Rifat Ozbek native Turkey, with the classic silhouettes of the West. Ozbek created eclectic clothing which encouraged the urban consumer to embrace “ethnic chic.” His use of embroidery, tassels, and vivid colors like turquoise and fushia was completely at odds with 1980s power dressing; nevertheless, his antifashion approach to modern dressing received quite a bit of attention from those who appreciated the departure from sharp-edged suiting. Ozbek’s designs reflected both club scene and New Age influences, when in 1990, he made clear his faith in spiritualism by presenting an all-white collection. His popularity ontinued throughout the 1990s as he continued his investigation
Larry Levine (fashion designer) Larry Levine (fashion designer) Larry Levine (May 10, 1926 – February 9, 1990) was an American designer of coats and suits. He was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn to Polish, Jewish, immigrants. He served in the US Navy in World War II and eventually got a job as a road salesman for Capri Coat in the nineteen forties. In 1951 Levine founded Larry Levine, Inc. By the mid-sixties his traditional, classic, coats and suits were sold in virtually every clothing store in the country. Larry Levine was one of a very few clothing manufacturers of his time to brand his own