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Dana Buchman is an American fashion designer. Buchman graduated from Brown University and was a President's Fellow at the Rhode Island School of Design before earning an Advanced Degree in Fashion at London's St. Martin's School of Art. After graduating, Dana Buchman became a creative head for Ellen Tracy.

In 1982, Dana Buchman was approached by American designer and executive Liz Claiborne and joined the corporation with a design job in knitwear. After five years with Liz Claiborne, Buchman started her eponymous bridge collection under the Liz Claiborne corporation.

In 2008, Buchman announced that she would be discontinuing her higher priced line to design exclusively for Kohl's. In 2011, Liz Claiborne sold the Dana Buchman brand to Kohls

Jeffrey Buchman works as a professor in the Advertising and Marketing department at the Fashion Institute of Technology. In the 1990s, he was the head of the Advertising Communications, Marketing Communications and Direct Marketing Department. He began teaching in the video department at FIT in 1974. His father Sid Buchman also taught at FIT.

Sid Buchman was a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. His son, Jeffrey Buchman also taught at FIT.

Joan Juliet Buck (1948 - ) is an American Writer. She began her career working as a fashion assistant for "Glamour" magazine in New York. At the age of 23, Buck became a features editor for British Vogue. In 1980, she moved to American Vogue. Two years later, Buck published her first book. Buck became the first American editor of French Vogue. From 1994 to 2001, Buck helped doubled the magazine's readership. In 2017, Buck published Price of Illusion, a memoir that delves into her rise in the publishing industry.

Italian high fashion brand of the LVMH group

Bullock's was a chain of full-line department stores from 1907 through 1995, headquartered in Los Angeles, growing to operate across California, Arizona and Nevada. Bullock's also operated as many as seven more upscale Bullocks Wilshire specialty department stores stores across Southern California. Many former Bullock's locations continue to operate as Macy's.

Bunka Fashion College is Japan's first fashion school. Originally founded in 1919 as a small dressmaking school, it was approved as the first dressmaking school in Japan in 1923. It is globally considered one of the most prestigious fashion schools in Asia and has produced many renowned designers including Kenzo Takada, Yohji Yamamoto, Junya Watanabe, Jun Takahashi, and more.

A former draper’s apprentice, Thomas Burberry opened his first shop in Basingstoke in 1856 at only 21 years old. Focussing on developing outdoor attire, by 1870 the business was well established.

Introducing the fabric gabardine, a hardwearing, water resistant, breathable fabric in 1888, Burberry took out a patent for improved materials and was creating waterproof garments by the turn of the century. In 1891 Burberry expanded, opening a shop in London.

In 1901 the Equestrian Knight Logo was developed and added to the clothes designed for the new leisured classes, sportswear and raincoat. In 1911 Burberry dressed Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole, and Ernest Shackleton who led an expedition to cross Antartica.

In 1914 the War Office commissioned Burberry to adapt the officer’s coat to better suit the war conditions which resulted in the trench coat. After the war the style of the trench coat became popular, and in 1924 the famous Burberry check was designed and used as a lining for the trench.

In 1955 Burberry was taken over by Great Universal stores. The following decade the Burberry check print became hugely popular. During the seventies the brand became a casual cult style with the British, leading to the 1990’s popularisation with the football and ‘chav’ social groups.

In 1997 under influence of Rose Marie Bravo, newly appointed worldwide chief executive of Burberry, a restyle of Burberrys image started with help from a Mario Testino advertising campaign and the flagship store in London being beautifully revamped. The following February Roberto Menichette was appointed as creative director until Christopher Bailey took his place in 2001

The brand sexed up its image during the last decade with advertising campaigns using iconic models and faces including Kate Moss, Lily Donaldson, George Craig, Agyness Deyn, Emma Watson and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Burdines was an American chain of department stores operating in the state of Florida, headquartered in Miami. The original store opened in Bartow, Florida in the 1890s. Over its nearly 110-year history, Burdines grew into a popular chain of department stores, known as 'The Florida Store,' decorated with palm trees in the center of the store, painted in pink and blue, and other subtropical colors and motifs. In 1956, the stores became a part of Federated Department Stores, Inc. (now Macy's, Inc.) On January 30, 2004, it was renamed Burdines-Macy's, and a year later, on March 6, 2005, the name Burdines was dropped altogether. The majority of the stores were rebranded as Macy's while a handful closed.

