Cacharel

Cacharel is a French brand of ready-to-wear clothing, perfume and accessories. It was created in 1962 by Jean Bousquet, who founded the company of the same name in 1964. Cacharel is named after the local name of the garganey (Anas querquedula, a small duck) in the Camargue (cacharel, standard French sarcelle d’été).

Caraceni

Caraceni was founded in Rome in 1913 by the father of Italian tailoring, Domenico Caraceni. At one point in the 1930s, Domenico and his family operated ateliers in Rome, Milan and Paris. The Paris atelier was operated by Domenico's brother, Augusto, who closed his atelier when Mussolini declared war on France.

Today, there are several businesses going by the name "Caraceni" in operation. The original shop operates out of a small location in Rome with a very small workforce. This is run by Tommy and Giulio Caraceni, nephews of Domenico. There are three branches in Milan, all founded by offshoots of the clan, one even claiming to be the "real Caraceni." However, the cognoscenti consider A. Caraceni, currently operated by Mario Caraceni (son of Augusto) to be the best of the Milan branches. These suits are what is known as "bench bespoke," meaning they are made one at a time, by hand, to a pattern specifically drawn for each individual customer.

Gianni Campagna, once an apprentice at Sartoria Domenico Caraceni in Milan, acquired the Sartoria Domenico Caraceni label in 1998. Under this name, his company makes expensive made-to-measure suits out of the Palazzo Bernasconi in Milan. This business is separate from and not affiliated with the other Caraceni bespoke ateliers in Rome and Milan.

Dean and Dan Caten

Dean and Dan Caten (born Dean and Dan Catenacci) are identical twin brother fashion designers and the creators of Dsquared2, a high-end fashion label.

The Catens were awarded the 2003 GQ Men of the Year Breakout Design Award. In 2006, they received the Golden Needle Award, joining past prestigious winners such as Oscar de la Renta, Gianni Versace, Manolo Blahnik, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, and Tom Ford.

On June 16, 2009, it was announced that the duo would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto. The induction ceremony was held on September 12, 2009.

Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli (15 November 1940) is an Italian fashion designer from Florence.

Roberto Cavalli has a highly idiosyncratic style. Focused on details as well as on the whole image, he likes to play with excesses, opposing and balancing them in a new harmony. Roberto Cavalli creates his vibrant patterns by using the most advanced technologies, but he gets his inspiration from nature as his predilection for animal prints and jungle and flower motifs testifies. He travels the world with a digital camera in hand, ready to capture whatever catches his attention and transform it into a new motif.

Celine (brand)

Celine is a French luxury house founded in 1945 by Celine Vipiana. Today, it is an international luxury goods brand owned by LVMH, purchased in 1996 for 2.7 billion French francs ($540 million).

Celine was originally created as a made-to-measure children's shoe business that eventually grew into women's shoes and accessories. The ready-to-wear line debuted in the 1960s.

American fashion designer Michael Kors was named the first ever women's ready-to-wear designer and creative director for Celine in 1997. During his tenure at Celine, Kors turned the fashion house around with blockbuster accessories and a critically acclaimed ready-to-wear line. Kors designed for the label until 2004. Italian designer Roberto Menichetti was named creative director. After a disappointing year, Menichetti was replaced by Croatian designer Ivana Omazic. Omazic was a former consultant for the brand and previously worked with Romeo Gigli, Prada, Jil Sander, and Miu Miu.

On September 4, 2008, the influential fashion portal WWDFashion announced that Bernard Arnault, president of LVMH, appointed Phoebe Philo as the new creative director of Celine. Philo will start at Celine in October 2008 and will present her first Celine collection next March for the fall-winter 2009 season, with a runway debut seven months later. Philo will replace Ivana Omazić, who, according to LVMH, failed to transform this second league brand into an essential flagship of worldwide prêt-à-porter. “By giving Philo Celine, we’re giving her a platform to express her vision,” said Pierre-Yves Roussel, chief executive officer of LVMH’s fashion division which owns Celine.

Cerruti 1881

Cerruti is a Parisian fashion house founded by the Italian stylist and fashion producer Nino Cerruti.

Headquartered in Paris, the Cerruti label was officially launched in 1967 with the opening of the flagship store, Place de la Madeleine.

In 2006, the company became property of the American firm MatlinPatterson Global Advisors.

Hussein Chalayan

Hussein Chalayan MBE (given name Hüseyin Çağlayan) (born 1970) is a British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer who graduated from Central Saint Martins in 1993.

