FASHION DESIGNER

Charles Frederick Worth

1825 - 1895

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Charles Frederick Worth (13 October 1825 – 10 March 1895) was an English fashion designer who founded the House of Worth, one of the foremost fashion houses of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is considered by many fashion historians to be the father of haute couture. Worth is also credited with revolutionising the business of fashion. Established in Paris in 1858, his fashion salon soon attracted European royalty, and where they led monied society followed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Frederick Worth is the 18th most popular fashion designer (up from 28th in 2019), the 854th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,328th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Fashion Designer.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Charles Frederick Worth ranks 18 out of 51. Before him are Donatella Versace, Hubert de Givenchy, Roberto Cavalli, Tommy Hilfiger, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Mary Quant. After him are Yohji Yamamoto, Tom Ford, John Galliano, Kenzō Takada, Oscar de la Renta, and Vera Wang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1825, Charles Frederick Worth ranks 10. Before him are William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Ferdinand Lassalle, Jean-Martin Charcot, Johann Jakob Balmer, Julia, Princess of Battenberg, and Charles Garnier. After him are Paul Kruger, Henry Walter Bates, Eduard Hanslick, Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria, Emil Erlenmeyer, and Marie of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1895, Charles Frederick Worth ranks 17. Before him are Julius Lothar Meyer, Adam Opel, Julia, Princess of Battenberg, Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, John Russell Hind, and Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen. After him are Johann Josef Loschmidt, Nikolai Leskov, Friedrich Miescher, Arthur Cayley, Frederick Douglass, and James Dwight Dana.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Frederick Worth ranks 854 out of 8,785. Before him are Samuel Richardson (1689), Eadwig (940), Sawney Bean (1600), Daniel Rutherford (1749), H. Rider Haggard (1856), and Sean Bean (1959). After him are John Nelson Darby (1800), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), Christopher Tolkien (1924), Michael Halliday (1925), John Vane (1927), and Amélie of Orléans (1865).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among fashion designers born in United Kingdom, Charles Frederick Worth ranks 3. Before him are Vivienne Westwood (1941), and Mary Quant (1930). After him are Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (1863), and Sarah Burton (1974).

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