#274 | The Rise of The Great Fashion Houses
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The World's First Fashion Designer
The world's first fashion designer was in fact, an englishman. charles frederick worth established what's believed to be the first fashion house, the house of worth, in 18 58. His innovation was to allow his clients to choose the colors, cloth and style of the dress before work started on it. He was also the first person to attach a label inside the finished pieces of clothing, putting his mark on the item. If this doesn't sound particularly innivative or new to you, it's important to remember how people chose clothes for the majority of history.
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