Chanel and Armani

Fashion design is all about making the best use of one’s creativity and skills. It is something people of all ages and generations enjoy. Here we have a list of two famous fashion designers who will inspire you with their success stories.

1. Coco Chanel

Famous for timeless designs, trademark suits and little black dresses, the famous fashion designer Coco Chanel was a true leader of creativity. She was a self-made woman. Chanel lost both her parents, so she stayed in an orphanage and they taught her how to sew. She had a career as a singer before opening her first clothes shop in 1910. In the 1920s, she launched her first perfume made of natural extracts and artificial essence named Chanel No. 5 worldwide, and in 1926 she designed and introduced the Little Black Dress which was later named as ‘Chanel’s Ford’ by French Vogue. Chanel is the only fashion designer who features on Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Today, Chanel stands among one of the world’s top brands in fashion.

2. Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion designer, is popularly known for the uniqueness, elegance and style in the fashion line. Apart from clothing, he expanded the company’s horizons into perfumes with unique fragrances, hotels, restaurants and cafés worldwide. He started his career from a garments shop, La Rinascente, where he assisted a photographer in arranging the window. In the 1970s, after mastering the craft, Giorgio started freelancing in designing new styles and sending them to other garment manufacturers. He established his own brand in 1975. Later, in 1979, Giorgio established Giorgio Armani Corporation. Starting with clothing, underwear, swimwear and accessories for men and women, the company expanded into introducing Armani Junior, Armani Jeans and Emporio Armani, which consisted of more stylish products at affordable prices. Armani also made a great impact on Hollywood by designing costumes for actors like Penelope Cruz, Anne Hathaway and Megan Fox in more than 100 films.