Top Fashion Icons of Century Named

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspired by fierce debate surrounding
Fashion Week, the staff at www.WomensBoots.com, a leading footwear website,
has compiled its list of the Top Fashion Icons of the past century. These
designers, celebrities and king-makers were selected as each decade's leading
fashion luminary:
1900s: Jeanne Lanvin
Lanvin made such beautiful clothes for her daughter and soon she was asked
to make dresses for their mothers, some of the most famous women in Europe.
1910s: Anna and Laura Tirocchi
The Tirocchis managed to distinguish themselves from over 800 dressmakers
in Providence at the time.
1920s: Coco Chanel
Her simplicity and modernist fashions debatably made her the greatest
designer of the century.
1930s: Elsa Schiaparelli
Heavily influenced by Surrealists, she was a fierce competitor of Coco
Chanel.
1940s: Christian Dior
His voluptuous designs reestablished Paris as the center of fashion after
WWII.
1950s: Marilyn Monroe
After her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve she was a
worldwide fashion and sex symbol.
1960s: Jackie Kennedy
She influenced the style in the sixties with her clean suits, A-line
dresses and pillbox hat.
1970s: Valentino Garavani
Known for his glamorous and flamboyant style, he catapulted into the 70s
after winning the Neiman Marcus Award, the equivalent of an Oscar in the field
of fashion, in 1967.
1980s: Princess Diana
Princess Diana's style and use of the color red sparked imitation
throughout high-end boutiques. She frequently wore Versace, Christian
Lacroix, Ungaro and Chanel.
1990s: Anna Wintour
Since 1988 she was editor-in-chief of Vogue and revived the fashion
publication. She is known for her demanding ways and support of younger
designers as portrayed in the film, The Devil Wears Prada.
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