Swarovski is an Austrian producer of glass based in Wattens. It was founded in 1895 by Daniel Swarovski.
Brioni is an Italian menswear luxury fashion house based in Rome and specialised in sartorial ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, eyewear and fragrance, and provides a tailor-made service (Bespoke).
Elie Saab is a Lebanese fashion designer.
Mila Schön was a Dalmatian Italian fashion designer. Her surname was also spelled as Schoen.
Pakistani clothing refers to the ethnic clothing that is typically worn by people in the country of Pakistan and by Pakistanis. Pakistani clothes express the culture of Pakistan, the demographics of Pakistan, and cultures from Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir regions of the country. The clothing in each region and culture of Pakistan reflect weather conditions, way of living, the textiles and embroidery used and its distinctive style which gives it a unique identity among all cultures.
Akris is a Swiss luxury fashion house specializing in haute couture and ready-to-wear for women. Founded in 1922, it is currently owned and led in the third generation of the Kriemler family with Albert Kriemler serving as its creative director.
Josephus Melchior Thimister was a Dutch interior decorator and noted fashion designer who launched his eponymous fashion label, THIMISTER in 1997. In 2001, the editor-in-chief of Vogue USA Anna Wintour named Josephus Thimister as one of the Twenty-First Century's best fashion designers. In 2010, Cathy Horyn writing for The New York Times described his couture show and its pieces as, "fascinating (…) quite clear in military shapes and broken elegance. Dresses like melted down family silver". After a brief period with Karl Lagerfeld as an assistant, he worked as a designer at Jean Patou before being appointed director of luxury prêt-à-porter at the house of Balenciaga. It was for the next five and a half years that Thimister would spend reviving the brand with his pure, succinctly modernist vision. He then set up his own Paris-based house in 1997, and thereafter presented both haute couture and prêt-à-porter collections under his name.
Vionnet is an haute couture label founded by the French couturier Madeleine Vionnet. Established in 1912, the house of Vionnet closed doors in 1939. Vionnet was relaunched by Guy and Arnaud de Lummen in the mid-1990s with perfumes and accessories, and then in 2006 with ready-to-wear collections. In 2012, Vionnet was purchased by the Kazakh businesswoman Goga Ashkenazi. In 2023, Chimhaeres Investments purchased the brand.
JJ Valaya is an Indian fashion designer and couturier from New Delhi, India. He founded the House of Valaya, a luxury fashion and lifestyle house in 1992, along with his brother TJ Singh. A founding member of Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and the first global brand ambassador of Crystal giant Swarovski. He has been designing for over 20 years. As a fine art photographer, he released his first book, Decoded Paradox in 2011. In the same year, he also closed the day one of the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) winter/festive 2011 where he debuted a fashion collection inspired by photography.
Michael Cinco is a Filipino fashion designer based in Dubai. He launched his eponymous fashion line in 2003.
Zainab Chottani is a Pakistan based fashion designer who started as a bridal wear designer but has since then included prêt and haute couture in her forte. She is one of the well known designers in Pakistan for bridal wear and has displayed her creations in Pakistan as well as in Dubai, USA and London.
Wardha Saleem is a Pakistani fashion designer and the CEO of the Pakistan Fashion Council.
Khaadi is a Pakistani fashion and lifestyle brand, founded in December 1998. Its headquarters are located in Karachi. As of 2015, it operates 46 stores in 17 cities across Pakistan and 17 stores across the United Kingdom and the GCC. Currently, Khaadi operates 60 stores in 30 cities within Pakistan.
Octavio Pizarro is a Franco-Chilean creator born in Santiago, Chile. He studied visual arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, design at the school of fine arts of Santiago and at the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. After being the artistic director of Jacques Fath, he became designer for Guy Laroche. In 2006, he launched his own collection of textile accessories. His eponymous collection of ready-to-wear was created in 2011.
Shamoon Sultan is the Founder and Chief executive officer of Khaadi, one of Pakistan's most successful fashion retail companies. Since its establishment in 1998, Shamoon has overseen a rapidly expanding portfolio, including Khaadi and Chapter 2. He has received numerous industry accolades, including the Lux Style Awards for High Street Band three times, and the Achievement in Fashion Design – Prèt – Prêt award. Additionally, he has been nominated in various categories at the Lux Style Awards.
Maria Grazia Chiuri is an Italian fashion designer. After stints working at Fendi and Valentino, Chiuri was named creative director at Dior in 2016.
Gabriela Hearst is a Uruguayan women's luxury ready-to-wear and accessories designer. In addition to designing her namesake collection, she runs and operates her family's ranch in Uruguay.
Sana Safinaz is a Pakistani clothing and accessories retailer based in Karachi, Pakistan.
Nishat is a Pakistani clothing brand which sells ready-to-wear, unstitched clothes.
Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology was an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that showcased the dichotomy between Manus, also known as haute couture, and Machina, also known as prêt-à-porter. The Metropolitan Museum of Art debuted this exhibition during the 2016 Met Gala and ran it from May 5, 2016 to September 5, 2016. It included over 120 pieces from designers like Chanel and Christian Dior, varying from the 20th Century to present day.
