WORTH
English born Charles Frederick Worth founded the House of Worth in 1858 with it going on to become one of the most famous fashion houses of C19th and early C20th Worth is highly esteemed and often cited as the father of haute couture not to mention pioneering fashion as a business. Clients of the House of Worth included European royalty including Empress Eugenie and high society. By using live models to promote his collections & sewing his own bespoke labels into his pieces, he set himself apart from other fashion designers of the day. Worth paved the way for designers like him to become the arbiters of what women should be wearing.