| The story of modern fashion began with an Englishman, Charles Frederick Worth.
Having rejected the family tradition of practising law, he went on to establish the House of Worth in the mid 1800s, a time of lavish opulence in Paris.
Worth combined the classic with innovation and, in creating the first luxury brand, became a worldwide fashion dictator dressing celebrities of his day.
Almost 150 years on, the world of French couture stands as a monument to him.
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