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Tom Ford fashion show
Jacques Doucet: woman's evening coat
textile
fashion designer sketching
fashion designer
fashion retail
fashion retail
runway models exhibiting a collection of Isaac Mizrahi
Zac Posen fashion show
Halima Aden wearing a “burkini”
Coco Chanel: From quiet luxury to Nazi affiliation
Watch the beautiful creations of the famous Spanish fashion designer Lydia Delgado and hear her talk about her inspirations for her styles
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Vera Wang
Vera Wang
American fashion designer
Christian Lacroix
French fashion designer
Rei Kawakubo
Rei Kawakubo
Japanese fashion designer
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier
French fashion designer
Miuccia Prada
Miuccia Prada
Italian fashion designer
Manolo Blahnik
Manolo Blahnik
Spanish fashion designer
Jacobs, Marc
Marc Jacobs
American fashion designer
Gabrielle (
Coco Chanel
French designer
Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen
British fashion designer
Zac Posen
Zac Posen
American fashion designer
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta
Dominican-American fashion designer
Hussein Chalayan
Hussein Chalayan
Cypriot-British fashion designer
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren
American fashion designer
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Vanderbilt
American author, fashion designer, and socialite
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld
German fashion designer and photographer
Valentino
Valentino
Italian fashion designer
Ghesquière, Nicolas
Nicolas Ghesquière
French fashion designer
Kate Moss
Kate Moss
British model
John Galliano
John Galliano
British fashion designer
Donna Karan
Donna Karan
American designer

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