Dale Burg is an American writer. She has published 24 books, worked as a writing and editing instructor at NYU and Montclair State University, and has written for film and television.

French painter, decorator, and architect

Laurence Burns was an English photographer. His first job was working as a production photographer at the Other Place! in Stratford-upon-Avon, just north of London. Throughout his 30 year career, Burns photographed productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Young Vic, English Shakespeare Company, and Newbury’s Watermill theatre.

Robin Burns was born in Cripple Creek, Colorado in 1953. Burns began working at the age of 13. Burns moved to New York in 1974 after graduating from Syracuse College. Burns accepted a position in Bloomingdale's executive training program. Following completion of the program, Burns began working for Bloomingdale's in the home furnishings and cosmetics department. She was hired by Calvin Klein in 1982. Eight years later, Burns became president and CEO of Estée Lauder. Burns moved to the Limited, Inc. in 1998, where she created the subsidiary Intimate Brands Inc. Burns was responsible for changing Victoria's Secret from a budget perfume and lotion company to a internationally acclaimed lingerie store. Robin Burns retired in 2004.

Stephen Gerald Burrows was born on September 15, 1943 in Newark, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum College of Art from 1961-1963 and then attended the Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T) from 1964-1966, where he graduated with a degree in fashion design. Successfully selling his garments to his friends or the "commune" as he referred to them, he co-founded "O" Boutique in 1968 on Park Avenue South.Burrows' use of color, color combinations, and fabrics was unheard of at this time. Burrows was influenced by rhythm and dance inspiring garments with a softer, slimmer silhouette that moved with the body and as a finishing touch, he originated the "Lettuce Edge", which is still in use today. In 1970, the fashion industry took notice of Burrows' innovative designs, where he was hired by Henri Bendel and given a boutique named "Stephen Burrows World". In 1973, Burrows was chosen to be a part of a collaborative fashion benefit between the United States and France at the Palace of Versailles, where Burrows and American fashion became an international sensation. Following his success, Burrows received the Coty award in 1973, 1974 and 1977. Burrows later left Bendel to open his own business on seventh avenue, marking his hiatus from the fashion industry until 2002. On February 13th, 2002 "Stephen Burrows World" reopened at Henri Bendel, reintroducing Burrows into the fashion world. In 2006, Burrows received the CFDA's Board of Directors Special Tribute after 40 years as a designer.

Underwear brand

Byblos is a fashion brand focused on creating young, care-free designs. The company was founded in 1973 as a division of Genny SpA. In 1975 and 1976, Gianni Versace worked as the head designer. Throughout the 1980s, the brand was successful under the direction of Alan Cleaver and Keith Varty. In 1996, Varty and Cleaver were fired after a few tumultuous years. Richard Tyle replaced Varty and Cleaver, but only after a year, he too was replaced by John Bartlett. Bartlett also lasted one year. Martine Sitbon (women's wear) and Sandy Dalal (men's wear) were brought on in 2001.

Cadette is a fashion brand active in the second half of the 20th century. The brand was founded by Enzo Clocchiatti and was located in Milan, Italy.

Callaghan was a fashion brand founded in 1966, with Marisa Zanetti working as creative director. Callaghan's garments were produced by Zamasport. The brand originally sold t-shirts, sweaters, and shirts. Before long, Callaghan was a success, barely able to keep items in stock. In 1968, Walter Albini, a popular Italian designer, was hired to design a collection. After that point, Callaghan hired notable fashion designers to work on collections for the brand. In 1972, Gianni Versace took over as designer. Versace left in 1986 and was replaced by Romeo Gigli. Scott Crola and Nicolas Ghesquière have also designed for Callaghan.

