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A SALUTE TO THREE GREAT DESIGNERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

I wanted to share with you those big three designers who influenced my own creating over the past few seasons.  Their imprint is on just about everything we see in the clothing arts.  Here it is, my own version of each designer . . . .

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CHRISTIAN DIOR

Christian Dior revolutionized fashion in 1947 with his “New Look”, a 180 turn out of the gray days of fashion following WWII.  Once restrictions lifted on fabric post war, Dior had the freedom to introduce the hourglass silhouette, showing off a cinched waist atop skirts flowing in yards of silks and layers of crinoline. Recently this defined  waist has made a come back and brides are loving it.

 

COCO CHANEL

The great Mademoiselle Chanel spanned several eras of changing fashion. Her most notable signatures are close fitting cloche style hats, halters, separates, jerseys and strands of many different pearl necklaces all worn at once. Until her retirement in 1939, she was the probably the world's most influential designer. She made a comeback in the 1950s ushering in her most enduring contribution to fashion, The Chanel suit still popular today.
I see the Chanel bride of today much like Mademoiselle herself. Casual and classy, sophisticated and quirky. Above all stylish. The bride above is in separates: a Chantilly lace halter paired up with a long shantung skirt with a sweep train. All her accessories are inspired by Chanel.

Photos by John Truong and Stuart Lirette

CHRISTOBAL BALENCIAGA

Balenciaga was one of a handful of couturiers who could actually design, cut, and sew his own designs. A designer's designer, his minimalist creations  were so well crafted they resembled sculptures and were considered the optimal of haute couture circa 1950s and 1960s. Balenciaga would have stayed in Madrid designing for the Spanish aristocracy but the Spanish Civil War forced him to Paris where post war he did some of his most innovative work (see what hanging with a bunch of Paris designers can inspire?).

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Christa Rigozzi sexy in lingerie fashion

Christa Rigozzi (born May 2, 1983 in Monte Carasso, Ticino) was crowned Miss Switzerland 2006 on 9 September 2006 in Geneva. She is the first woman from Ticino to win the title in 10 years. Rigozzi is studying criminology and criminal law at the University of Berne and cycles to school every day. Besides her native Italian, Rigozzi speaks fluent German and French, and, to some degree, can speak Spanish and English. She has dated her 28-year-old boyfriend, Giovanni, for six years. She has a diamond stud in her tooth and a Japanese tattoo down her back, which she did not conceal in the bikini swimsuit competition.

Niki Belucci sexy in lingerie fashion

Niki Belucci was born on 10 of Marc, 1983 in Budapest. Dj Niki Belucci is a ex porn-star, but now she is working as DJ,what is interesting in that?? maybee that she spinn Topless. Her Music is House Music.

Jennifer Ellison sexy in lingerie fashion

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Jennifer Ellison (born May 30, 1983) is an English Actress, glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison, who was born in Liverpool, is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera Brookside until 2003, though since then her regular photoshoots in men's magazines have kept her in the public eye. She is renowned for having a large 38DD bust and has recently made appearances in many different television shows.

Sasaki Nozomi sexy in lingerie fashion

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Nozomi Sasaki (born February 9, 1983) is a female Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa, Japan. She has done voice roles which include Bokura ga Ita as Nanami Takahashi (debut) ,Lucky Star as Patricia "Patty" Martin & Winter Garden as Aiko.

Lisa Marie Scott Bikini fashion

Lisa Marie Scott (born February 1, 1974) is an American model and actress. She was born in Pensacola, Florida to an American serviceman (of Scottish and Swiss descent) and his Japanese wife, from the island of Okinawa. Ms. Scott is known through her appearances in Playboy magazine. She first appeared as the Playmate of the Month for February 1995, and has continued to appear in Playboy magazines, videos, and television. She had a short career playing smaller roles in some Hollywood films and television shows. Her film appearances include Ringer (1996), The Corporate Ladder (1996), and Glass Cage (1995). Television appearances include the sitcom Married... with Children. Scott has also appeared in FHM and Vanity Fair. Two of her main passions in life are traveling and architecture.

Elisabetta Gregoraci sexy in lingerie fashion

Elisabetta Gregoraci (born February 8, 1980) is an Italian TV soubrette. She was born in Soverato, province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy. Gregoraci has been the subject of newspaper scandal related to Italian politicians. She has gained popularity through advertising and gossip magazines. She'll marry top Italian Formula One manager Flavio Briatore in 2008.

Young Beautiful Model Ako Masuki

Ako Masuki is a member of the avex girl-group and futsal team carezza. Her birth name is Masuki Ako .She was Born on April 16, 1987 at Shimane Prefecture , Japan .Her hobbies include Agriculture, cleaning, washing, origami.

Amanda Beard sexy in lingerie fashion

Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981 in Newport Beach, California) is an American Olympic swimmer and model.Her modeling work through photos in swimwear, including bikinis, have been in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. She is a spokesperson for Defenders of Wildlife, and she enjoys interior decorating. Both of her sisters, Leah and Taryn, are swimmers. Amanda placed eighth in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Celebrity car race in 2006.Beard previously dated South African swimmer, Ryk Neethling and NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver, Carl Edwards. She is currently dating photographer Sacha Brown.

Louise Glover sexy in lingerie fashion

Louise Glover (born on 8 February 1983 in St Helens, Merseyside, England) is a model and photographer, and the first British model to be named "Model of the Year" in Playboy Special Editions.Glover became the UK's Penthouse "Pet of the Month" for March 2007 after posing for a celebrity cover and 10 page feature. Her beauty pageants also continued, and after three tries, she won Miss Hawaiian Tropic UK 2007, and competed in the international finals in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2007, Glover had multiple surgeries for breast reduction to 34C, going for "a more natural look".

Paris Hilton sexy in lingerie fashion

Hilton began modeling as a child, appearing first at charity events. At 19, she signed with Donald Trump's modeling agency, T Management. Hilton has also worked with Ford Models in New York, Models 1 Agency in London, Nous Model Management in Los Angeles, and Premier Model Management in London. She has appeared in numerous advertising campaigns, including Iceberg Vodka, GUESS, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior, and Marciano. In 2001, Hilton began to develop a reputation as a socialite, being identified as "New York's leading It Girl" whose fame was beginning to "extend beyond the New York tabloids". She has since appeared in several magazines, including the April 2004 issue of Maxim magazine .

Keeley Hazell sexy in lingerie fashion

Hazell is regularly featured in Zoo and continues to appear in The Sun at least once every two weeks. She has been on the cover of The Sun's 2006 and 2007 Page 3 calendars, in addition to her own 2006 and 2007 wall calendars, the latter of which sold 30,000 in its first days of release. Hazell was once offered a chance to appear in Playboy, but declined because she was not comfortable doing a full nude shoot.

Lucy Pinder sexy in lingerie fashion

Lucy Katherine Pinder (b. 20 December 1983 in Winchester, Hampshire, England) is a glamour model noted for her large, natural breasts, which have been voted as being "the most beautiful all-natural pair in the world." Pinder was spotted by freelance photographer Lee Earle while sunbathing on Bournemouth beach in the summer of 2003; as a result of the photographs taken that day, she signed a professional modeling contract with The Daily Star. In the 2005 UK edition of the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World Lucy was a new entry in the poll and finished 16th overall. She appeared at 35th place in the 2006 poll. She dropped to 92nd position in the 2007 poll, after receiving very little coverage in EMAP-owned magazines such as FHM .