Chanel

Chanel S.A., commonly known as "Chanel" ' (English pronunciation: /ʃəˈnɛl/), is a Parisian fashion house founded by the late couturier Coco Chanel, recognized as one of the most chic in haute couture. Specializing in luxury goods (haute couture, ready-to-wear, handbags, perfumery, and cosmetics among others), the Chanel label has become one of the most recognized names in the luxury and haute couture fashion industry. According to Forbes, the privately held House of Chanel is jointly owned by Alain Wertheimer and Gerard Wertheimer who are the grandsons of the early (1924) Chanel partner Pierre Wertheimer.

The company has had many high-profile celebrities as spokesmodels, including Catherine Deneuve (1970s Chanel No. 5 spokesmodel), Nicole Kidman (early 2000s Chanel No. 5 spokesmodel), Audrey Tautou (current Chanel No.5 spokesmodel), Keira Knightley (current spokesmodel for Coco Mademoiselle), and most famously, Marilyn Monroe (1950s Chanel No. 5 spokesmodel) pictured splashing herself with a bottle of Chanel No. 5. The image is certainly the most famous of all Chanel advertisements, and continues to be one of the most popular advertisement photos in the history of marketing, used in countless biographies, and still selling in large quantities as a poster and art piece using Marilyn Monroe as the model. Marilyn Monroe brought this perfume to fame.

Charvet Place Vendôme

Charvet, pronounced [ʃaʁvɛ], is a French high-end bespoke and ready-to-wear clothing company whose flagship store is located at 28 Place Vendôme in Paris. It produces and sells shirts, neckties, blouses, pajamas and suits.

The world's first ever shirt shop, Charvet was founded in 1838. Since the 19th century, Charvet has been a specialized supplier of bespoke shirts and haberdashery to kings, princes and heads of state. It has acquired an international reputation for its high quality of products, its level of service and its wide range of designs and colors. The company is also renowned for its ties and charvet has become a generic name for a certain type of silk fabric used for ties.

Due to its unique longevity, the history of the brand is intertwined with the history of modern fashion. Famous customers have qualified their patronage as a personal attribute and writers have used the brand's values as a way to express their characters' identity.

Shiatzy Chen

Shiatzy Chen (夏姿) is a Taiwanese fashion house,whose founder and brand innovator Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia (王陳彩霞) is often referred to as the Chanel of Taiwan,and is the eponym of her luxury goods brand.She was born in 1951 in Changhua, Taiwan and founded the company in 1978.The brand spirit for Shiatzy Chen is "neo-Chinese chic," which transfers historical Chinese aesthetics into modern fashion design.Shiatzy adopts Chinese aesthetics in combination with western cuttings and Chinese handcrafting techniques.

Chloé

Chloé is a French fashion house founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. Its headquarters are in Paris.

Chloe is distributed through a network of boutiques in major cities (Paris, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Los Angeles, New York, Dubai) and in major resorts (Marbella, Las Vegas). The products are also available in selected independent luxury boutiques and in some airports' duty-free areas.

Chloe's headquarters is on Avenue Percier in Paris. The regional offices are in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Dubai.

Christian Dior

Headquartered in Paris, Christian Dior S.A. (more commonly known as Dior) is a French company which owns the high-fashion clothing producer and retailer Christian Dior Couture, as well as holding 42% of LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury goods firm. Both Dior and LVMH are controlled and chaired by businessman Bernard Arnault. The Dior label is the namesake of designer Christian Dior who launched the haute couture empire in 1946. Christian Dior Couture, a division of the whole House of Dior, designs and produces some of the world's most coveted haute couture, as well as luxury ready-to-wear fashion, menswear and accessories. Today, Dior operates about 160 boutiques worldwide with plans to open more in the coming years.

Competitors to the House of Dior include, among many, the fashion houses of Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Versace, and Prada.

Comme des Garçons

Comme des Garçons, French for "like boys", is a Japanese fashion label headed by Rei Kawakubo, who is also its sole owner.

Comme des Garçons has a dozen boutiques and approximately 200 vendors around the world, with flagship stores in Aoyama, Tokyo's high fashion district, as well as Place Vendôme in Paris. Each year, the company grosses in the neighborhood of $150 million.

Commonwealth Utilities

Commonwealth Utilities is a men's fashion label based in New York City. Its name is derived from the fact that designers Anthony Keegan and Richard Christiansen are originally from the Commonwealth of Nations (Canada and Australia, respectively).

