The 50 Best Couples in Fashion’s History
In the fashion world, it often seems that relationships are as fleeting and superficial as a double air kiss. But the business of style is also a collaborative enterprise, one built on declaring and sharing favorite things. The industry is full of outsize characters whose job largely consists of announcing what they like and then creating versions thereof. “Yes/No,” “New/Next,” “In/Out” — just ask Heidi Klum. Fashion people have no problem declaring their love — for a sweater, a trend, or even another person.
With that in mind, the Cut has culled the 50 best fashion pairs throughout history — enduring love affairs between people (and a few things) that run the gamut from the professional, to the romantic, to the familial, and even the whimsical. Whether it’s a (gay) married couple, a couturier and a client, a photographer and a model, a designer and a muse, or nuclear Wintour and her famous shades, they’ve all cemented their place for being good alone but even better together. After all, what clotheshorse doesn’t love a two-for-one? Click ahead for the full list.
Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola WHO: The rehabbed, muscular Gen-X designer and the girl of his dreams from his bad boy days.
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MET: In the early...
Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola WHO: The rehabbed, muscular Gen-X designer and the girl of his dreams from his bad boy days.
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MET: In the early nineties, when he was pushing grunge at Perry Ellis and she was just the teenaged daughter of Francis Ford Coppola living in New York.
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SPAWNED: Jacobs’s first ad campaign (2000), which starred her. Also, the Sofia handbag. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and Oleg Cassini WHO: The first lady of First Lady fashion and her “Secretary of Style.”
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MET: JBK appointed Cassi...
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and Oleg Cassini WHO: The first lady of First Lady fashion and her “Secretary of Style.”
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MET: JBK appointed Cassini, a family friend, as her official designer after facing criticism that she spent too much on Parisian couture.
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SPAWNED: A lexicon of all-American looks that were “simple, youthful, [and] elegant,” plus legions of look-alikes in pillbox hats. Photo: FPG/2004 Getty Images
Ralph Lauren and Americana WHO: The Jewish Prince of Polos and the U.S. of A.
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MET: When he ditched the Lifshitz for Lauren and launched his ...
Ralph Lauren and Americana WHO: The Jewish Prince of Polos and the U.S. of A.
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MET: When he ditched the Lifshitz for Lauren and launched his line in 1969.
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SPAWNED: Fashion patriotism, with collections inspired by the Western frontier, Ivy League prep, and The Great Gatsby, both the 1974 movie's costumes and the East Coast lifestyle depicted. Photo: Jemal Countess/2010 Getty Images
Amber Valletta and Shalom Harlow WHO: Super Friends.
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MET: Around the early nineties, when both signed with Ford Models and ruled the runways...
Amber Valletta and Shalom Harlow WHO: Super Friends.
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MET: Around the early nineties, when both signed with Ford Models and ruled the runways.
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SPAWNED: Two shared Vogue covers, House of Style 2.0, and they were recently united in a Vogue editorial from January 2012. Photo: Mark Von Holden/2011 Getty Images
Marie Antoinette and Rose Bertin WHO: The guillotined Queen and her Ministre des Modes.
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MET: After the coronation in 1775, when Marie Antoin...
Marie Antoinette and Rose Bertin WHO: The guillotined Queen and her Ministre des Modes.
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MET: After the coronation in 1775, when Marie Antoinette began consulting her modiste twice weekly about every aspect of her appearance.
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SPAWNED: Peasant dresses, the three-foot powdered “pouf,” and perfumed sheep as accessories.
David Bowie and Iman WHO: The original glam rocker and his Somali supermodel wife–cosmetic mogul.
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MET: On a blind date in 1990, then married...
David Bowie and Iman WHO: The original glam rocker and his Somali supermodel wife–cosmetic mogul.
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MET: On a blind date in 1990, then married two years later.
