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ESCADA
Margaretha and Wolfgang Ley founded Escada in 1976 in Germany. The first label was Escada Sportliche Eleganz by SRB, but it was soon shortened to Escada. This line featured high end knit sportswear, but by the 1980s, Escada had branched off into ather areas of women's clothing, such as separates and evening wear.
In 1982, Escada began to branch off into other markets, including the United States and Hong Kong. Throughout the 80s, they expanded until they were considered to be one of the largest fashion companies in the world. More lines were added, including a more youthful and lower priced line, Laurel, a bridge line, Apriori was added in 1991, and in 1995, Escada Sport.
Margaretha Ley died in 1992. Until that time she had been the primary designer for the label. After her death, first Michael Stolzenburg, then Todd Oldham, were hired to design for Escada. Today the head designer is Damiano Biella.
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from an early 1980s blouse
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from a 1980s jacket
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from a 1980s blouse
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from a 1980s evening pant suit
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from a pair of 1980s slacks. Laurel is one of Escada’s lower priced lines
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from a 1980s dress
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from a 1990s dress
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from a 2000s silk blouse
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