French fashion

Fashion in France is an important spectrum in culture and social life, as well an economic subject.

Fashion creation and production became prominent through 15th during the becoming centuries. Since the 17th century exploded as a rich industry in local consume and for exportation, the Royal Minister of Finances, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, expressed as "Fashion is to France what the gold mines of Peru are to Spain...". During 19th century, fashion transit into many styles, at the 1860s where originated the modern term of haute couture, known for they good taste, and developed till then. The prêt-à-porter born in 1960s decade, reacting against the traditional notions of fashion and making process, statisfying the needs of pop culture and mass media.

Paris acts as the center of the fashion industry and holds the name of global fashion capital. The city is home of many prime designers, including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Hermès, Lanvin, Chloé, Rochas, and Céline.

In the descentralization of industry many cities including: Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lille and Strasbourg, holds important luxury districts and avenues. In recent times, these became imporant customers and heavy producers. Île-de-France, Manosque, La Gacilly (near Rennes), and Vichy lead the cosmetic industry, basing well-known international beauty houses such as L'Oreal, Lancôme, Guerlain, Clarins, Yves Rocher, L'Occitane, Vichy, etc. The cities of Nice, Cannes, St. Tropez, are among others of the French riviera, are well known as places of pleasure, annually hosting many media celebrities and personalities, potentates, and billionaires.

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