Designer clothing
Designer clothing is clothing designed by a particular fashion designer or licensed by a person or brand. It is often luxury clothing proven to be high quality and haute couture for the general public, made by, or carrying the label of, a well-known designer. Licensing of designer names has been a common practice within the fashion industry since about the 1970s. Designer clothing comprises numerous types of apparel, including designer jeans that often cost several hundreds of dollars.
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Designer clothing originally referred to clothing designed by a particular person. The meaning was expanded to include designs licensed by a designer or company. Licensing of designer names was pioneered by designers like Pierre Cardin in the 1960s and has been a common practice within the fashion industry since about the 1970s.[1] Designer clothing is often expensive luxury clothing proven to be high quality and haute couture for the general public, made by, or carrying the label of, a well-known fashion designer.