Oscar Wilde famously said: “One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art.” Sorry Oscar we are all works of art, even as we all deserve to wear works of art. Lady Gaga expresses it this way: “I am a walking piece of art, expressing my dreams and my ambitions at all times.”

Even before the official birth of the haute couture in 19th century Paris; high fashion in France could be traced all the way back to the 17th century, during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV.

People have been wearing clothes since the days of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. As the centuries unfolded what we wore conveyed more and more about who we are, signaling our status in society and where we belonged in the world.