Henry Callahan was a display designer working in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Callahan was the Vice President of Visual Merchandising at Saks Fifth Avenue, a title that was created just for him. He worked at Saks Fifth Avenue starting in 1957, where he became a vice president and the corporate director of visual merchandise until his retirement in 1977. He is credited as being one of the first people to base mannequins on real people, like Gloria Vanderbilt.

Henry Callahan was a visual merchandiser for Saks Fifth Avenue.

Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano opera singer.

French haute couture house

Formed by its namesake in 1885, the millinery firm Camille Roger was considered one of the finest hat-making establishments in Paris for decades. Roger, herself, eschewed the limelight brought by the renown of her hats, and fostered a familial atmosphere within her establishment; her employees were fiercely loyal to their boss who demanded the utmost quality of workmanship and personally inspected each model produced. After her death in 1905, the house was headed by a succession of female directors, most notably Madame Prisca during the 1920s and 1930s.

Naomi Campbell was born on May 22, 1970, in London, England. Campbell attended the London Academy for Performing Arts during her youth. At 15, Campbell signed with Synchro modeling agency. Campbell starter her modeling career on the catwalk but was soon hired for campaign ads by notable designers, such as Ralph Lauren. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, Campbell could be found in any major fashion magazine. She became the first Black woman to appear on the covers of French and British Vogue. In addition to her career in fashion, Campbell pursued work in the film and music industry. Her 1994 song "Love and Tears" was a minor success. As of summer 2020, Campbell is still a highly sought after model.

American author of "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

American fashion designer

Michael Caputo is an author of children's novelty books and quilting books. He studied Advertising and Graphic Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts started as the private estate of Walter Rosen and his wife Lucie Bigelow Dodge. The couple purchased the building in 1928. They began hosting musical evenings for friends in the 1940s, and by 1946, they had established Caramoor as a Center for music and arts. The venue became so popular that the couple had to open different theaters. In 1974, Lucie Dodge designed a new wing to house even more events.

Gia Marie Carangi was an American model, considered by many to be the first supermodel. She was featured on the cover of many magazines, including multiple editions of Vogue and Cosmopolitan, and appeared in advertising campaigns for luxury fashion houses such as Armani, Dior, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent.

Carangi was born on January 29, 1960, in Philadelphia, the third and youngest child of Joseph Carangi, a restaurant owner, and Kathleen Carangi (née Adams), a homemaker. She had two older brothers. Her father was Italian, and her mother was of Irish and Welsh ancestry. Joseph and Kathleen had an unstable, violent marriage, ultimately leading Kathleen to abandon the family when Carangi was eleven years old.

After Carangi became addicted to heroin, her career rapidly declined. In 1986, at age 26, she died of AIDS-related complications. Believed to have contracted it from a contaminated needle, she became one of the first famous women to die of the virus. Her life was dramatized in the 1998 HBO television film Gia, directed by Michael Cristofer and starring Angelina Jolie as Carangi.

French couturier, ready-to-wear designer and entrepreneur. Cardin is known for space-age style fashions in the 1960s, pioneering the ready-to-wear market and extensive licensing of his name .

Cardin was born in Italy, but his family moved to France when he was two years old. He worked as a menswear tailor in Vichy, then as an accountant for the Red Cross during World War II. He later moved to Paris, where he was employed as an assistant at the couture houses of Jeanne Paquin, Elsa Schiaparelli and Christian Dior. Cardin helped execute Dior’s design of the famous ‘Bar’ suit for his inaugural ‘New Look’ collection in 1947. In 1950 he started his own business and designed costumes for theater productions, including Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast. In 1953, he began designing small couture collections for women. At the time his fashions were similar to those of other Paris couturiers, but with innovative details.

In keeping with his background as a tailor, Cardin’s early work consisted mainly of day suits and coats, as well as semi-fitted chemise dresses. Unlike most couturiers of the 1950s, however, he favored clothes that were soft, with pleating and draping to give them motion. Draped cowl necklines became a feature of Cardin designs. He developed the ‘bubble dress’ in 1954 and the ‘mushroom collar’ in 1958. His first full women’s collection was in 1957.