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SPAWNED: A line of cosmetics for women of color, tons of party photographs, and a daughter named Alexandria Zahra Jones. Photo: Ron Galella
Steven Meisel and Pat McGrath WHO: Paint and Shoot, image-makers of some of the fashion world's most memorable editorials.
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MET: In 1997, whe...
Steven Meisel and Pat McGrath WHO: Paint and Shoot, image-makers of some of the fashion world's most memorable editorials.
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MET: In 1997, when they made over Karen Elson — “shaved-off eyebrows and a flaming red crop” — and launched her career.
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SPAWNED: Countless photographs, covers, and ads, including recent hits with the LV Fashion Express and Lanvin Advanced Style campaigns; Disney doppelgängers for Barneys’ “Electric Holiday” windows.
Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington WHO: The chief editor-in-chief and her “jewel in the crown.”
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MET: Grace has been by Anna’s side since day ...
Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington WHO: The chief editor-in-chief and her “jewel in the crown.”
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MET: Grace has been by Anna’s side since day one at Wintour Vogue (July 1988).
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SPAWNED: The September Issue, and all the pages therein.
Photo: Eugene Gologursky/2010 Eugene Gologursky
Diana Vreeland and Richard Avedon WHO: The eye and the lens.
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MET: In 1945 at Harper’s Bazaar, when she thought his name was “Aberdeen.”
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Diana Vreeland and Richard Avedon WHO: The eye and the lens.
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MET: In 1945 at Harper’s Bazaar, when she thought his name was “Aberdeen.”
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SPAWNED: “A totally new profession … the fashion editor.” Funny Face, and the rise of the jolie laide model.
Photo: Sherman/Getty Images
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise WHO: The ex-Mrs. Tom Cruise and the littlest fashionista, not counting Blue Ivy (yet).
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MET: April 18, 2006 (Hap...
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise WHO: The ex-Mrs. Tom Cruise and the littlest fashionista, not counting Blue Ivy (yet).
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MET: April 18, 2006 (Happy Birthday, Suri!)
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SPAWNED: An obsession with mini-heels; multiple Twitter imposters; and reportedly $400,000/year in child support (shopping allowance?). Photo: Jackson Lee / Splash News/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti WHO: Onetime boyfriends and business partners for nearly 50 years.
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MET: On the Via Veneto in the ...
Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti WHO: Onetime boyfriends and business partners for nearly 50 years.
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MET: On the Via Veneto in the summer of La Dolce Vita.
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SPAWNED: Red gowns for red carpets, a documentary called Valentino: The Last Emperor, and enviable yacht-born perma-tans. Photo: Ron Galella
Humberto Leon and Carol Lim WHO: Best friends and business partners as the founders of Opening Ceremony, and now the creative directors of Kenzo....
Humberto Leon and Carol Lim WHO: Best friends and business partners as the founders of Opening Ceremony, and now the creative directors of Kenzo.
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MET: As Berkeley sophomores, they established their cool-kid emporium in 2002.
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SPAWNED: Introduced Havianas to the U.S. and mastered the designer collaboration with O.C. x Acne, Rodarte, and Pendleton. Then established new outposts in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo, and convinced LVMH to hire them. Photo: Larry Busacca/2010 Getty Images
Jane Birkin and Hermès
WHO: The bohemian singer-actress and the French leader in horsey-inspired luxury.
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MET: On an Air France flig...
Jane Birkin and Hermès
WHO: The bohemian singer-actress and the French leader in horsey-inspired luxury.
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MET: On an Air France flight in 1981, when Birkin spilled the contents of her purse in front of Hermès chairman Jean-Louis Dumas. By the time they landed, the Hermès Birkin bag had been born.
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SPAWNED: The ne plus ultra of status handbags for socialite and celebutante hoarders, and the original legendary waiting list. Photo: Jun Sato/2010 Jun Sato
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen WHO: Fashion’s favorite twin billionaires.
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MET: In utero, we can only presume?
