Charles Frederick Worth

Born in Bourne Lincolnshire 1825.

He was hired by Gagelin and Opigez, well-known Parisian drapers. While working in their shop, he married one of the firm's models, Marie Vernet.Worth made a few simple dresses for his wife and customers started to ask for copies of the dresses as well.Worth found a wealthy Swede, Otto Bobergh, who was willing to bankroll the venture and opened the dressmaking establishment of Worth and Bobergh in 1858.

What brought worth to Paris was people coming to england from Paris when he lived there asking for copies of the dresses he designed for his wife. He decided moving to Paris would be a better idea because more people travel there looking beautiful clothes rather than London. The tourist coming to Paris found his clothes beautiful and brought the designs back to the countries they were travelling from, making him known worldwide.

Paris, the capital of fashion.

My journey for my fashion map started in Paris, the fashion capital of the world known to everyone. I started off with the first model, Marie Vernet who modelled for her designer husband Charles Frederick Worth. People coming and witnessing this spread the art of modelling around the world, but it generated in paris because it is where design started and the Parisians have a very good eye for style. Tourist came in witnessing the style in paris and took it to england, ireland, america and countries in the middle east.