Top 10 Most Famous Fashion Designers In The World

In this article we are going to present the 10 most famous fashion designers in the world. These fashion designers have revolutionized the fashion industry by their creativity and designs that took fashion industry to the next level.

1.      Calvin Klein

 

Calvin Klein is considered among the most famous fashion designers names in the fashion industry around the world. He is an american fashion designer born in in 1942 in New York. He founded his business in 1968 by opening a store of men and women’s coat in New York City. Since then, he has been expanding his business by improving his fashion designing materials and creating sexiest collections that makes women hallucinating.

Klein received his education at the renowned Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. Cureently, he is considered among the best fashion design schools that aspire both beginners and expert of the fashion industry. 

Klein is an outstanding figure in new york fashion week (nyfw), a popular fashion show where Klein presents, among others, his inspiring outfits. His creativity, curiosity, and ambition, made him a famous fashion designer of all times. Klein's net worth as of June 2017 is $700 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He truly deserves to be the number 1 of our most famous fashion designers list.

2.      Coco Chanel

 

Coco Channel is definitely a leading figure in the fashion industry. She is a famous French fashion designer and was notorious for her famous brand ‘Chanel.’ Her designs attempted to liberate women from the limitations of society concerning women clothes. A true rebel and visionary that took modern fashion designs to the next level.

Her true name is Gabrielle Chanel, but she decided to change it to Coco after a brief career as a singer. She liked to wear dresses she could move freely in. In fact, Coco’s cardigans, that she designed to avoid pulling any garment over her head, was really the originator of modern women’s sportswear.

Coco Channel is among the most famous fashion designers in the world. she is the only single fashion designer to be named on the most important people of the century by Time Magazine. Her imprint on fashion industry is still vivid and presents on different fashion shows and magazines.

3.      Giorgio Armani

 

Giorgio Armani is an italian fashion designer with a unique vision. He is known to be the only fashion designer who changed the trend of fashion industry after creating the brand “Armani” back in 1975. He was born in 1936 in Piacenza, Italy and practiced a lot of professions, like photography and medicine, before delving to fashion industry.

 In 2001, Giorgio Armani was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $8.9 billion as of 2018, according to Forbes. He brought softened, minimalist style to high-end menswear. Today, a lot of celebrities like Michelle Pfeiffer, lady Gaga, and Jodie Foster often opt for his evening suits and gowns when they walk the red carpet. Armani is considered to be a living legend and a great fashion designer.

4.      Donatella Versace

 

Donatella is the sister of Gianni Versace, an Italian fashion designer, and the Vice President of the Versace Group. Donatella took over and has taken the Versace name to new heights. She is the first ever fashion designer for using celebrities to promote her designs on the runway, rather than going for non-famous models. Therefore, top celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Madonna have endorsed the versace’s collection of clothes, accessories, fragrances and home furnishings.

Donatella does not only appear on the cover of the most prestigious fashion magazines, like In Style and Vogue, but also invades fashion shows over the world.

5.      Ralph Lauren

 

Ralph Lauren’s famous quote ‘I don’t design clothes. I design dreams’ epitomizes the passion he demonstrates in his work.  He founded the company, Ralph Lauren Corporation, in 1967 and devoted himself to fashion designs ever since. All his designs are noteworthy and perceived as classics in the fashion shows. Lauren is worth $6.4 billion, according to Forbes. He is an outstanding legend and a very famous fashion designer.

6.      Valentino Garavani

 

Valentino Garavani is an Italian fashion designer. He was born in Italy and was interested in fashion since his childhood. After having worked for many fancy fashion houses such as Jean Dessès and Guy Laroche, the famous fashion designer established Valentino SpA in 1960 in Italy. Today, Valentino’s designs are presents in different runways and have the potency to make any woman look extraordinarily charming with his famous fabric of ‘Valentino Red’, and Forbes estimates his net worth to be around $1.73 billion.

7.      Yves Saint Laurent

 

Yves Saint Laurent is a famous French fashion designer. He born in Algeria in 1936, and his passion to fashion was apparent since his childhood. He soon becomes a popular name in the fashion industry due to his creativity and intelligence. His style is considered to be masculine into beautiful, feminine wardrobe for women. Yves was the first fashion designer to introduce power dressing for women in the form of “power suits” in the year 1966. He is also well known for designing the men’s smoking jacket. The most important fashion legacy which he has left behind is the “ready-to-wear” fashion clothing.

8.      Christian Dior

 

Christian Dior is a famous French fashion designer born in 1905. He is best known for his peculiar “New Look” silhouette. First shown in 1947; his garbs and dresses influenced fashion industry by revolutionizing the way women dressed after the Second World War.

Dior died in 1957 under mysterious circumstances. No one really knows what happened; some assumed that he succumbed to a heart attack during a sexual encounter, others have rumored that choking on a fish bone spurred his cardiac arrest. Today, a talented designer John Galliano carries on the legendary designer’s legacy in Paris, where he creates dramatic couture ball gowns, chic prêt-a-porter, and luxurious accessories for Dior. Galliano’s talent and his over-the-top runway shows have ensured that the brand remains strong and viable in today’s world.

9.      Roberto Cavalli

 

Roberto Cavalli is an Italian fashion designer born 15 November 1940, He is known for his exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans. Roberto Cavalli is one of the most famous fashion designers all over the globe. After he founded his brand in the 1960s, he started taking over fashion shows and runways that enhanced his mark and introduced his Just Cavalli line which targeted a young audience with underwear collections, accessories, perfumes, and jewelry. Cavalli is worth $500 million, according to TheRichest.

10.    Dolce & Gabbana

 

In today’s world, Dolce & Gabbana are considered among the most famous fashion designers in the world. They founded their company, Dolce & Gabbana fashion house, in 1985. In the beginning, they focused only on designing underwear, swimming clothes and perfumes, and have recently extended their brand to work on footwear, handbags, and cosmetics. Their net worth is currently estimated at $5.3 billion, according to Vogue.

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