Written by PAUL G ROBERTS
Features:
- Azzedine Alaïa
- Karl Lagerfield
- Louis Vuitton
- Christian Lacroix
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Hermés
- Elie Saab
- Christian Louboutin
- Jean Patou
- Jeanne Lanvin
Synopsis:
Many cities are considered fashion capitals, but only one is known as the world’s fashion capital, Paris. French Haute Couture began in the 18th century, but the French had been looked to with admiration or disdain in their dress sense well before that. In the 16th century, Anne Boleyn was famous for wearing a French-style hood, which showed her hair and had a generally provocative style. Even then, the French were famous for their liberal attitude towards sexuality. Paris has reigned as the world’s fashion capital for more than three centuries. During this time it has attracted the world’s foremost designers and seemingly imbued its citizens with an unmatched and innate sense of style.