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SPAWNED: Michelle Tanner; &qu...
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen WHO: Fashion’s favorite twin billionaires.
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MET: In utero, we can only presume?
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SPAWNED: Michelle Tanner; "hobo-chic"; and — against all odds — the Row, a label that women love. Photo: Ben Gabbe/2010 Getty Images
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana WHO: Former boyfriends and current co-designers of their eponymous label.
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MET: In 1980, as design assis...
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana WHO: Former boyfriends and current co-designers of their eponymous label.
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MET: In 1980, as design assistants in Milan. They launched their business in 1982.
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SPAWNED: The lingerie look, and the sexy Sicilian widow as style icon. Photo: Gareth Cattermole/2011 Getty Images
Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy and Audrey Hepburn WHO: The Couturier Count and his gamine muse.
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MET: When she asked him to cos...
Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy and Audrey Hepburn WHO: The Couturier Count and his gamine muse.
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MET: When she asked him to costume Sabrina — he was expecting Katharine Hepburn, but was charmed when Audrey arrived instead.
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SPAWNED: The definitive LBD and trench in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (a far cry from today's goth-glam Givenchy). Photo: Ron Galella
Riccardo Tisci and Marina Abramović WHO: The Givenchy designer and the performance art provocateur.
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MET: Circa 2007, when he collabora...
Riccardo Tisci and Marina Abramović WHO: The Givenchy designer and the performance art provocateur.
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MET: Circa 2007, when he collaborated on an AnOther magazine project with her ex-husband.
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SPAWNED: A breast-feeding portrait, and a shared Manhattan townhouse. He’s upstairs and she’s downstairs. Photo: Stephen Lovekin/2010 Getty Images
Scott Schuman and Garance Doré
WHO: The doyens of digital fashion — thesartorialist.com (2005) and garancedore.fr/en (2006).
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MET: S...
Scott Schuman and Garance Doré
WHO: The doyens of digital fashion — thesartorialist.com (2005) and garancedore.fr/en (2006).
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MET: She was a fan, they were introduced by a friend, and they have been dating since 2009.
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SPAWNED: Gallery-worthy street-style photography, fashion blogging as a career, and the blogger as brand consultant and ad star. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/2012 Getty Images
Yves Saint Laurent and Nan Kempner WHO: The paragon of twentieth-century fashion design and “the world’s most famous clotheshorse.”
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MET: In ...
Yves Saint Laurent and Nan Kempner WHO: The paragon of twentieth-century fashion design and “the world’s most famous clotheshorse.”
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MET: In 1958, when she witnessed his couture debut at Dior; she wanted a white satin sheath and matching mink-trimmed coat so badly she burst into tears. Then Dior lowered the price and she met its maker.
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SPAWNED: A near-40-year friendship and plenty of patronage: She owned an unrivaled collection of 376 YSL couture pieces. Photo: Robin Platzer/Robin Platzer
Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé WHO: The shy genius and his former paramour-businessman.
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MET: In 1958. They split in 1976 but rem...
Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé WHO: The shy genius and his former paramour-businessman.
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MET: In 1958. They split in 1976 but remained business partners, then had a civil union in 2008, days before YSL’s death.
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SPAWNED: The Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent; L’amour Fou and Lettres à Yves.
Photo: Ron Galella
Isabella Rossellini and Elettra Ingrid Rossellini Wiedemann WHO: Model mother and her philanthropist daughter.
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MET: July 26, 1983 (Happy Bir...
Isabella Rossellini and Elettra Ingrid Rossellini Wiedemann WHO: Model mother and her philanthropist daughter.
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MET: July 26, 1983 (Happy Birthday, Elettra!)
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SPAWNED: The genetic mother lode (grandma’s Ingrid Bergman), one New York cover, and two generations as the face of Lancôme. Photo: Fernando Leon/2012 Fernando Leon
Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen WHO: The eccentric editrix and the dark genius she loved.
