History of fashion design his brilliant, sexy, and colorful designs, and Dolce & Gabbana, with their superfeminine and fantastical style, broke away from the serious and sober-minded fashions that dominated during much of the 1990s. The British designer Vivienne Westwood produced many influential and popular collections in the early 1990s, which included outfits inspired by 18th-century courtesans and the Marquis de Sade, with rounded hips, corsets, and platform heels. The London-based designer Rifat Ozbek was also popular, particularly in New York and Milan. His youthful style, which mixed references to India, Africa, and his native Turkey with clever takes on historical clothing, was reminiscent
Gerald McCann (fashion designer) began designing clothes for department stores such as Fenwick, Harrods and House of Fraser. Speaking to "The Times" about his return to British fashion after two decades away, he described his exasperation with the industry's focus on young designers. "What they need is a "good" designer to do young clothes...the trouble is that the industry forces them too early. They are never given the chance to make their mistakes in the backroom." Gerald McCann (fashion designer) Gerald McCann (born 1931) is a British fashion designer who was considered among the leading lights of the Swinging London fashion scene, alongside names