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French fashion designers

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Agnès TroubléDesigner · Fashion(born Agnès Andrée Marguerite Troublé, 1941) is a French fashion designer with a namesake fashion label.
Alexandre VassilievDesigner · FashionAlexandre Alexandrovich Vassiliev (born December 8, 1958, Moscow) is a Russian fashion historian, collector, TV host and author of best selling books.
André CourrègesDesigner · FashionAndré Courrèges (lang; 9 March 1923 – 7 January 2016) was a French fashion designer.
Aurore de la MorinerieDesigner · FashionAurore de la Morinerie (born 1962 in Saint Lô, France) is a French artist and illustrator recognized for her minimalist and evocative ink and monotype illustrations.
BoobaDesigner · FashionÉlie Thitia Yaffa (eli jafa; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper, singer and entrepreneur.
Carine RoitfeldDesigner · FashionCarine Roitfeld (born 19 September 1954) is a French fashion editor, former fashion model, and writer.
Caroline RebouxDesigner · FashionCaroline Reboux (circa 1840–1927) was a Parisian milliner and French fashion designer.
Charles Frederick WorthDesigner · FashionCharles Frederick Worth (13 October 1825 – 10 March 1895) was an English fashion designer who founded the House of Worth, one of the foremost fashion houses of the 19th and early 20th…
Charles JourdanDesigner · FashionCharles Jordan (disambiguation)Charles Jordan
Christian AudigierDesigner · FashionChristian Audigier (lang; 21 May 1958 – 9 July 2015) was a French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines.
Christian BérardDesigner · FashionChristian Bérard (20 August 1902 – 11 February 1949), also known as Bebè, was a French artist, fashion illustrator and designer.
Christian LacroixDesigner · FashionChristian Marie Marc Lacroix (kʁistjɑ̃ lakʁwa; born 16 May 1951) is a French fashion designer. The name also refers to the company he founded.
Coco ChanelDesigner · FashionGabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (shə-NEL; French: [ɡabʁijɛl bɔnœʁ kɔko ʃanɛl]; 19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman.
Françoise LeclercDesigner · FashionFrançoise Leclerc (d. 1739) was a French fashion merchant and seamstress.
George BarbierDesigner · FashionGeorge Barbier (lang), né Georges Augustin Barbier, (1882–1932) was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century.
Guy LarocheDesigner · FashionGuy Laroche (French pronunciation: [ɡi laʁɔʃ]; 16 July 1921–17 February 1989) was a French fashion designer and the founder of the eponymous company.
Hubert de GivenchyDesigner · FashionHubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (lang; 20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French fashion designer who founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952.
Inès de La FressangeDesigner · FashionInès Marie Lætitia Églantine Isabelle de Seignard de La Fressange (born 11 August 1957) is a French supermodel, fashion designer and perfumer.
Jacques DoucetDesigner · FashionJacques Doucet (1853–1929) was a French fashion designer and art collector. He is known for his elegant dresses, made with flimsy translucent materials in superimposing pastel colors.
Jany TemimeDesigner · FashionJany Temime is a French costume designer. She is best known for her work on the final six films in the Harry Potter film series, each of which garnered her Saturn Award nominations.
Jean LouisDesigner · FashionJean Louis (born Jean Louis Berthault; October 5, 1907 – April 20, 1997) was a French-American costume designer. He won an Academy Award for The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956).
Jean PatouDesigner · FashionJean Patou (27 September 1880 – 8 March 1936) was a French fashion designer, and founder of the Jean Patou brand.
Jean-Claude PascalDesigner · FashionJean-Claude Villeminot (24 October 1927 – 5 May 1992), better known as Jean-Claude Pascal (ʒɑ̃ klod paskal), was a French comedian, actor, singer and writer.
Jeanne LanvinDesigner · FashionJeanne-Marie Lanvin (lang; 1 January 1867 – 6 July 1946) was a French haute couture fashion designer. She founded the Lanvin fashion house and the beauty and perfume company Lanvin Parfums.
Jeanne PaquinDesigner · FashionJeanne Paquin (French pronunciation: [ʒan pakɛ̃]) (1869–1936) was a French fashion designer, known for her modern and innovative designs.
Jérémy ChatelainDesigner · FashionJérémy Chatelain (born 19 October 1984) is a French singer, actor, and fashion designer.
Lloyd KleinDesigner · FashionLloyd David Klein is a French couturier born 15 February 1967 in Canada. His fashion label is Lloyd Klein Couture.
Lolita LempickaDesigner · FashionJosiane Maryse Pividal, known professionally Lolita Lempicka (born in Bordeaux, 1954) is a French fashion designer and perfumer.
Louis RéardDesigner · FashionLouis Réard (10 October 1896 – 16 September 1984) was a French automobile engineer and fashion designer who introduced the modern two-piece bikini in July 1946.
Louis VuittonDesigner · FashionLouis Vuitton (4 August 1821 – 27 February 1892) was a French malletier and businessman. He was the founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH.
Marie Madeleine DuchaptDesigner · FashionMarie Madeleine Duchapt, also known as only La Duchapt (d. after 1761), was a celebrated French fashion merchant.
Martin MargielaDesigner · FashionMartin Margiela (lang; born 9 April 1957) is a Belgian fashion designer, artist, and founder of the French luxury fashion house Maison Margiela.
Nina RicciDesigner · FashionNina Ricci (born Maria Nielli; 1883 – 28 November 1970) was an Italian-born French fashion designer.
Olivier RousteingDesigner · FashionOlivier Rousteing (born 13 September 1985) is a French fashion designer. He was the creative director of Balmain from 2011 to 2025.
Pauline TrigèreDesigner · FashionPauline Trigère (November 4, 1908 – February 13, 2002) was a French and American couturière. She was famous in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s.
Pierre BalmainDesigner · FashionPierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ balmɛ̃]; 18 May 1914 – 29 June 1982) was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain.
Pierre CardinDesigner · FashionPietro Costante Cardin (2 July 1922 – 29 December 2020), known as Pierre Cardin, was an Italian-French fashion designer.
René LacosteDesigner · FashionJean René Lacoste (2 July 1904 – 12 October 1996) was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" because of how he dealt with his opponents;
Sonia DelaunayEngraver · PrintsSonia Delaunay (Stern, lang; 14 November 1885 – 5 December 1979) was a French artist born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris.
Thierry MuglerDesigner · FashionManfred Thierry Mugler (French pronunciation: [manfʁɛd tjɛʁi myɡlɛʁ]; 21 December 1948 – 23 January 2022) was a French fashion designer, creative director and creative adviser of Mugler.
Vanessa BrunoDesigner · FashionVanessa Bruno is a French, Paris-based clothing designer. Before launching her first clothing brand in 1996, Vanessa worked as a model, singer and actress.
Virginie ViardDesigner · FashionVirginie Viard (born 1962) is a French fashion designer who was the creative director of Chanel from 2019 to 2024.
Yto BarradaPhotographer · PhotographyYto Barrada (born 1971) is a Franco-Moroccan multimedia visual artist living and working in Tangier, Morocco and New York City.
Yves Saint LaurentDesigner · FashionYves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), better known as Yves Saint Laurent (alsoUK), was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in…

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