In 1958 Cardin’s work became even more innovative. He designed a unisex collection that included skin-tight body suits. In 1959, he was expelled from the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture for another bold step—launching a ready-to-wear line. The line was shown in a department store where anyone could buy the clothes. In 1960, Cardin began designing for men, an unprecedented step for an established women’s couturier. His menswear styles were youthful, with a trim ‘cylinder’ silhouette. In the early 1960s, Cardin’s collarless suits became the trademark look of the Beatles. By this point, Cardin had established himself as an avant-garde designer and fashion industry pioneer. His ready-to-wear lines brought high fashion to the masses, but his couture work was where his experimental ideas took shape.

The latter half of the 1960s saw the advent of the true Cardin style. From 1964 his designs were futuristic with strong, sculpted shapes and vivid colours. These were clothes for the space age. There were tunics worn with brightly colored tights, dresses that featured geometric cut-outs and appliqués of synthetic materials such as vinyl, and hats that looked like flying saucers. In 1967 Cardin introduced his ‘Cosmocorps’ collection (see fig.). He was convinced that human beings would soon inhabit the moon, and he was making the clothes that he believed women would want to wear there.

Cardin embraced the use of synthetic materials and even participated in the development of new ones (see fig.). One example was a heavy fabric called ‘Cardine’, capable of holding a sculptural shape independent of the wearer’s body. In the 1970s he designed colourful separates that were easy to combine, enlivened with this his signature cut-outs and appliqués or with details such as fringe, slits and pompoms. There were also soft, draped dresses in supple fabrics (see fig.). Cardin’s interest in architecture and travel was evident in the jackets with Pagoda shoulders he designed for both men and women in 1979. Their exaggerated shape prepared the eye for the padded shoulders of the 1980s. Cardin’s designs of the 1980s continued to be architectural and sculptural, with pronounced shoulders, asymmetric elements, blouson shapes, stiff oversized ruffles and peplums, and trapunto stitching. He also put hoops into tubular dresses, creating three-dimensional forms. For men, he designed boxy jackets with deep side slits.

By the 1980s, Pierre Cardin had become famous not only for his fashion designs, but for his business ventures. Cardin understood the possibilities of marketing a ‘designer label’. He started putting his initials on clothing in 1967, which was uncommon at the time. However, by the 1980s, his assertive approach to fashion marketing had become commonplace. Cardin traveled all over the world, expanding his brand; he considered himself a businessman, ensuring his financial independence in order to guarantee his artistic freedom.

Over the years, Cardin has licensed thousands of products under his name, including bicycles, electric razors, fruit juices, frying pans, alarm clocks and sofas. As of 2008, he had overseen approximately 900 licenses. He also designed furniture, operated theaters, including L’Espace Cardin (Paris), owned Maxim’s restaurant (Paris) and brand and bought and restored the 15th-century château at Lacoste in Provence that was once the home of the Marquis de Sade. In 1996, Cardin held his farewell haute couture show but continued to visit his atelier and to design every day.

Exhibitions of Pierre Cardin’s work include: Pierre Cardin: Paris. Past, Present, Future (1990) at the Victoria & Albert Museum and Pierre Cardin: Design & Fashion 1950–2005 (2005) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.

George Carmel was born in Poland in 1893. As a boy in Poland, Carmel served as a tailor's apprentice. In 1905, Carmel immigrated to the US at age 11. He began his designing career in 1916, teaming up with his four brothers to form Carmel Bros. Carmel enlisted his two sons to form George Carmel, Inc. in 1950. It was a short-lived venture, however; the business was liquidated three years later due to Carmel's failing health. His sons reestablished the firm in 1954 with Carmel serving as an advisor. Carmel served as a board member of the governors of the Industrial Council of Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers, Inc. from 1929 to 1953. George Carmel passed away in 1955.

