Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode - Fashion Company Profile
The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) is Paris's fashion governing body - some one hundred member houses across its three chambers (Haute Couture, women's ready-to-wear and men's fashion), guardian of the legally protected Haute Couture designation, runner of the Paris fashion calendars and of its own fashion school.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Operating - the Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), the governing body of the French fashion industry and organiser of Paris Fashion Week and Haute Couture Week
- Type
- Federation - about one hundred member fashion houses and brands
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- The federation was created in 1973; its Haute Couture chamber descends from the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture founded in 1868
Company Profile
A governing federation carries no shop box. The record below - the three chambers, the school and the calendar work - is kept in full on the history page; current calendars and members are on the federation's own site, linked above.
The history is a genealogy of French fashion's institutions. The Federation - under its longer French name, the Federation francaise de la couture, du pret-a-porter des couturiers et des createurs de mode - was created in 1973, growing out of an older trade association which still exists within it: the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture parisienne, created in 1868. A governing body founded in 1973 whose core chamber dates to 1868 is both young and very old at once - the modern federation is the umbrella; the haute couture chamber beneath it has guarded the term since the era of the first couturiers. The Federation also has close ties to the Union Nationale Artisanale de la Couture et des Activites Connexes, the trade association of couture dressmakers in French regions outside Paris.
FHCM History
The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.
FHCM History & Historical Profile →Common Questions
What is the Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode?
The governing body for the French fashion industry, bringing together some one hundred member brands and comprising three chambres syndicales, in the historical record.
When was the Federation created, and from what?
The Federation was created in 1973, growing out of the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture parisienne, which was created in 1868 and still exists within the Federation, in the historical record.
What is the Federation responsible for?
Setting the dates and location of the French fashion weeks, and establishing industry standards on quality and on the use of the word 'haute couture', in the historical record; it also coordinates Paris Fashion Week.
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