GUY LAROCHE Fall 2000 Paris - Fashion Channel

GUY LAROCHE Fall 2000 Paris - Fashion Channel Visit and Subscribe to Fashion Channel to find out more! - http://bit.ly/1OdEd04 Visit our Shop: https://www.fashionchannel.shop Guy Laroche was born in La Rochelle, near Bordeaux, France in 1923. He went to Paris at an early age and worked with a milliner. After World War II, he spent 2 years in New York as a milliner on 7th Avenue. On his return to Paris, in 1949, he joined JEAN DESSES where he worked for 8 years. He established his own salon in 1957. At first he produced couture lines, but in 1960, he launched his ready-to-wear collection. He was known for his skilful cutting and tailoring. His early work was influenced by Balenciaga, but he later gave that formality a lively freshness, cultivating popularity with younger women. He is particular remembered for his empire-line dresses with material gently gathered into raised waistbands, as well as his tailored pantsuits. Several well-known designers have worked under Laroche. In 1957, Azzedine Alaia joined him for several years, from 1955 to 1958 Valentino worked there, and Issey Miyake was also a designer for Laroche from 1966 to 1968. Guy Laroche died in 1989 at the age of 66. The house of Guy Laroche now has 15 boutiques and 70 licenses around the world. In 1993 Michel Klein began designing for the house of Laroche. In 1997, he left and was followed by Israeli-born designer Alber Elbaz, who left to go to the house of Yves St. Laurent in 1998.