Ice hockey player Sean Avery worked with Commonwealth Utilities for Fashion Week 2009 in New York City.

Commuun

Women's Ready-to-wear label established in 2005 by Kaito Hori and Iku Furudate in Paris.

Commuun has been presenting during Paris Women's Ready to Wear Fashion Week since 2005. Since the first collection, Spring Summer 2006, Commuun maintained its critical acclaim among some of the highest regarded stores around the world such as Maria Luisa in Paris, Dover Street Market in London, 10 Corso Como and Isetan in Tokyo etc. Commuun was announced the winner of LVMH award and Longchamp award for ANDAM 2007.

Commuun's approach to designing comes largely from the structural aspect of nature, such as the balance and tension within them. The collection attempts to reconstruct this with simple but strong shapes and fine detailing. This same idea is also reflected in the exclusive use of natural and organic fabrics in the collection. A detailed research into fabric takes place before each collection in order to determine the best possible fabrics to work with. The carefully chosen materials are further refined with the traditional French pattern cutting technique to create garments that has timeless balance and functionality. Commuun's garments are known for its fine combination of simplicity and well tailored patterns accentuated by futuristic details.

Jasper Conran

Jasper Alexander Thirlby Conran OBE (born 12 December 1959) is an English fashion designer. He is the son of the designer Sir Terence Conran and the author Shirley Conran.

Corneliani

Corneliani is an Italian clothing manufacturer best known for its suits and sportcoats. The house style is less aggressive than Brioni but more structured than "soft" Neapolitan tailors such as Kiton. It might be described, loosely, as "middle-of-the-road Italian."

Corneliani offers three lines: "Corneliani," "Trend" and "CC Collection." "Corneliani" represents the firm's highest-quality work; "Trend" features trendier styling; and "CC Collection" offers a lower pricepoint to target younger consumers.

Costello Tagliapietra

Costello Tagliapietra is a fashion house, established in New York, founded and directed by Jeffrey Costello (born in Bristol, Pennsylvania) and Robert Tagliapietra (born in New York).

The brand has stores in USA, Belgium, France, Germany, Lebanon, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

CoSTUME NATIONAL

CoSTUME NATIONAL is the name of an Italian fashion house, founded in Milan in 1986 by Ennio Capasa, a fashion designer from Lecce.

The head office is currently in Milan in Via Fusetti; actual manufacturing for the Costume National and Costume National Homme brands takes place in the organization’s own production plants in Thiene near Vicenza in Italy.

Footwear and shoe production is carried out in the Fosso plant in Venice Province while eyewear, glasses, perfumes, the second line C’N’C' Costume National and leather and hide items are produced under licence.

Womenswear collections are presented at the Paris fashion parades and men’s in Milan during the annual fashion week in Spring.

DKNY

DKNY (Donna Karan New York) is the label of fashion designer Donna Karan. It is also the name of a clothing store in New York City featuring Donna Karan's associated line.

Damani Dada

Damani Dada began as a hat and T-shirt company, in 1993, which was aimed at urban basketball youth. The company quickly converted to marketing athletic apparel and following a deal with Daviano Antonio Bruno, President and CEO of Structure International Clothing Company, the DaDa Footwear line was launched providing shoes for basketball, running, and casual wear.

In 2001 DaDa Footwear introduced a new line of shoes titled Spree's, named after endorser and NBA players Latrell Sprewell They also had a shoe deal with Chris Webber.

The clothing is very popular among members of the hip-hop community.

It is known by the labels Dada, Dada Supreme, Dada Footwear and Damani Dada.

De roemer

"de Roemer" is a luxury fashion label created by Tamsin de Roemer, known for her association with Jean Muir, Koji Tatsuno, Jade Jagger, and Asprey & Garrard. "de Roemer" was launched in 2004 with Justin Packshaw. The label comprises collections of super glamorous modern classic cashmere for men and women, original, dynamic handbags and fine jewellery. Since launching, the label has enjoyed great reviews and press and is stocked in some of the world’s most influential shops. It has recently launched a fully e-commerce website, to much acclaim. www.deroemer.com

In April 2008 "de Roemer" was selected 'A British Luxury Brand of Tomorrow' by The Walpole Group, a not-for-profit organisation which promotes, develops and represents the British luxury industry in partnership with over a hundred of Britains most prestigious brands.