Hattie Carnegie was born Henrietta Kanengeiser in Vienna, Austria on March 15, 1889. In 1900, she immigrated with her family to the United States where they settled in New York City. She later changed her last name to Carnegie because of its association with wealth. In 1909, she bought a store with Rose Roth called "Carnegie Ladies' Hatter". Carnegie studied Parisian fashion styles which she adapted for her customers. In 1919, she bought Rose Roth's share of the business and Hattie Carnegie, Inc. was born. In 1928, Carnegie introduced her first ready-to-wear line designed by Norman Norell. By 1940, Carnegie had more than 1,000 employees producing her ready-to-wear lines, but her custom shop was the foundation of her reputation. During WWII, Carnegie became a leader in the American Fashion scene where she began to rely on American fabric designers. In the 1950's she continued to make chic and conventional dresses and suits, along with ballgowns that were adapted from French couturiers. she was also known for using a particular shade of blue in many of her garments that became known as "Carnegie blue". Carnegie died in 1956, but her business stayed open under the direction of her husband, John Zanft and employee, Larry Joseph until 1976.

Betty Carol was a designer for the Mam'selle dress house and founding member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).

Mia Carpenter was a fashion illustrator working in the mid- to late-20th century. Carpenter was born in California in 1933 and studied at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, graduating in 1956. Her first sketches appeared in Seventeen magazine beginning in 1957. In 1962, Carpenter received an award for advertising from the Society of Illustrators. She started in retail fashion illustration and moved into sketching for entertainment ad agencies when illustration in retail fashion dropped in demand. She later also worked as a sketch artist for the film industry and for numerous agencies in the Hollywood area. She retired in 2004.

Lewis Carroll (January 27, 1832 - January 14, 1898) was a British writer, photographer, mathematician, and logician. He is best remembered to day as being the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass.

Carter Hawley Hale Stores was an American retailer based in Southern California. Known through its history as Broadway-Hale Stores and Broadway Stores, over time, it acquired other retail store chains in regions outside California home base, and became in certain retail sectors a regional and national retailer in the 1970s and 1980s. It entered into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1991, and eventually its assets were completely sold off.

Cartier, is a French luxury goods conglomerate which designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells jewelry and watches. It was founded by Louis-François Cartier in Paris in 1847.

Bonnie Cashin was born on September 28, 1915 in Oakland, CA. As a child, Cashin was given scraps of fabric to play with and soon began designing with the scraps. Even before graduating High School, Cashin was hired to design costumes for a ballet company in Los Angeles. When the manager of the ballet company moved to New York, a 19 year old Cashin went along. Her first fashion designs were for the clothing manufacturer Alder & Alder. Once the United States entered the second World War, Cashin was hired to design uniforms for women in the armed forces. The fabric restrictions, however, proved too limiting for Cashin, who, soon after being hired, moved to Hollywood and began designing costumes for 20th Century Fox (the fabric restrictions for costume design were less strict). Cashin moved back to New York in 1949 and three years later, won her first Coty award. Cashin's sportswear designs were innovative and effortlessly chic. "Bonnie Cashin Designs" opened in 1952 while also designing for Philip Sills, a venture that lasted two decades. Bonnie Cashin is also the genius behind Coach's famous handbag clasp. At Coach, Cashin designs many classic handbags, including shoulder bags (some with removable straps) and a handbag inspired by paper shopping bags. Cashin worked at Coach from the early 1960s to 1974. In the early 1970s, Cashin expanded into knitwear, focusing on designs that were knitted to shape, rather than sewn piece by piece. Cashin won her second Coty award in 1968. Four years later, she was inducted into the Coty American Fashion Critics Hall of Fame. Bonnie Cashin passed away on February 3, 2000.

