WORLD FASHION, OF COURSE

LOUIS VUITTON started his business in 19th century Paris, making luxury luggage! Vuitton's traveling equipment was made especially for the railway and carriage, which were the transport means of the day!

It was the time and place when haute couture was born, in the atelier of Charles Frederic Worth, an Englishman who worked in Paris! Worth was the first to put a label with his name on his creations, and the first to use live models in fashion shows. He is considered the father of haute couture.

In association with Louis Vuitton, they created a special form of luggage, which could be used for sea travel!

However, it is to Lucile to whom we owe the concept of the fashion salon -- a sophisticated space where clients could mix and seamstresses could work in. Lucile is a famous designer from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her full name was Lucy Christiana Sutherland. She was the first to train professional models, and her clothes were renowned for their elegance and comfort.

I studied fashion for my PhD, and I continue to research all things fashion! Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while will know that I also do research into 19th century periodicals about beauty and fashion. I watch only one channel on TV. Which one?

World Fashion, of course!

P.S. The fur in the picture is faux fur. I am morally opposed to using real fur.