Charles Frederick Worth

Charles Frederick Worth (born Oct. 13, 1825, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died March 10, 1895, Paris, France) was a pioneer fashion designer and one of the founders of Parisian haute couture. In 1845 Worth left London, where he had worked in a yard-goods firm, for Paris, where he was employed in a dress accessories shop. His timing was propitious, as the creation of the Second Empire (1852) ushered in a new era of prosperity. With the reinvigoration...