Fashion in America

The United States has generally followed and in some cases led trends in the history of the Western Fashion. It has some unique regional clothing styles, such as Western Wear. The country is also home to the headquarters of many leading designer labels such as Ralph Lauren, Victoria Secret and Calvin Klein. Another type of clothing worn throughout the United States by many type of peoples of people is the T-shirt. Blue jeans are a consistent fashion trend among all classes, a type of ethnic clothing used for cultural events found south of the United States. Furthermore, individuals belonging to certain ethnic groups such as Some Native American tribal members and individuals of Scottish descent may wear clothing to represent their ethnic identity at certain events. The United States has many different types of designer labels. One of them is Western Wear; it is a category of men’s and women’s clothing which derives its unique style from the clothes worn in the 19^th-century American West. Western Wear can be very informal, with a t-shirt, and blue jeans forming a basic ensemble, or it may consist of tailored formal garments with western accents. Western wear generally incorporates a cowboy hat, a leather belt and cowboy boots. Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive. Ralph Lauren Brand Corporation produces clothing, accessories, footwear, fragrances and furniture. Victoria Secret is the largest American retailer of lingerie and it was founded by Raymond in 1977. The company sells lingerie, womenswear and beauty products. Calvin Klein is an upscale fashion house and it was founded by American fashion designer Calving Klein. His first collection was a line of “youthful, understated coats and dresses” featured at the New York City store, Bonwit Teller. Michael Kors is a fashion designer based in New York City. The Michael line includes women’s handbags and shoes as well as women’s ready-to-wear apparel. The Kors line contains footwear and jeans. Kors also designed many outfits for actresses to wear on screen. Anna Sui is an American fashion designer. Her worldwide luxury fashion brand includes clothing, shoes, cosmetics, eye-wear and accessories, as well as her renowned line of signature fragrances.

  

              

Fashion in Italy

Italy is one of the leading countries in fashion design, alongside others such as France, USA, Great Britain and Japan. Fashion has always been an important part of the country’s cultural life and society, and Italians are well known for their attention of dressing-up well; “la bella figura”, or good impression, remains traditional in the Italian way of living. Italy has many different types of brand. One of the brands in Italy is Gucci and it is an Italian fashion and leather goods brand. Gucci is also the biggest-selling Italian brand. Emilio Pucci was a Florentine Italian fashion designer and politician. The first clothes design by Pucci was for the Reed College skiing team. Later on, Pucci decided to create a lingerie line. Roberto Cavalli is an Italian fashion designer from Florence. He is known for detailed exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans which are now a standard style for the majority of jean makers. Laura Biagiotti is an Italian high fashion designer. She was the first Italian designer to present a collection in China. Giorgio Armani is a high-end label specializing in men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, accessories, glasses, cosmetics, and perfumes. Emporio Armani line has a high quality in luxury fashion clothes and focus on trends and modern traits. Versace is an Italian fashion company, and it is one of the world’s leading international fashion houses. Versace designs, markets, and distributes luxury clothing, accessories, makeup, and home furnishings under the various brands of the Versace group. Dolce and Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. They specialize in luxury items, and also sell sunglasses, clothes, corrective eye wear, purses and watches. Benetton is a global fashion brand; their products include womenswear, menswear, childrenswear and underwear and they have expanded into perfumes, stationery, eyewear and travel bags. Salvatore Ferragamo is an Italian luxury goods company, with headquarters in Florence, specializing in shoes, leather goods, and ready-to-wear for men and women. And one of the most popular brands in Italy is Miu Miu and it is a high fashion brand of women’s clothing and accessories from the Prada fashion house.