First haute couturier

According to Official Guinness Records,

Charles Frederic Worth, who left London for Paris in 1846, set up his own business in 1858 at 7, rue de la Paix. He is attributed as being the first haute couturier as he was the first designer to present his designs to his clients, by getting real models to parade in them. Worth initially worked in the cloth trade, cutting dresses for his wife Marie. Until the arrival of haute courture, dressmakers and designers had controlled the design and production of ladies' garments, creating one ensemble for one individual client. In haute couture, models are created by the designer, bear his or her name and are protected by copyright from indiscriminate reproduction.
The term is a designation protected by law. The main criteria, set up in 1945 and updated in 1992 is that a fashion house needs to employ a minimum of 15 people at the workshops and for each season present to the press a collection of 35 'runs' for daytime and evening wear.

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Content last updated on 2018-11-27