Style

From haute couture to ready to wear, fashion designers influence what women wear every day, to work, to play, and even to relax on a beach. Fashion has become a huge, global industry as women opt for designer brands for everything from sunglasses to sneakers.

Now you can read the story of how influential fashion houses and their designers around the world created a market and helped liberate women to create their own style. It chronicles developments from the early chemise dresses that prom...