CharlesCharles FrederickFrederick WorthWorth

TheThe fatherfather ofof hautehaute couturecouture FactorsFactors EffectingEffecting thethe TimesTimes • 1848 : Revolution in

• 1852 :Louis Napoleon became Napoleon III The Second French Empire started

• Napoleon III married to Eugenie

• Lots of ceremony and official receptions

• Rebuilding of to attract the attention of the world

• 1849 : Gold Rush in the US HistoryHistory ofof thethe DesignerDesigner • Born in England in 1825 • When 12, a apprentice at the fabric shop of Swan and Edgar • When 19, joined the silk mercers Lewis and Allenby • When 20, moved to Paris in 1845 • Worked for the silk mercer, Gagelin for 11 years • Met the , Marie Vernet and got married • Made and sold garments in Gagelin • Left Gagelin and formed a partnership with Otto Bobergh • Opened Worth et Bobergh in 1858 • Approached Princess Pauline • Became Empress Eugenie's • The Second Empire fell in 1870, but designed for the loyal court in Europe

• Beginning of America's Gilded Age and rich Americans all wanted Worth

• Died from pneumonia in 1895 at the age of 69 • His house was continued by his sons: Jean Philippe and Gaston • Success of the house continued until the First World War ContributionContribution • The father of

• The first male to become a professional clothing designer for women

• The first clothing designer to become internationally famous The first designer...

• To use live models to show the gowns

• To show a collection in advance

• To sign his work with a label • Famous for the perfect fit.

• Developed interchangeable pattern pieces

• Modified crinoline ( pushed the fullness to the back )

• Created the walking skirt ImagesImages ofof ContributionContribution