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Occupation

FASHION DESIGNERS

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With 38 biographies, Fashion Designers are the 87th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Mountaineers, Judges, and Youtubers.

Pantheon has 45 people classified as fashion designers born between 1825 and 1983. Of these 45, 20 (44.44%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living fashion designers include Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger. The most famous deceased fashion designers include Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, and Christian Dior. As of April 2022, 7 new fashion designers have been added to Pantheon including Thierry Mugler, Maurizio Gucci, and Paul Poiret.

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Newly Added Fashion Designers (2022)

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Most fashion designers were born in France (12), United States (11), and Italy (7). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (4), The Bronx (2), and Florence (2).The most common death places of fashion designers were France (15), Italy (4), and United Kingdom (3). By city, these were Paris (9), Neuilly-sur-Seine (5), and Milan (2).

The earliest biographies classified as fashion designers in Pantheon are Madeleine Vionnet, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, and Charles Frederick Worth.  The concentration of fashion designers was largest during the Radio & Film Era, which lasted from 1900 to 1949. Some birth or death locations for earlier fashion designers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Which Fashion Designers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Fashion Designers since 1700.

Fashion Designers are found within the Arts domain which also includes Actors, Singers, Musicians, Film Directors, and Painters.