Ann Demeulemeester

Ann Demeulemeester (born 1959, Waregem, Belgium) is a fashion designer whose label ('Ann Demeulemeester') gothic fashion clothing is usually displayed during Paris Fashion Week.

She studied fashion design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp from 1978 to 1981. As a result, she is often referred to as a member of the 'Antwerp Six', the radical - but all distinctive - Belgian designers of the 1980s (others in this group include Dries van Noten).

She is married to photographer Patrick Robyn and has a son, Viktor. The couple live in Antwerp, in the only house in Belgium designed by Le Corbusier.

Ann Demeulemeester worked with the artist Jim Dine, and has also been associated with Patti Smith. Currently, she is working on a clothing line inspired by Jackson Pollock.

Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdolt͡ʃe e ɡabˈbana]), is an Italian luxury fashion house.

The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €750 million. Their clothing designs are usually black in color and geometric in shape.

Eley Kishimoto

Eley Kishimoto, is a global British fashion and design company with headquarters in London, UK. Founded in the early 1990's by Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto, the company is primarily known for its print design. The principle commercial activity of the company is womenswear fashion and accessories.

Elie Saab

Elie Saab (Arabic: إيلي صعب) (born July 4, 1964), sometimes known simply as 'ES', is a Lebanese fashion designer.

In 1982, Saab launched his Beirut-based fashion label when he was 18 years old. His main workshop is in Lebanon, a country to which he remains deeply attached. He also has workshops in Milan and Paris.

Born to Maronite Catholic parents in Beirut, Saab is self-trained. He started sewing as a child and knew that one day he would make a living out of it. In 1981 he moved to Paris to study fashion, but ended up returning and opening his workshop in 1982. In 1997 Saab was the first non-Italian designer to become a member of the Italian Camera Nazionale della Moda, and in 1997, showed his first collection outside Lebanon in Rome. In 1998, he started ready-to-wear in Milan, and in the same year, he held a fashion show in Monaco which was attended by Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.

He became an overnight success after he became the first Lebanese designer to dress an Oscar winner, Halle Berry, in 2002. Berry wore a burgundy gown by Saab to the 2002 Academy Awards when she won for Best Actress. Berry later wore another dress by Saab, this time a gold dress, to the 2003 Oscars.

In May 2003, the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture invited him to become a member, and he showed his first haute couture collection in Paris in July 2003. His first ready-to-wear collection in Paris was the Spring-Summer 2006 collection, and Paris is now his permanent ready-to-wear runway.

His creations can be found all over the world, with boutiques located in Beirut, Paris and London (Harrods).

Benoit Pierre Emery

Benoit Pierre Emery (born July 9, 1970) is a French art director and a fashion designer based in Paris, France.

Escada

Escada is an international luxury fashion group in women's designer clothing. The company has a presence in about 60 different countries. Its main sales markets are North America, western and eastern Europe and Asia. It filed bankruptcy in August 2009. It was bought over by Megha Mittal, in November 2009.

Etro

Etro is an Italian fashion house and manufacturer of fabrics, furnishings and fragrances. It was founded in 1968 by Gimmo Etro. It is still a family business, with menswear headed since 1990 by Kean Etro, while his sister, Veronica, directs womenswear. Gimmo's eldest son, Jacobo, is in charge of the textile division, and brother Ippoliti handles the company finances from its headquarters in Milan.

Its signature look, incorporating bright colors and bold, kaleidoscopic patterns paired with classic tailoring, have frequently featured the paisley. Its men's and women's retail collections also include shoes, leather goods and accessories. The brand is particularly regarded for its men's suits, which appear at first conservatively styled, yet which commonly incorporate loud, colorful fabric in the lining and under collar and cuff.

The company hangs its pegasus emblem at more than two dozen of its own stand-alone boutiques worldwide, in places such as Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills; Madison Avenue, New York; Americana Manhasset, The Forum Shops at Caesars, Las Vegas;Via Montenapoleone, Milan; Bond Street, London; Via Condotti, Rome; as well as Moscow, Berlin, Dubai and Mexico City. A 10 location is in the works in Atlanta at the Streets of Buckhead. The collection is also found at high-end department stores around the globe such as Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Harrods, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols.

Extè

Extè is an Italian fashion brand introduced in 1996 by Ittierre S.p.A. (a subsidiary of the IT Holding Group).

The name Extè comes from the Latin expression ex-tempore, which means timeless, or literally: beyond time.