first ever MTV Asia Fashion awards 2003.
Picked on ABC & A &E "American Royalty" series as the "It Designer" who launches "It Girls" featuring Amanda &Lydia Hearst, Paris & Nicky Hilton, Ivanka Trump. Lauren Bush(other "It Makers" included Richard Johnson / Page Six, Patrick Mc Mullan and Michael Musto of Village Voice)
Runway features debuts of Amanda Hearst, Michelle Rodriguez, Mya, Izabella Miko, Ananda Lewis, Princess Olivia of Spain, Max Tucci the Count of Florence and featured Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Lydia Hearst.
Selected as one of the "Sexiest South Asians in America" Bibi 2004
Selected by Newsweek as one of the most successful South Asians in the world 2004.
Selected in the NR Eyes 50 most Influential Indians in the world (Book and TV series) 2004 : Deepak Chopra, Sabeer Bhatia(Hotmail.com founder), Film Makers; Mira Nair (Monsoon wedding Film Maker), M Night Shyamalan(The Sixth Sense, Signs),Hosted by Lalith Mansingh(The Ambassador of India to USA), Mr Rath (NYC Consul General of India)
Sponsored by Slava Pavlovskiy.
Anand Jon website

Alice Roi

Born in 1976, Alice Roi always had a knack for style. As a young girl, she put on fashion shows for friends and family. She loved to dress her friends up, always putting together outfits that were creative and different yet flattering and appealing. Between Alice's love of painting and New York, it's as if she's used the city as her palette, mixing all of its eclectic charm and irreverence in her collections. It's these qualities that helped her line gain instant market credibility; her first collection was immediately picked up by one of the leading independent stores in New York, Kirna Zabete. The quick commercial success, along with strong press reaction, generated unprecedented momentum for the young brand.

With the beginning steps underway, including the presentation of the Spring/Summer 2001 collection during New York Fashion Week, the platform was set for Alice Roi to secure the most reputable retailers throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. Her clothes can now be found worldwide in stores such as Henri Bendel, New York; Louis Boston; Beauty Buy, Paris; and Joyce, Hong Kong.
Alice Roi website

Agnes B

Agnès b. opened her first shop in the Rue du Jour in Paris in 1975. Since then, the designer has been offering fashions that match and reflect the spirit of the age, a wardrobe that adapts to every personality and can be worn for a very long time. Agnès b. designs all these lines herself - without counting the collections of watches, jewellery, accessories and glasses. Since the company started, it has opened more than a hundred shops throughout the world. A family enterprise, a civic enterprise, agnès b. tries as far as possible to keep her production in France.
Agnes B website

alexandre matthieu

website:http://alexandrematthieu.com/_Contact..html

alexander wang

website:http://www.alexanderwang.com/

alexander mcqueen

Alexander McQueen was born in London on March 17th 1969 as the youngest of six children.
He left school at the age of 16 and was immediately offered an apprenticeship at the traditional Saville Row tailors Anderson and Shephard and then at neighbouring Gieves and Hawkes, both masters in the technical construction of clothing.
From there he moved to the theatrical costumiers Angels and Bermans where he mastered 6 methods of pattern cutting from the melodramatic 16th Century to the razor sharp tailoring which has become a McQueen signature.
Aged 20 he was employed by the designer Koji Tatsuno, who also had his roots in British tailoring. A year later McQueen travelled to Milan where he was gainfully employed as Romeo Giglis design assistant.
He finally returned to London in 1994 where he completed a Masters degree in Fashion Design at St. Martins. His degree collection was famously bought in its entirety by Isabella Blow.

website:http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/

alessandro dell acqua

Alessandro Dell'Acqua was born on December 21, 1962, in Naples. He received his degree in graphic design in 1982 from the prestigious Accademia di Belli Arti. At the age of 23 he was given an exclusive worldwide contract to design a line for Genny, one of the leading Italian fashion houses, working alongside Gianni Versace, who also designed a line for them. Several years later, he became Creative Director of Pietro Pianforini, a luxury knitwear label, where he developed an extraordinary talent for working with wool, cashmere and jersey. In the years following, Dell'Acqua designed for a multitude of top Italian brands, including Iceberg, Les Copains and Mariella Burani.
website:http://www.alessandrodellacqua.com/

alberta ferretti

website:http://www.albertaferretti.it/home.htm

Acne

Acne
Industry:Fashion
Country:Sweden
Founded in Stockholm in 1996 by four creatives, Acne's ambition was to create and develop a lifestyle brand through desirable products, as well as helping other people to build their brands. This ambition led to diverse assignments in advertising, graphic design, Internet games and TV production.

Acne was one of the first brands to see the space in the market for denim and used this forward thinking to create 100 pairs of unisex jeans. They were featured in Swedish Elle magazine and soon, Sweden’s leading boutiques wanted to carry the characteristic jeans with bright-red stitching. These are the foundations of Acne.
Website:http://www.acnestudios.com/

Abaeté

Abaeté
Industry: Fashion
Country: England
Website: http://www.abaete.com/base.html

A.F. Vandevorst

A.F. Vandevorst
Industry : Fashion
Country:Belgium
Website: http://www.afvandevorst.be/#