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MET: At his Central Saint Martins graduation s...
Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen WHO: The eccentric editrix and the dark genius she loved.
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MET: At his Central Saint Martins graduation show, when she bought everything for £5,000 by paying £100 a week for about a year.
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SPAWNED: A hauntingly poetic vision and an eloquent eulogy Met exhibit — "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" — featuring many pieces she owned. Photo: Dave Benett
Cleopatra and Kohl WHO: The last Pharoah and her favorite eye makeup.
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MET: Worn in Egypt since around 3,100 B.C., kohl has antiseptic proper...
Cleopatra and Kohl WHO: The last Pharoah and her favorite eye makeup.
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MET: Worn in Egypt since around 3,100 B.C., kohl has antiseptic properties. It was believed to combat glare, protect children from the evil eye, repel insects, and made her look fierce.
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SPAWNED: The Taylor-Burton diamond; Amy Winehouse; Cleo-costumes as worn by Bündchen, Kardashian, and Klum. Photo: Photoshot/2012 Photoshot
Ottavio “Tai” and Rosita Missoni WHO: The patriarch and matriarch of a close-knit family business.
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MET: At the 1948 London Olympics (he wa...
Ottavio “Tai” and Rosita Missoni WHO: The patriarch and matriarch of a close-knit family business.
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MET: At the 1948 London Olympics (he was running the 400-meter hurdles), then married in 1953.
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SPAWNED: Zig-zags worldwide from a Target collaboration to a chain of boutique hotels with the Missoni name. Photo: Giovanni Giannoni/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez WHO: The Proenza Schouler boys — personal and professional partners.
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MET: As students at Parsons, got s...
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez WHO: The Proenza Schouler boys — personal and professional partners.
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MET: As students at Parsons, got special permission from Tim Gunn to collaborate on their senior thesis show. Barneys bought it all.
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SPAWNED: Specialty textiles (artisanal tie-dye, woven leather, patchwork snakeskin), and a slew of money-making bags that have become downtown girls' favorite arm candy. Photo: Theo Wargo/2012 Getty Images
Naomi Campbell and Vladislav Doronin WHO: The catwalk stalker and her Russian beau-ligarch.
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MET: In 2008, at her birthday party during the C...
Naomi Campbell and Vladislav Doronin WHO: The catwalk stalker and her Russian beau-ligarch.
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MET: In 2008, at her birthday party during the Cannes Film Festival.
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SPAWNED: A kinder, gentler Naomi, thanks in part to an easy excuse for another fur coat and their Zaha Hadid spaceship villa. Photo: George Pimentel/2011 George Pimentel
David and Victoria Beckham WHO: Posh and Becks, the favored Brits of the fashion world.
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MET: In 1996. He says she picked him “out of a socce...
David and Victoria Beckham WHO: Posh and Becks, the favored Brits of the fashion world.
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MET: In 1996. He says she picked him “out of a soccer sticker book” and he “chose her off the telly.” Is that love before first sight? They married in 1999.
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SPAWNED: A steamy Armani underwear campaign, a W cover, and the creatively named Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
Nancy Davis Reagan and James Galanos WHO: The Californian first lady and the blue chip designer for blue-blooded ladies.
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MET: At a Beverly H...
Nancy Davis Reagan and James Galanos WHO: The Californian first lady and the blue chip designer for blue-blooded ladies.
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MET: At a Beverly Hills boutique in 1949, where she adopted him as her style savior.
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SPAWNED: Two inaugural gowns; Hollywood glamour inside the Beltway; controversy over gifted clothing lampooned as a “wear-now, donate-later” campaign. Photo: Lester Cohen/2007 Lester Cohen
Tsar Alexander III and Peter Carl Fabergé WHO: The famous Romanovs and the jeweler to the Tsars.
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MET: Tsar Alexander III discovered F...
