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Sir Charles Barry
Sir Charles Barry 1795-1860, English architect. A leader in the revival of the Renaissance style of architecture in England (also called Anglo-Italian), he designed the Travellers Club and the Reform Club in London. He planned one of the most important works of the period, the Houses of Parliament... Read more |
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Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace 1946-97, Italian fashion designer, b. Reggio Calabria. A dressmaker's son, Versace worked for several Italian designers before opening (1978) his own Milan studio in partnership with his brother Santo and sister Donatella. He became famous for designing flashy, sexy, beautifully cut... Read more |
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Jean-Paul Paul Gaultier
GAULTIER, Jean-Paul French designer Born:Arcueil, France, 24 April 1952. Education:Educated at the École Communale, the College d'Enseignement, and at the Lycée d'Arcueil, to 1969. Career:Design assistant, Pierre Cardin, 1972-74; also worked for Esterel and... Read more |
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Madeleine Vionnet
MCCARDELL, CLAIRE 1905-1958 F ASHION DESIGNER Queen of the Casual Separates With her first collection in 1941, Claire McCardell became a significant figure in the fashion world. Unlike many of the designs of her contemporaries, which she considered "strident," her dresses... Read more |
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Maynooth
Maynooth , town (1991 pop. 6,027), Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland. It is the seat of St. Patrick's College (1795), the principal institution in Ireland for training Roman Catholic clergy, now a constituent college of the National Univ. of Ireland. Some of the buildings were designed by A. W. ... Read more |
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arabesque
arabesque [Fr.,=Arabian], in art, term applied to any complex, linear decoration based on flowing lines. In Islamic art it was often exploited to cover entire surfaces. The arabesque in modern usage derives from a Renaissance design which was Greco-Roman in inspiration.... Read more |
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