Charles Frederick Worth
(1825-1895)
It wasn't a Frenchman but the Brit Charles Frederick Worth who is regarded as the founder of French "Haute Couture".
And it was also Worth who founded the "Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne" in 1868,
whose rules still apply today. To be regarded as a haute couture fashion house, a fashion house must not only employ a minimum of
15 employees in its atelier, but it must also present at least 35 tailor-made models per season, therefore twice a year.
Worth masterfully combined English cutting techniques with French splendour. However his fashion creations were less
innovative than his skill at marketing himself as a creator, artist and director.
He introduced the yearly presentation of a new collection himself, which promoted the sales of his signed works
to the enthusiastic, French world of fashion.
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The silhouette of this evening gown in the form of an S from 1885 is still determined by the corset,
however Worth flattened down the skirt at the front. What was emphasised, in addition to the wasp waist,
where the curves of the wearer's bum by lavishly gathering the silk at the back. Under this,
the lady would wear a so-called "bustle" (= padding or a structure made of steel wire designed to make the
skirt protrude from behind).
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