Tsar Alexander III and Peter Carl Fabergé WHO: The famous Romanovs and the jeweler to the Tsars.
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MET: Tsar Alexander III discovered Fabergé at the Moscow Pan-Russian exhibition in 1882.
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SPAWNED: Along with son Tsar Nicholas II, Alexander commissioned Imperial Eggs every Easter from 1885 to 1917 (save during the 1904 to 1905 Russo-Japanese War); 50 priceless objets d’art; and countless faux-bergé dust catchers. Photo: Keith Srakocic/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler WHO: The Happy Chic potter and the witty Barneys creative ambassador.
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MET: On a blind date, then partnered u...
Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler WHO: The Happy Chic potter and the witty Barneys creative ambassador.
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MET: On a blind date, then partnered up in 1995 and married in 2008.
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SPAWNED: Holiday windows like no one else, kitsch “mantiques,” and a Norwich terrier named Liberace. Photo: Paul Morigi/2012 Paul Morigi
Peter Brant II and Harry Brant WHO: Tongue-in-chic teens Peter Brant II and Harry Brant, scions of industrialist Peter M. Brant and supermodel St...
Peter Brant II and Harry Brant WHO: Tongue-in-chic teens Peter Brant II and Harry Brant, scions of industrialist Peter M. Brant and supermodel Stephanie Seymour.
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MET: 1997, when Harry was born.
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SPAWNED: The bolero jacket for boys; the disdain of the 99 percent; and the outrageously quotable @HarryPeterBrant, which has since been deleted because Dad got mad. Photo: Charles Eshelman/2012 Charles Eshelman
Lisa Mayock and Jeff Halmos WHO: She’s half of Vena Cava, for cool girls; he's half of Shipley & Halmos, for cool guys.
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MET: At a CFDA/V...
Lisa Mayock and Jeff Halmos WHO: She’s half of Vena Cava, for cool girls; he's half of Shipley & Halmos, for cool guys.
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MET: At a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Dinner. Their first date was on July Fourth, and they married this year (when she wore an amethyst vintage Galliano and they were featured in Vogue).
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SPAWNED: His and hers CFDA awards; his and hers wardrobes for Brooklyn’s finest. Photo: Michael Loccisano/2010 Getty Images
Isabel and Ruben Toledo WHO: She’s the designer’s designer; he’s an artist and illustrator.
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MET: In ninth grade Spanish class in West New Yo...
Isabel and Ruben Toledo WHO: She’s the designer’s designer; he’s an artist and illustrator.
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MET: In ninth grade Spanish class in West New York, New Jersey.
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SPAWNED: Michelle Obama's citron lace inauguration outfit and an F.I.T. exhibit called “Toledo/Toledo: A Marriage of Art and Fashion.” Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/2012 Getty Images
Stella McCartney and Animals WHO: The champion of cruelty-free fashion.
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MET: A lifelong vegetarian, McCartney was raised on an organic farm....
Stella McCartney and Animals WHO: The champion of cruelty-free fashion.
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MET: A lifelong vegetarian, McCartney was raised on an organic farm.
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SPAWNED: She’s made faux fabulous, creating covetable (animal-free) shoes and handbags. Photo: David Montgomery/2010 Getty Images
Mario Testino and Kate Moss WHO: The fashion photographer/royal portraitist and his favorite waif.
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MET: When he consoled her backstage at Jo...
Mario Testino and Kate Moss WHO: The fashion photographer/royal portraitist and his favorite waif.
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MET: When he consoled her backstage at John Galliano’s first Paris show, when she was distraught she’d only had one dress to wear.
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SPAWNED: Twenty years of unforgettable images and a monograph Kate Moss by Mario Testino, plus a wedding album from her nuptials to Jamie Hince. Photo: Nick Harvey/2010 Nick Harvey
Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre and Countess Mona von Bismarck
WHO: The Spanish maestro and the “Kentucky Countess” who loved him.
