TELEVISION

Videofashion Designers - Season 2

Series: Videofashion Designers
4.7
(6)
sign up
Episodes
13
Rating
NR
Year
2015
Language
English
Publisher
Videofashion

About

Videofashion Designers showcases the prolific artistry, signature trademarks, and brilliant minds behind fashion's most venerated 21st century designers. A fashion designer's impact goes beyond the runway. They change the way we look at ourselves and the people around us. Videofashion Designers chronicles their past successes and follows their evolution into the 21st century. Trace their histories through signature collections, retrospectives and museum exhibits to get down to the core of what sets one designer apart from the next. In conjunction with interviews, red carpet spotlights and press coverage, Videofashion Designers highlights both the personal and professional accomplishments of the designers themselves. We follow designers on showroom and atelier visits and behind the scenes. This series honors the triumphs and tragedies of design luminaries and fresh new faces to deliver an expansive 21st century overview of their luxuriant careers.

Related Subjects

Episodes

1 to 3 of 13

1. Oscar de la Renta

24m

sign up
Oscar de la Renta's designs have become synonymous with opulent aesthetics and clean lines, and his creations – from couture and ready-to-wear to fragrances and accessories – have been honored time after time by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. What began as an apprenticeship with the renowned Spanish couturier, Balenciaga, de la Renta's early career sent him jet-setting to Paris and New York to work among the likes of Lanvin, Christian Dior, and Balmain. Today, over the span of more than four decades, Oscar de la Renta has built an empire founded on sophistication, elegance, and glamour.

2. Julien Macdonald

24m

sign up
Welsh-born Julien Macdonald launched his namesake label in 1997 and immediately attracted the attention of glamorous women across the globe, including Beyoncé, Kylie Minogue, and Bianca Jagger. Initially, Macdonald found fame as a textile designer and was recruited to spin ethereal designs for the Chanel and Lagerfeld collections from 1996 to 1998, and was later appointed chief designer at Givenchy in Paris in 2001. The rightfully titled "King of Bling," has since expanded beyond knits, controversially incorporating fur into his enchanting collections and injecting high-energy glitz into his wildly anticipated London Fashion Week shows.

3. Stella McCartney

24m

sign up
For a young designer, with the burden and benefit of a famous name, Stella McCartney's start in business was inauspicious. Taking over the reins of Chloe from designer Karl Lagerfeld would have been overwhelming for most young designers, but for Stella, ignorance was bliss. In 2001, Tom Ford's Gucci group offered Stella the chance to return to designing a line under her own name. Over the last ten years, the glamorous young business woman, and her chic brand, have continued to develop, with an emphasis on streamlined, effortlessly sexy fashion for the modern woman.

4. Roberto Cavalli

24m

sign up
Dripping in glitter and flamboyant animal prints, celebrities and style mavens around the world all rely on Roberto Cavalli for a fashion ethos that transcends trend. The Italian master's career began as a young art student in Florence, Italy, experimenting with painting on textiles. With wife Eva by his side, Cavalli has built a fashion empire of unabashed glamour. An Italian love of life and women is certainly apparent in his daring, exuberant clothing. Cavalli's love of the female form and his vibrant, artistic prints have made his designs an enduring favorite in the fashion world. Beyond his extravagant style, lies the unrelenting passion for beauty, and the vivacious spirit of the one-and-only Roberto Cavalli!

5. Proenza Schouler

24m

sign up
There is no denying the limitless talent of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the young design duo behind the Proenza Schouler label. Establishing their fashion house in 2002, they received immediate success. The brilliant pair continues to invigorate the American fashion industry with their edgy approach to luxury. Excelling at merging craftsmanship and sophistication with a youthful sensuality, they have earned a devoted celebrity following and numerous awards. In 2007, as well as in 2011, McCollough and Hernandez were awarded the Womenswear Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. With their designs available in over 100 outlets, and generating more than 50 million dollars in annual revenue last year, the once emerging brand has staked its claim on the 21st century!

6. Temperley London

24m

sign up
With timelessly feminine frocks and embellished separates, Temperley London's designs coolly count Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Pippa Middleton and Heidi Klum as iconic devotees. Launched in 2001 by British-born designer and Royal College of Art alum Alice Temperley, the House of Temperley has since incorporated bridal and lifestyle into its signature, finding favor among editors, high end luxury stores and international fashion darlings, and operating stores in London, Los Angeles, and Dubai.

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish