Charles Frederick Worth
English fashion designer
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Charles Frederick Worth was an English fashion designer who founded the House of Worth, one of the foremost fashion houses of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is considered by many fashion historians to be the father of haute couture. Worth... Wikipedia
Born: October 13, 1825, Bourne, United Kingdom
Died: March 10, 1895 (age 69 years), Paris, France
Known for: Creating haute couture
Grandchildren: Jacques Worth and Jean-Charles Worth
Children: Jean Philippe Worth and Gaston-Lucien Worth
Spouse: Marie Augustine Vernet (m. 1851–1895)
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