LUXURY COUTURE BRANDS

AKRIS

A-K-R-I-S–

Akris is a Swiss premium luxury womenswear brand that has been catering to high fashion clientele since the 1940s. The company, founded in 1922, began life as a textiles and apron manufacturing concern under the helm of founder Alice Kriemler-Schoch (with the brand’s name being an abbreviation of her own name), before slowly evolving into the haute couture powerhouse that it is recognised as today.

SINCE 1922 | SWISS | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | akris.com
ST GALLEN

ACCESSORIES | BAGS & HANDBAGS | DRESSMAKERS | EVENING WEAR | FASHION | HAUTE COUTURE | JEWELLERY | KNITWEAR | LEATHER GOODS | OUTERWEAR | READY-TO-WEAR | WOMENSWEAR

ALAÏA

When Tunisian-born designer, Azzedine Alaïa arrived in Paris in 1956 at the age of 21, he was already an experienced and accomplished seamster, having apprenticed for an acclaimed dressmaker in Tunis. He was a capable dressmaker who was accustomed to meeting the needs of the women of high society. He was often sought out by wealthy Tunisians and visiting French tourists alike. In Paris he first interned with Christian Dior before moving to Guy Laroche shortly thereafter. In 1964 he began to produce couture to his established client base under his own label, finally opening his own atelier in 1979, by which stage he had become the doyen of Parisian society. A student of female form, his designs would accentuate and flatter, elegant and understated and always with a nod to his Tunisian heritage and the traditional attire of his homeland. Today, Alaïa is a brand within the Richemont luxury brands stable and continues to show annual couture collections alongside an extensive women’s ready-to-wear range. Alaïa also produces beautiful ladies’ shoes, accessories, bags & handbags and occasional jewellery pieces.

SINCE 1964 | FRENCH | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | maison-alaia.com
PARIS

ACCESSORIES | BAGS & HANDBAGS | DRESSMAKERS | EVENING WEAR | FASHION | FRAGRANCES & PERFUMES | HAUTE COUTURE | JEWELLERY | READY-TO-WEAR | SHOES | WOMENSWEAR

RICHEMONT

DIOR

CD | CHRISTIAN DIOR

Christian Dior’s eponymous fashion house has had a profound impact on the world of fashion and luxury goods since its foundation in 1946. The designer label has come to epitomise what is signature French style, both through the long association with high fashion and Couture as well as ready-to-wear and off-the-rack pieces.

SINCE 1946 | FRENCH | PREMIUM LUXURY HERITAGE BRAND | dior.com
PARIS

ACCESSORIES | BAGS & HANDBAGS | CHILDRENSWEAR | COSMETICS & MAKE-UP | FASHION | FRAGRANCES & PERFUMES | HAUTE COUTURE | JEWELLERY | MENSWEAR | READY-TO-WEAR | SHOES | TIMEPIECES | TOILETRIES | WOMENSWEAR

LVMH