Note fashion historians and fashionistas

  Fashion historians and fashionistas take note: The mystery of who "invented" or "created" The wrap dress is always solved.

One might ask: "Is it important in the scheme of things?" Well, Irving Penn said, "You know you're good, if they take your ideas," and Louis Feraud added ". Ideas are picking in the air"

Yes, it is important for me and it should to other fashionistas role. The truth can actually be checked. So, what follows are the facts:

    Mia - Vicky, 21 Rue Bonaparte, a French fashion company as Fonssagrives Tiel first made the dress jersey printed portfolio in 1968 to Joan Arkin, a permit Dress U.S..

    Mia Fonssagrives, model Lisa Fonssagrives, his mother, and the daughter of Irving Penn was my partner.

In 1968 (many years before the DVF wrap dress created), was shown my jersey dress original film, repeatedly.

    In a movie called Candy with Marlon and Ringo, Eva Aulin in mint green crepe satin with cream collarand worn draped around the front and Shell bias on the coastal belt. Candy was released in 1969, but turned 68

    Redbook magazine in 1968, printed in soft jersey fabric in pink and green products by Joan Arkin and sold Bloomingdales (including the window) in the same pattern as in sweets without collar or cuffs version, but kindled a straight jack.

    In our fashion show in Paris in January 1968 Maxims, with Elizabeth Taylor on the observation model in navy and gold velvet, same pattern. She was our sponsor and partner. I wore 1968 he published in the world blue crepe wrap dress for our press photo of contract staff photographer, Gianni Bozzacchi. (I still have this dress)

I wore the jersey Fonssagrives-Tiel Joan Arkin wrap creation in Rome and St Tropez in 1968.


07.25.2013-lizVM.jpgI wrote about our wrap dress in my memory, it's all in the dress, published by St. Martin's Press in 2011, and all my desires were confirmed by their lawyers. I hoped DVF and fashion writers and historians would read and agree politely error. I never take legal action. It's not my style. I accept other ideas out of thin air.

What makes this jacket so special is that it comes off, if easily solved. In the promo candy She is naked keep it up!

It is also the body-hugging dress draped front is flattering as a figure for a 20 and a size two. The model is easy to copy, once the idea was there. Only, I do not publish or promote what I invented because I am busy, other original designs in Paris was still worn. I also thought it was known that I was doing for the first time. I could not imagine it any other designer has become my claim to fame in America.

07.25.2013-image003.jpgLast week, I was more than surprised when I opened the New York Times to see an interview with Andrew Goldman Diane von Furstenberg, and I read it was "no idea that I have something that is so would be useful ... I have this dress and in no time all I have lived the American dream, to create. "

I congratulate the success of marketing and financial data Diane von Furstenberg made the envelope. Ms. von Furstenberg studied economics at the University of Geneva. There is hardly a success in branding and promotion of Ms. von Furstenberg be. They popularized the wrap dress, and in turn, made millions of dollars. For this, bravo. It should be seriously considered.

Perhaps this is how the script went ...

Today, there are still some designers who can do everything, but many are the only image of an ideal that "celebrity designer." The celebrity designer is a socialite, a promoter, not the artist, not the real designer seamstress. hire people like me to work for them, often a team of people like me. How do you know if the team copy others? they do not do it. Nowadays, the design of the mode is more of a statement, a brand, a vision and not at all like me, if the design is simple flattering wear dresses for women, personal responsibility, or just to a wedding and / or go to find a man .

07.25.2013-vickytielflutter.jpgDress designers in the past have been glorified dressmakers. You cut, sewn, beaded, draped, and, of course, attracted their customers in their creations. I am in the world, have my own business in Paris and Bergdorf. I decided to be a fashion designer to make a lot of drawings, and had what I did and 45 years for the shell is doing not bad!

In fact, as a fashion student at Parsons, I studied popover Claire McCardell dress apron with two large front button closure. It is a cross on the front, but looks like a '50 full raglan sleeves bathrobe - apron - dress, no draped figure hugging sexy 60s. It is now worn as a dress not to accept. The design of Claire McCardell not inspire me to rock Mia wore portfolio, while in college at Parsons, was the inspiration.

07.25.2013-photo.JPGI more surprised that I have not yet, credit history for a dress that I will be designed in 1968 and in 2013 sold 12,000 units of the dress in one day on HSN TV.

The article in Redbook magazine that accompanied the photo, (February 1968), said: "Envelope cross cutting section is perhaps the most comfortable dress of the decade" Six years later, in 1974, Ms. Von. Fürstenberg "introduced" the wrap dress.

Thus anchored, is the successful marketing of Mrs. von Furstenberg as the New York Times Magazine evil said last week that the 40th DVF Celebrate anniversary of its founding next year when I sell the envelope since 1968 or 45 years.

One wonders who checks the facts and mathematics. I contacted the New York Times editor retreat, but they have not responded yet. Well, I hope to sell 12,000 more on my next show HSN. As my Russian Jewish grandmother used to say: "Wat a dress"

Vicky Tiel began designing clothes 40 years ago in Paris and still owns a shop. View Vicky and her new collection on HSN and online. His fashion is available at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, and fragrances are made in Perfumania. His memory, it's all about the Dress: What I learned in 40 years on Men, Women, Sex and Fashion was published by St. Martin's Press in August 2011.