Are these brands named after actual people or are they made up?

General Name Discussion
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[name_m]Louis[/name_m] Vuitton

[name_f]Chanel[/name_f]

[name_f]Gucci[/name_f]

Balenciaga

Prada

[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_f]Kline[/name_f]

[name_u]Tommy[/name_u] Hilfiger

[name_m]Yves[/name_m] [name_u]Saint[/name_u] [name_m]Laurent[/name_m]

[name_u]Fendi[/name_u]

[name_u]Armani[/name_u]

[name_f]Dolce[/name_f] & Gabbana

[name_u]Dior[/name_u]

Givenchy

[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] [name_u]Lauren[/name_u]

Abercrombie & Fitch

Burberry

[name_m]Diesel[/name_m]

Stussy

Like what gives?

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[name_m]Louis[/name_m] Vuitton - yes
[name_f]Chanel[/name_f] - yes (Coco Chanel)
[name_f]Gucci[/name_f] - yes (Guccio Gucci)
Balenciaga - yes (Cristóbal Balenciaga)
Prada - yes (Mario Prada)
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_f]Kline[/name_f] - yes (but it’s spelled [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] Klein)
[name_u]Tommy[/name_u] Hilfiger - yes
[name_m]Yves[/name_m] [name_u]Saint[/name_u] [name_m]Laurent[/name_m] - yes
[name_u]Fendi[/name_u] - yes (Edoardo and [name_f]Adele[/name_f] Fendi)
[name_u]Armani[/name_u] - yes (Giorgio Armani)
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] [name_u]Lauren[/name_u] - yes
Abercrombie & Fitch - yes (David T. Abercrombie and [name_u]Ezra[/name_u] Fitch)
Burberry - yes (Thomas Burberry)
[name_m]Diesel[/name_m] - no (Renzo Rosso and [name_m]Adriano[/name_m] Goldschmied)
Stussy - yes (Shawn Stüssy)

what gives is that fashion designers are artists and want to be recognized for their work

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All of them, except [name_m]Diesel[/name_m], are named after their founders. @/SparkleNinja18 has named the designers in their post, which is really helpful if you want to know more about the designers and the history of the brand.

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