KARL LAGERFELD, known for his versatility, creativity, and graceful design aesthetic

KARL LAGERFELD CHANEL Born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1938, Karl Lagerfeld was mesmerized by art and fashion even as a child. When he was only 15, he went to Paris to enter a competition with a coat he had designed and walked off with first prize. It wasn't long before the talented young designer was snatched up by the couture houses of Paris. In 1963 he started his own line of clothing and began a longstanding collaboration with Fendi, for which he still designs. In 1983 he became artistic director for Chanel. Known for his versatility, creativity, and graceful design aesthetic, he's won praise for bringing new freshness to the classic label with out altering it too dramatically.
The lavish, theatrical elements in many of Lagerfeld's designs make them a natural for the Oscars. In fact, his clothes have been stars themselves as costumes for European and American movies and operas.
When he's not designing gowns for the world's most glamorous women, Lagerfeld devotes himself to restoring old houses, collecting 18th-century furniture, and photography, which he has turned into a second career. He also recently completed a collection of illustrations for a new children's book based on--appropriately enough--"The Emperor's New Clothes."
MIUCCIA PRADA PRADA
The Prada trademark dates from the early 1900s when Miuccia's grandfather Mario opened two leathergoods stores in Milan. He stocked them with designs created from the exotic materials he collected during his travels--rare fish skin and tortoiseshell from the Orient, and parachute nylon from the United States. Although the business declined after Mario's death in the 1950s, Miuccia took it over in 1978 and made it her mission to infuse new life into the family label.
She's done that--and more. Miuccia introduced her first collection of shoes in 1985 and, in 1989, launched her debut women's collection. Her sleek, sophisticated, modern edge was a perfect fit with the understated, minimalist climate emerging in fashion, and it wasn't long before the Prada name gained cachet with the young and fashionable crowd. Among her devoted fans are Caroline Bissette Kennedy (Mrs. JFK Jr.) and Uma Thurman. In fact, the elegant lavender Prada gown Thurman wore to the 1995 Oscars is hailed by some as a bellwether in the simple-chic Oscar-fashion trend.
Prada herself describes her style as a blend of practicality and whimsy, stemming from her dual background in political science and theater arts. Whatever the inspiration, her work continues to earn accolades and celebrity clients.
JOHN GALLIANO CHRISTIAN DIOR
Sure, critics are praising understated navy silk pantsuits these days, but there's always room for flair and flamboyance on a glamorous night like the Oscars. And that's where fashion impresario John Galiano comes in. He was already a force int he couture world when the took the helm at Christian Dior in 1996. His Oscar-night creations are among the boldest and most unforgettable, and it takes a bold, confident start to wear them (Madonna, Celine Dion, Nicole Kidman, for example). A chartreuse gown with mesh back, Chinese embroidery, and fur tassels might sound like a potential disaster--but when Galliano conceives it and Kidman carries it off, the fashion press swoons.
If, as some say, the most innovative designers in Paris are British, galliano. certainly fits the mold. Born in Gibraltar in 1960 and raised in England, he combines the best of British tradition with thoroughly modern and wildly imaginative designs that have been called everything from "poetic" to "eccentric." for inspiration he has drawn on such diverse sources as Mata Hari, Japanese art, Toulouse-Lautrec, Napoleon and Josephine, and the Scottish Highlands.
Galliano introduced his first collection in 1985 and, after enjoying success on his own, was lured to Givenchy in 1995 to help give the classic label a fresher, more modern image. His collections won the British Designer of the Year award as well as Spain's most prestigious fashion award. However, a year later he was lured to another of haute couture's most prestigious houses--Dior.
So far it seems like a perfect fit.
OSCAR FACT: How the Oscar got its name: In 1931 Margaret Herrick, an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences employee, commented that the statuette "looks like my uncle Oscar." Other employees picked up on the nickname, and in 1934 it appeared in a newspaper column for the first time. yanzic0619.

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