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Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre and Countess Mona von Bismarck
WHO: The Spanish maestro and the “Kentucky Countess” who loved him.
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MET: She was his faithful friend and patron for 30 years.
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SPAWNED: Fashion lore. She once ordered 150 dresses from Balenciaga after a railroad accident destroyed her wardrobe and took to her bed for three days when he announced his retirement in 1968.
Queen Elizabeth I and Ermine WHO: The Virgin Queen and the royal rodent.
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MET: Once reserved for royalty, bright white ermine fur became syno...
Queen Elizabeth I and Ermine WHO: The Virgin Queen and the royal rodent.
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MET: Once reserved for royalty, bright white ermine fur became synonymous with Elizabeth’s unsullied virtue.
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SPAWNED: The Coronation Portrait (artist unknown, ca. 1600); Elizabeth I: The Ermine Portrait (Nicholas Hilliard, 1585). Photo: © Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Karl Lagerfeld and Choupette WHO: The Kaiser and his new kitty.
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MET: When man-muse Baptiste Giabiconi asked Karl to cat-sit, he never got Ch...
Karl Lagerfeld and Choupette WHO: The Kaiser and his new kitty.
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MET: When man-muse Baptiste Giabiconi asked Karl to cat-sit, he never got Choupette back.
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SPAWNED: An all-blue Chanel couture collection (reportedly inspired by Choupette’s eyes), plus pussycat profiles in i-D and Harper’s Bazaar. Photo: Alex Grimm/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin WHO: Dutch shooting stars who only work together.
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MET: As art students in Amsterdam. They began work...
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin WHO: Dutch shooting stars who only work together.
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MET: As art students in Amsterdam. They began working together in 1986 and married in 1999.
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SPAWNED: A digital approach to fashion photography, plus an ongoing roster of magazine and advertising assignments. Photo: Fernando Leon/2009 Getty Images
Isabel Marant and Jérôme Dreyfuss
WHO: Parisian proponents of La Vie Bohème. Her clothes and his bags are cool-girl essenti...
Isabel Marant and Jérôme Dreyfuss
WHO: Parisian proponents of La Vie Bohème. Her clothes and his bags are cool-girl essentials in France.
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MET: They haven’t said, but husband and wife both have ties to Elite; Marant’s mother was director at the agency and Dreyfuss was a consultant.
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SPAWNED: Side-by-side Soho boutiques and a son named Tal. Photo: Foc Kan
George Bryan “Beau” Brummell and the Dandy WHO: “A Dandy is a clothes-wearing Man … others dress to live, he lives to dress.” —Thomas Carly...
George Bryan “Beau” Brummell and the Dandy WHO: “A Dandy is a clothes-wearing Man … others dress to live, he lives to dress.” —Thomas Carlyle
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MET: Born middle class, Brummell’s stock rose when he joined the Tenth Royal Hussars in 1794 and befriended the Prince of Wales.
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SPAWNED: Hamish Bowles. Photo: © Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Joseph Altuzarra and Lily Kwong WHO: The wunderkind designer and his model-student cousin.
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MET: As kids, then were onetime roommates in...
Joseph Altuzarra and Lily Kwong WHO: The wunderkind designer and his model-student cousin.
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MET: As kids, then were onetime roommates in the late aughts.
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SPAWNED: His brand (she was his first fit-model), and stacks of street-style snaps. Photo: Steve Eichner/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Haider Ackermann and Tilda Swinton WHO: The master draper and his otherworldly advocate.
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MET: In a “Chinese Karaoke” in Paris, where he sang...
Haider Ackermann and Tilda Swinton WHO: The master draper and his otherworldly advocate.
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MET: In a “Chinese Karaoke” in Paris, where he sang “Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong.”
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SPAWNED: Major red carpet moments at the Golden Globes and Cannes. Photo: Francois Durand/2009 Getty Images
Truman Capote and Barbara “Babe” Cushing Mortimer Paley WHO: The Breakfast at Tiffany’s scribe and his society “swan.”
