Episode of Series “The Designers”.
The Greatest Designers: Paris focusses on the work and influence of a selection of French fashion designers, including Chanel, Paul Poiret, Jacques Firth, Elsa Schiaparelli, Cristobal Balenciaga, Hubert de Givenchy, Emanuel Ungaro, Andre Courreges, Pierre Cardin, and Thierry Mugler. Karl Lagerfeld, considered one of the most prolific designers of the twentieth century, is renouned for both his highly-priced ready-to-wear fashion and his philosophical quotes on the business of fashion designing. His designs, capable of turning any woman into a star, are mostly light and fluid in their construction. He worked in couture as an assistant for several years before becoming a freelance designer, which ultimately led him to developing his own signature line, as well as designing for Fendi, Chloe, and Chanel. In the 1980’s, Lagerfeld was responsible for rejuvenating the Chanel label by adapting the Chanel suit and re-working it in weird and wonderful ways.
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ACMI Identifier
310909
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Costume designers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Clothing trade
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion - France
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion designers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Models, Fashion
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Paris (France)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Crafts & Visual Arts → Cardin, Pierre
Crafts & Visual Arts → Clothing and dress
Crafts & Visual Arts → Costume designers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion - France
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion designers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Models, Fashion
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Clothing and dress
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Clothing and dress
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion - France
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion designers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Models, Fashion
Music & Performing Arts → Costume designers
People → Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
People → Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971
People → Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)