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<html> <head> <title>Occupation: Fashion Designer</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Occupation: Fashion Designer LISTS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_c"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/130/000043001/">Adrian</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Mar-1903</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Sep-1959</tt></td> <td>Head of wardrobe for Cecil B. DeMille</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/810/000089543/">Hardy Amies</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jul-1909</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Mar-2003</tt></td> <td>Dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/050/000028963/">Giorgio Armani</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jul-1934</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Perfected the '80s power suit</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/372/000134967/">Laura Ashley</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Sep-1925</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Sep-1985</tt></td> <td>Welsh designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/928/000031835/">Colleen Atwood</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Mars Attacks costume designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/811/000064619/">Geoffrey Beene</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Aug-1927</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Sep-2004</tt></td> <td>Award-winning fashion designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/826/000089559/">Bill Blass</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jun-1922</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Jun-2002</tt></td> <td>Bill Blass, Ltd.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/512/000164020/">Hugo Boss</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Jul-1885</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Aug-1948</tt></td> <td>Designed Nazi uniforms</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/315/000163823/">Lane Bryant</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Dec-1879</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Sep-1951</tt></td> <td>Plus-size designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/900/000022834/">Pierre Cardin</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Jul-1922</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Inventor of the "bubble dress"</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/682/000025607/">Oleg Cassini</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Apr-1913</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Mar-2006</tt></td> <td>Fashion designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/051/000028964/">Roberto Cavalli</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Nov-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Invented a technique for printing on leather</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/349/000093070/">Coco Chanel</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Aug-1883</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Jan-1971</tt></td> <td>Chanel No. 5</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/719/000110389/">Dov Charney</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Jan-1969</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>American Apparel CEO</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/497/000055332/">Liz Claiborne</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Mar-1929</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jun-2007</tt></td> <td>Founder of Liz Claiborne, Inc.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/436/000174911/">Kenneth Cole</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Mar-1954</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Kenneth Cole Productions</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/765/000110435/">Christian Dior</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Jan-1905</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Oct-1957</tt></td> <td>The 1947 New Look</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/982/000162496/">Marc Ecko</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1972</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Founder, Ecko line of menswear</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/200/000127816/">Perry Ellis</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Mar-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-May-1986</tt></td> <td>Founder, Perry Ellis International</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/554/000031461/">Erté</a></td> <td><center>Artist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Nov-1892</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Apr-1990</tt></td> <td>Art deco fashion designer and artist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/996/000140576/">Gianfranco Ferrè</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Aug-1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jun-2007</tt></td> <td>Italian fashion designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/903/000044771/">Tom Ford</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Aug-1961</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Influential Gucci designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/052/000028965/">John Galliano</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Nov-1960</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>1987 British Designer of the Year</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/053/000028966/">Jean-Paul Gaultier</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Apr-1952</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Made Madonna's black studded bra</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/603/000044471/">Mossimo Giannulli</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Jun-1963</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Creator of Mossimo line</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/219/000025144/">Tommy Hilfiger</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Mar-1951</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Fashion designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/745/000031652/">Marc Jacobs</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Apr-1963</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Fired in 1993 after releasing a "Grunge" line</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/113/000130720/">Anand Jon</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Nov-1976</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Designer to the stars</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/054/000028967/">Donna Karan</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Oct-1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Owner, DKNY</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/438/000024366/">Calvin Klein</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Nov-1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Fashion designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/055/000028968/">Christian Lacroix</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-May-1951</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Brought back the Louis XIV powdered wig</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/046/000023974/">Karl Lagerfeld</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Sep-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chanel, Lagerfeld</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/056/000028969/">Helmut Lang</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Mar-1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>High end minimalist designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/121/000024049/">Ralph Lauren</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Oct-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Founder, Polo Ralph Lauren</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/174/000024102/">Bob Mackie</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Mar-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Sultan of Sequins</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/754/000054592/">Malcolm McLaren</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jan-1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Apr-2010</tt></td> <td>Sex Pistols manager</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/057/000028970/">Isaac Mizrahi</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Oct-1961</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Unzipped</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/637/000023568/">Oscar de la Renta</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jul-1932</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Colorful and flirty fashion designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/819/000031726/">Ilene Rosenzweig</a></td> <td><center>Columnist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>?</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Swell designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/805/000031712/">Cynthia Rowley</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Jul-1958</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Swell designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/913/000023844/">Yves Saint Laurent</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Aug-1936</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Jun-2008</tt></td> <td>Christian Dior protege</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/594/000089327/">Adolfo Sardina</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Feb-1933</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Designer favored by Nancy Reagan</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/177/000110844/">Kimora Lee Simmons</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-May-1975</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Fabulosity</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/124/000130731/">Tara Subkoff</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Dec-1972</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Imitation of Christ fashion line</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/078/000031982/">Keni Valenti</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1958</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The King of Vintage</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/631/000023562/">Valentino</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-May-1932</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Dress designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/971/000022905/">Gloria Vanderbilt</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Feb-1924</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Designer jeans</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/058/000028971/">Donatella Versace</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-May-1955</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Inherited the House of Versace</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/050/000063858/">Gianni Versace</a></td> <td><center>Fashion Designer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Dec-1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jul-1997</tt></td> <td>Fashion designer murdered by Andrew Cunanan</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/776/000024704/">Diane von Furstenberg</a></td> <td><center>Fashion 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