Charles Frederick Worth
The Father Of Couture
So why is he an important figure in fashion?
Worth revolutionized the business of fashion.
He was the first designer who used live models to display his garments. His wife, Marie Vernet Worth, was his first model in the 1850s which would make her the world's first professional model. Also he created the structure of a fashion show.
Usually dressmakers (99% women) would visit the client's home but Worth's clients attended his sal