In 2011 I started a project called The Designer Crochet project. Using Simone Werle’s 50 Fashion Designers You Should Know
as a reference I explored the work of fifty different famous fashion designers with an eye towards crochet. I looked at any crochet they had in their collections as well as ways people wore their fashion with other crochet or items others made in crochet inspired by their work. Of course some people had a lot more crochet than others but even those who didn’t were really fun to explore and learn more about. Here are the 50 fashion designers with links to the full articles about their work:
1. Alexander McQueen
2. Andre Courreges
3. Azzedine Alaia
4. Calvin Klein
5. Christian Dior
6. Christian Lacroix
7. Coco Chanel
8. Cristobal Balenciaga
9. Diane von Furstenberg
10. Dolce & Gabbana
11. Dries Van Noten
12. Elsa Schiaparelli
13. Emanuel Ungaro
14. Emilio Pucci
15. Donna Karan
16. Franco Moschino
17. Gianni Versace
18. Giorgio Armani
19. Hedi Slimane
20. Helmut Lang
21. Hubert de Givenchy
22. Hussein Chalayan
23. Issey Miyake
24. Jean Paul Gaultier
25. Jeanne Lanvin
26. Jil Sander
27. John Galliano
28. Karl Lagerfeld
29. Kenzo Takada
30. Madeleine Vionnet
31. Main Bocher
32. Marc Jacobs
33. Martin Margiela
34. Mary Quant
35. Missoni
36. Miuccia Prada
37. Nina Ricci
38. Oscar de la Renta
39. Paul Poiret
40. Pierre Balmain
41. Ralph Lauren
42. Rei Kawakubo
43. Roy Halston
44. Stella McCartney
45. Thierry Mugler
46. Tom Ford
47. Valentino Garavani
48. Vivienne Westwood
49. Yohji Yamamoto
50. Yves St. Laurent
Do you have a favorite fashion designer that uses crochet or that you wish would put crochet on the runway?