Fashion's eponyms: Designers who branded their names

Fashion Signatures – a person's name written in a distinctive way as a form of identification.  Words – Tony Glenville

Dear Shaded Viewers, As we enter this season, change is abundant, new designers are presenting their first or early collections at many houses, brands, and l

Fashion's eponyms: Designers who branded their names

Gucci, Dior, Prada, Chanel. You know the names, you've seen the logos, and you've watched your favourite celebrities feature them from Nairobi to New York. These brands are global status symbols, but they all started with one thing in common: a founder who put their own name on the label. This is the story of the designers who did not just build fashion houses; they became the brand themselves, creating legacies that continue to define luxury to…