The 2000s Featured Designers

The 2000s
Ever-responsive to a changing world, fashion in the twenty-first century represents a
composite style and shifts even more rapidly than the traditional haute couture fashion cycle.
Men’s couture grows in momentum, as does the cult of celebrity fashion. Dolce & Gabbana’s
chrome bustier and Comme des Garçons’s Illusion dress were made all the more famous by
Lady Gaga. Recent trends have ranged from 1920s-inspired drop-wasted, embellished dresses
to 1950s-style full-skirted dresses. Sumptuous to restrained elegance is also an overarching
feature of the evening wear of Olivier Theyskens for Rochas, Alber Elbaz for Lanvin and
Hussein Chalayan.
Featured Designers
Alexander McQueen pour Givenchy
Olivier Theyskens
Christian Lacroix
Helmut Lang
Alber Elbaz pour Lanvin
Hussein Chalayan
Balenciaga
John Galliano
Raf Simons
Dolce & Gabbana
Valentino
Comme des Garçons
Yohji Yamamoto
Hedi Slimane pour Yves Saint Laurent
Yohji Yamamoto
Christian Lacroix
Christian Lacroix