In a world where designer labels come and go at the drop of a fashionable hat, only the strongest survive. Designer Marathon takes you from the humblest of beginnings through the most spectacular creations that catapulted these designers and design houses to fame. We map out a career timeline of the most influential trendsetters of the last three decades as they build their far-reaching fashion empires. Volume 6 includes: Badgley Mischka, Emanuel...

In a world where designer labels come and go at the drop of a fashionable hat, only the strongest survive. Designer Marathon takes you from the humblest of beginnings through the most spectacular creations that catapulted these designers and design houses to fame. We map out a career timeline of the most influential trendsetters of the last three decades as they build their far-reaching fashion empires. Volume 1 includes: Viktor & Rolf, Kenzo, Jean...

In a world where designer labels come and go at the drop of a fashionable hat, only the strongest survive. Designer Marathon takes you from the humblest of beginnings through the most spectacular creations that catapulted these designers and design houses to fame. We map out a career timeline of the most influential trendsetters of the last three decades as they build their far-reaching fashion empires. Volume 4 includes: Geoffrey Beene, Julien Macdonald,...

While always known for his dramatic tendencies, the financial success that comes with being the Creative Director of Christian Dior, and a part of the LVMH stable, has given John Galliano the checkbook with which to pay for an imagination that seems to have no limits. His collections have drawn inspiration from Yemen tribes, Henry 8th , Bollywood, circus “freaks”, and Joan Crawford. Changing his own flamboyant looks to coincide with the themes...

Perhaps the most well-regarded designer of recent years is Alber Elbaz. The Moroccan-born designer with a penguin-like waddle was destined for fashion early on. At the age of 26, Elbaz moved to New York City and landed a job with respected American designer Geoffrey Beene. Elbaz left New York in 1997 when he accepted an offer to design for Guy Laroche. Within a year, his talents were noticed by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge, and Elbaz was offered...

Despite a history that goes back to just over 150 years, at Burberry the biggest headlines have happened in the last 10. For more than a century the house was known for two things: durable trench coats and its signature plaid. In 1997 C.E.O. Rose Marie Bravo hired Roberto Menichetti to bring a fashion edge to the label; in 2001 she upped the ante even further when she replaced him with Christopher Bailey, a young man from Yorkshire .

When John Galliano graduated from London’s Central St Martins School of Art in the early eighties he was a shy young designer with a quiet confidence who was already showing signs of future acclaim. Early in his career commercial success was elusive. Then, he created fashion history when he was named head designer of Givenchy. In short succession he was named to the even more prestigious position of creative director at the legendary house of Christian...

Husband and wife team Tai and Rosita Missoni are the creators of vibrant knits and simple shapes: the hallmarks of the House of Missoni. Missoni introduced the first collection in 1958 to the delight of then Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. With industry insiders praising the designs, Missoni continued to gain international acclaim. The company celebrated it’s 50th anniversary in 2003 with a retrospective collection featuring updated versions of classic...

Quite possibly the most recognizable face in fashion, and certainly the most prolific man in the business, Karl Lagerfeld fully explores his own idiosyncratic style when helming his eponymous label. How he does this while also creating sensational collections for Chanel and Fendi, (and for 20 years, Chloe as well) is what keeps the fashion world entranced!

What began in Florence in the 1920s as a small family-owned leather goods business quickly because the pioneering symbol of Italian craftsmanship and style throughout the world. Gucci was and is the ultimate in luxury goods for the influential and famous. The label was the epitome of high style until the late 1970’s when bad business decisions and family disagreements brought the company on the verge of bankruptcy. Tom Ford and Domenico de Sole...