Word: ungaro
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...essence of French style, so does the name Cristobal Balenciaga evoke Hispanic style. The legendary Spanish designer, who died in 1972, reigned over high fashion from the 1930s to the 1960s with his sleek chemises and pillbox hats. Among his students were Adolfo, Oscar de la Renta, Givenchy, Ungaro and Courreges. Herrera calls Balenciaga the "greatest designer of all time," while De la Renta traces his use of ethnic accents to the master's influence: "Balenciaga made the most beautiful folkloric clothes ever made...
Other top Paris couturiers went for sizzle last week too, especially Emanuel Ungaro, whose bright follies exposed virtually the whole thigh. Yves Saint Laurent presented his customary, imperturbable show of regal but wearable clothes. His only jape was the bridal dress that traditionally ends couture shows. His bride wafted out in a white shirred micro-mini-bustier with an applique dove on her head...
Holograms, those silvery 3-D images that adorn 500 million credit cards, will - soon make an appearance on another product: designer clothing. Garments made by Italy's Gruppo GFT for European designers Valentino, Emanuel Ungaro and Claude Montana will arrive in stores next spring bearing wafer-thin holograms that are glued to labels inside the clothing. The images, virtually impossible to copy, will certify to shoppers and retailers that the designer pieces are authentic. Anyone who tries to rip out the label and transfer it to a counterfeit designer garment will ruin the hologram. Clothing manufacturers hope the holograms will...
...only one pushing pouf this year. Ungaro, Cardin and Lagerfeld, among others, showed versions of the bubble. (Saint Laurent, who was blowing fashionable bubbles when Lacroix was in his grandmother's attic, showed an exquisite but conventional collection.) But not only did Lacroix pioneer the new silhouette, he is ineffably its presiding spirit...
...first, he called himself a consultant and hired out his designing skills to such manufacturers as Ungaro, Zegna and Sicons. Armani kept busy at the drawing board, while Galeotti took care of business. By mid-decade, Armani had begun to attract local attention and a bit of international interest. Fred Pressman of Barney's recalls working with Armani in "an office no bigger than 14 by 14," crowded with one huge table and a few cane chairs used for everything from long business conferences to quick lunches. Bergdorf's Mello remembers "buying a collection of Armani...