Bonnie Cashin (1907-2000) is considered one of the most significant pioneers of designer ready-to-wear, more commonly called sportswear, in America. Among the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful designers of the 20th century, Cashin was revered for her intellectual, artistic, and independent approach to fashion. Treating clothing as collage or kinetic art, she sculpted designs from luxurious organic materials including leather and mohair, both of which she first championed as appropriate for high-end fashion, as well as tweed, cashmere, and wool jersey. She initiated the use of industrial hardware on clothing and accessories, most famously with the brass toggle that she incorporated into her handbag designs for Coach, the company for which she launched a women accessories division in 1962. Favoring timeless shapes from the history of world clothing, her staple silhouettes included ponchos, tunics, Noh coats and kimonos, all of which allowed for ease of movement and manufacture. Cashin is also credited with introducing the concept of layering to fashion.

Jack Cassidy was the president of Lily of France Marketing, a subsidiary of the Bestform Foundations that sells women's undergarments. Cassidy was a Bronx-native and formerly worked as a sales manager of Bali Inc. after serving for seven years in the Army and in Navy submarines during World War II. He began working at Lily of France in 1973.

American fashion designer.

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac was born in 1949 in Casablanca, Morocco. Castelbajac began designing for his mother's Ko and Co., in 1968. A year later, he created "Jesus Jeans," a denim brand that became notorious for ads that depicted young women in denim short-shorts next to passages from the bible. Castelbajac founded his design business, "Castelbajac," in 1975. His designs were heavily influenced by pop-art. In addition to his own brand, Castelbajac designed the Sportmax brand for the Italian house Max Mara. Castelbajac was named head designer for Courrèges, after André Courrèges retired in 1993. In addition to fashion, Castelbajac has designed interiors and furniture.

After Jeanne Lanvin's death in 1946, Lanvin's daughter hired Antonio Castillo as head designer in 1950. Castillo was a Spanish fashion designer. Before designing for the House of Lanvin, Castillo worked for various couture houses and worked as a costume designer. After leaving Lanvin, Castillo continued to design clothes independently.

Irene Castle (1893–1969) was an American ballroom dancer. Castle was born Irene Foote in New Rochelle New York and began dancing at a young age. She met her husband, Vernon Castle, in 1910, and a year later, the couple was married. The newlyweds began working as a team, dancing in both North America and Europe during the early 1910s. In Paris, the Castles debuted new American dances, such as the Turkey Trot, and became the toasts of the town. When they returned to New York in 1912, the couple were hired to dance on Broadway and in Films. Their stylized "Foxtrot" and "Castle Walk" became dance crazes in America. Irene Castle was a trendsetter and served as an inspiration for fashion designers of the period. Her influence caused skirts to rise and balloon and corsets to become less stiff. The fashion designer Lucile provided Castle with a good deal of designs. After Vernon Castle passed away in 1918, Irene continued dancing, but never reached the same level of fame as she did during the 1910s.

Elisabetta Catalano was an Italian photographer who did work for various publications including L'Espresso, Vogue Italia, and the American, French, and English editions of Vogue.

The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and the Seat of its Bishop, is chartered as a house of prayer for all people and a unifying center of intellectual light and leadership. It serves the many diverse people of our Diocese, City, Nation and World through an array of liturgical, cultural and civic events; pastoral, educational and community outreach activities; and maintains the preservation of the great architectural and historic site that is its legacy.

People from many faiths and communities worship together in services held more than 30 times a week; the soup kitchen serves roughly 25,000 meals annually; social service outreach has an increasingly varied roster of programs; the distinguished Cathedral School prepares young students to be future leaders; Advancing the Community of Tomorrow, the renowned preschool, afterschool and summer program, offers diverse educational and nurturing experiences; the outstanding Textile Conservation Lab preserves world treasures; concerts, exhibitions, performances and civic gatherings allow conversation, celebration, reflection and remembrance—such is the joyfully busy life of this beloved and venerated Cathedral.

Adolph (or Adolfo) Salvatore Cavallo was elected at the first Chairman of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in 1970. Previous to his election, Cavallo had worked as Curator of Textiles in the collection of textiles and costumes at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

John Cavanagh (1914-2003) was an Irish couturier who dressed members of the British Royal Family. He was a member of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers and worked as design assistant to Pierre Balmain before opening his own fashion house in 1952.