Charles fredrick worth

Evening dress by Charles Frederick Worth

It’s the most fashionable of fairytales- the poor Lincolnshire lad who went out to work at 11, arrived in Paris with £5 in his pocket and eventually designed the first bespoke frocks for the newly re-established Parisian court within years of arriving in the city.

With Couture week in full swing and the forthcoming relaunch of the House of Schiaparelli (kicked off with a tribute collection from Christian Lacroix), we felt it would be an opportune moment to inject a bit of fashion history into all the show coverage. Remembered as the “Father of Haute Couture,” Charles Frederick Worth was an Englishman in Paris, outfitting the court of the Second Empire of France. Although he was not the first couturier or the most superior dressmaker, Worth’s…

Charles Frederick Worth was born in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England on October 13th, 1825. As a young man, he worked with London textile merchants and

L'ART NOUVEAU À PARIS Robe du soir par Jean Philippe Worth - 1902

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House of Worth gowns 1870's-1890's -