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MET: In January 1955,...
Truman Capote and Barbara “Babe” Cushing Mortimer Paley WHO: The Breakfast at Tiffany’s scribe and his society “swan.”
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MET: In January 1955, when mutual friends brought Capote along for a long weekend at the Paley’s Jamaican retreat.
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SPAWNED: The famous Black and White Ball and a friendship of twenty years, until he betrayed her in print by revealing her husband’s indiscretions in thinly veiled detail. Truman committed social suicide.
Grace Jones and Jean-Paul Goude WHO: The Grace of Goude, the groundbreaking graphic designer–photographer and his androgynous icon.
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MET: In ...
Grace Jones and Jean-Paul Goude WHO: The Grace of Goude, the groundbreaking graphic designer–photographer and his androgynous icon.
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MET: In 1977, when she sought his advice on her nightclub act and romance ensued.
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SPAWNED: The pre-Photoshop crop, the flat-top for girls, and a son named Paulo. Photo: Allpix/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Patricia Field WHO: Carrie Bradshaw and the woman behind the wardrobe.
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MET: On the set of Miami Rhapsody, three yea...
Sarah Jessica Parker and Patricia Field WHO: Carrie Bradshaw and the woman behind the wardrobe.
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MET: On the set of Miami Rhapsody, three years before Sex and the City.
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SPAWNED: Manolo madness, Baguette mania, Birkin envy, and the nameplate necklace. Photo: Evan Agostini/2003 Getty Images
David Bailey and Jean Shrimpton WHO: The East End photographer and the Shrimp he loved.
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MET: In 1960, he spotted her on another shooter’s se...
David Bailey and Jean Shrimpton WHO: The East End photographer and the Shrimp he loved.
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MET: In 1960, he spotted her on another shooter’s set. Within three months, they were living together and later were briefly engaged. They never married.
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SPAWNED: A break from the patrician photographers and society-girl models of the fifties; the “Youthquake”; and Antonioni’s Blow-Up, an iconic fashion film. Photo: Terry O’Neill/2007 Getty Images
Roy Halston Frowick and Liza Minnelli WHO: The premier designer of the disco decade and “Liza with a Z.”
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MET: Through Liza’s godmother ...
Roy Halston Frowick and Liza Minnelli WHO: The premier designer of the disco decade and “Liza with a Z.”
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MET: Through Liza’s godmother Kay Thompson (of Eloise fame), then became best friends.
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SPAWNED: The one-seam dress, as worn at that glamour overdose called Studio 54. Ultrasuede.
Photo: Vinnie Zuffante
Azzedine Alaïa and Stephanie Seymour WHO: The “King of Cling” and his supermodel “daughter.” (Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell also...
Azzedine Alaïa and Stephanie Seymour WHO: The “King of Cling” and his supermodel “daughter.” (Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell also call him “Papa.”)
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MET: When she was 14, he was the first to hire her for a runway show.
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SPAWNED: A Schnabel portrait of Seymour in Alaïa’s boutique; a boycott of the “Model As Muse” Met Ball after Alaïa was overlooked; Seymour’s wedding gown. Photo: Djamilla Rosa Cochran
Rachel Zoe and Brad Goreski WHO: The celebrity celebrity-stylist and her spinoff.
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MET: Onscreen, when Rachel hired Brad as her ass...
Rachel Zoe and Brad Goreski WHO: The celebrity celebrity-stylist and her spinoff.
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MET: Onscreen, when Rachel hired Brad as her assistant in 2008. He split to style solo in 2010.
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SPAWNED: Client custody battles (see: Demi Moore); boho-chic vs. color-blocking; The Rachel Zoe Project vs. It’s a Brad, Brad World.
Photo: Stefanie Keenan/2010 Stefanie Keenan
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