Fashion
France is a leading country in the fashion industry, along with Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the USA. Fashion is an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and the French are well known for good taste. Haute couture and the "prêt-à-porter", among others fashion styles, remain part of French traditional life. France has many famous designers.
Paris acts as the center of the country's fashion industry. Along with New York City, London and Milan, it is considered a lead world's fashion capital. Paris is home to many premier fashion designers including Chanel, Pierre Cardin, Céline, Chloe, Dior, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Hermès, Lanvin, Rochas, Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent and others.
French design became prominent during the 15th century through the 20th century, when artistic development in France was at its peak. The fashion industry has been an important cultural export of France since the seventeenth century since modern haute couture originated in the French capital at the 1860s.
Paris acts as the center of the country's fashion industry. Along with New York City, London and Milan, it is considered a lead world's fashion capital. Paris is home to many premier fashion designers including Chanel, Pierre Cardin, Céline, Chloe, Dior, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Hermès, Lanvin, Rochas, Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent and others.
French design became prominent during the 15th century through the 20th century, when artistic development in France was at its peak. The fashion industry has been an important cultural export of France since the seventeenth century since modern haute couture originated in the French capital at the 1860s.
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