Worth, Charles Frederick

Japanese: ウォルト（英語表記）Worth， Charles Frederick

Born: 1825. Lincolnshire
[Died] March 10, 1895. Founder of Paris haute couture. Also known as Worth. A male dressmaker born in England. After training at a London clothier, he moved to Paris in 1846 and displayed his design talents at the famous women's clothing store of the time, Boutique Gageran. He held shows in which his wife was used as a model to wear his creations, and is known for being the first to use a live mannequin. In 1858, he opened his own couture house on the Rue de la Paix, and built the foundations of haute couture, which advocates not only following customer orders but also creativity in design. In 1860, he became the exclusive dressmaker for Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, and was appointed by the royal family, and brought about the fashion for tailored women's clothing and sheath lines.

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Japanese:

[生]1825. リンカーンシャー
[没]1895.3.10. パリ
オートクチュールの創始者。ワースともいう。イギリス生まれの男性ドレスメーカー。ロンドンの服地店で修業ののち，1846年パリに渡り，当時の有名な婦人服店ブティック・ガジェランにおいてデザインの才能を発揮。妻をモデルに作品を着せショーを開き，最初に生きたマヌカンを使ったことでも知られている。 1858年，ラペ街に自身のクチュールハウスを開き，顧客の注文に従うのみでなく，デザイン上の創作性をも標榜するオートクチュールの基礎を築いた。 1860年，ナポレオン3世妃ウージェニーの専属および王室指定のドレスメーカーとなり，テーラーメードの婦人服，シースラインなどの流行をもたらした。

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