Hattie Carnegie Hattie Carnegie is one of the iconic American designers, who has recreated herself by choosing her own identity and name, as well as designing collections that captured the interest of Americans who wanted more than French designer copies. Truly a fashion entrepreneur, who had a strong sense of business as well as style. …
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Salvatore Ferragamo Salvatore Ferragamo, the inventor of the wedge, is the brand worn by women from Marilyn Monroe to Margaret Thatcher, and the only label ever to hold a fashion show in the Louvre Museum. He was a novice Italian shoe designer who began his career as an apprentice to a shoemaker. With a vision …
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Both as an academic and fashion entrepreneur, I have always been curious to find out what creates a successful fashion business, and for many years devoured books on the topic: from memoirs of fashion editors, designers, and stylists to coffee books of the likes of Tom Ford, Valentino, Paul Poiret and so on. I am …
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