Oscar de la Renta was raised in a middle-class household in the Dominican Republic before

moving to Madrid to study painting. At the Academy of San Fernando, de la Renta pursued
becoming an abstract painter but instead became captivated by fashion design. He started his
career in fashion as an apprentice to Spains most renowned couturier, Cristobal Balenciaga. In
1963, he had moved to New York and joined the American design house of Elizabeth Arden.
Finally at the age of 33, he began his own ready-to-wear label, establishing his signature
feminine and flattering style. By the late 90s and early 2000s, his work became the preferred
wear of American first ladies like Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush. During his
career, de la Renta was a patron of the arts, serving on the boards of The Metropolitan Opera,
Carnegie Hall and Channel Thirteen/WNET. He also supported several cultural institutions,
including New Yorkers for Children, the Americas Society and the Spanish Institute.

Amancio Ortegas very low profile makes him a name unknown by many of his supporters.
Ortega is responsible for creating the fashion-forward giant, Zara, at the age of 36. Ortegas
humble beginnings as a shop hand for a local shirtmaker taught him how to make clothes by
hand. A few years later, Ortega started Confecciones Goa, where he sold quilted bathrobes
produced by local women. He used those same bathware and lingerie to launch Zara in 1975.
By the mid-1980s, Ortega had opened many big Zara Stores throughout Spain, and was ready
to take his brand international. Today Zara is part of the Inditex group, of which Ortega owns
59.29%, making him the 4th richest billionaire according to Forbes.

Did you know Vivienne Westwood was a teacher before launching her modern punk fashion
line? At the age of 30, Westwood opened a boutique Let It Rock with her partner Malcolm
McLaren, who was also a designer. The business really took off when McLaren started
managing the punk band Sex Pistols. As the band famously rocked Westwood and McLarens
designs their brand was credited for bringing modern punkand new wave fashions into the
mainstream. In addition to the original boutique (which is now called Worlds Ends), Westwood
went on to open four shops in London, eventually expanding throughout the United Kingdom
and the world.

Giorgio Armani was pursuing a career in medicine before being captivated by fashion. While
completing his required military service he got a job at a department store in Milan where he
assisted the photographer and designed the windows. When his military service ended, Armani
dropped out of university to pursue a career in fashion, starting at department stores then as a
designer for Nino Cerruti. However, it wasnt until Sergio Galeotti encouraged Armani to pursue
freelance design work that the two became business partners. In July 1975, Giorgio Armani
S.P.A was founded. The companys first collectiona mens clothing linedebuted when
Armani was 42 years old. Today, Armanis brand can be found in major department stores
around the world along with 500 exclusive retail stores. He has also expanded his design
ventures by opening hotels in Dubai and Milan.

Before Rick Owens breakthrough Vogue show at New York Fashion Week, he was a design
school dropout. Owens stopped his fashion design studies in Los Angeles to take classes in
pattern-making and draping at a trade-technical school. He started his career creating knock-
offs of designer clothing. In 1994, at the age of 32, Owens began his own fashion label selling
exclusively to Charles Gallay, a hip, pioneering Los Angeles retailer. In 2001 the designer,
seeking international expansion, accepted a distribution deal with Eo Bocci Associati, relocating
his production to Italy. French Vogues publication of an image of Kate Moss wearing one of
his now famous leather jackets was key to Owens being respected as a new designer in the
industry. Owens continued to establish himself as a groundbreaking designer through the
recognition of many awards, including the Council of Fashion Designers of Americas Perry Ellis
Emerging Talent Award and Cooper-Hewitts National Design Award.

Despite coming from a wealthy family, french fashion couturier, Christian Dior had to overcome
many obstacles before establishing his iconic brand. After the death of his mother and brother,
Dior began to sell his fashion sketches to make ends meet. Dior held several jobs, including
magazine illustrator, design assistant, and even officer in the French Army during WWII. Six
years after Diors return to Paris, he founded his fashion house at the age of 41 with the
backing of Boussac. Shortly after its launch, Dior exploded onto the Paris fashion scene with
designs that defied post-war fabric restrictions and that reintroduced a femininity and luxury to
womens fashion during a grim post-war. Throughout his career, Dior experienced much
success as the first couturier to arrange licensed production of his designs, a mentor to his
design assistant Yves Saint Laurent, and a fundamental pioneer in re-establishing Paris as the
joyful fashion capital it had once been.

After completing Master in Finance from University of central punjab and CFA from CFE, Mr.
Ammar Ahmad worked as financial advisor in private company. His vision was to create a
clothing venter and his practical identity among giant manufacturers and retail brands of
Eastern Garments, believing that

Before entering the fashion world as a wedding dress designer, Vera Wang was creating a
career in sports and publishing. When she failed to make the US Olympics team for figure
skating, she entered the fashion industry as a senior fashion editor at Vogue. She held that title
for 15 years before taking a job as design director for accessories at Ralph Lauren. However,
Wang did not create her first dress until the preparation of her wedding, where she sketched
her own design and commissioned a dressmaker to tailor the gown. The following year at the
age of 40, with some financial backing from her father, Wang opened her own bridal boutique
in the upscale on Madison Avenue in New York City. Currently, Wang continues to expand her
fashion empire with international bridal boutiques, fashion lines in David Bridal and Kohls, a
homeware collection, eyewear, jewelry, and even a fragrance.

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