to the fashion industry: Haute Couture, Pret-a-porter and Mass Production, they all differ in how their fashion calendar or retail cycle opperates and what their customers look for. Each sector offers product to different types of people and caters to different needs and wants. Haute Couture is the high form of the art of fashion. Each garment is made to an individuals specific measurements, this makes it the most expensive fashion sector for the wearers. Haute Couture originates in France as it is
Introduction- Fashion is richly embedded in the history and culture in France. The country is the home of many famous designers, and is credited with creating the concepts haute couture and prêt-à-porter; two core segments of the fashion industry. Today Paris, Milan, London, and New York are the “Big Four” fashion capitals in the world. While France is well known to be the oldest fashion empire in the world, with expansion of the industry, is it still considered the leader? 1) History of Fashion
borders of interior design itself. Ms. Putman began her career as a musician where she was instructed by a well known French composer, Francis Poulenc. In the 1960’s Ms. Putman worked as a journalist, writing columns for L’Oeil (eye) and Les Cahiers de Elle. Finally in 1978 her career as an interior designer/architect had developed due to publicity from designing just a few residencies for friends. Mafia, the first French style and marketing consulting company was also formed by Ms. Putman. Towards