The Fédération française de la couture, du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode (English: French Federation of Fashion and of Ready-to-Wear Couturiers and Fashion Designers) is the governing body for the French fashion industry. The Federation was created in 1973, growing out of an older trade association (which still exists within the Federation), the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture parisienne which was created in 1868. The Federation comprises three separate trade associations:
The Federation also has a fashion school, the École de la chambre syndicale de la couture parisienne (created in 1928).
The Federation has close ties to the Union Nationale Artisanale de la Couture et des Activités Connexes (English: National Couture Craft Industry and Related Activities Union), a trade association of couture dressmakers in other French administrative regions outside of Paris.
The Federation is responsible for setting the dates and location of the French fashion weeks. It also establishes industry standards on quality and on the use of the word "haute couture".
Prêt-à-Porter Member Fashion Houses and Designers
See list of grands couturiers for haute couture houses.For the Spring 2016 season, the official list of members are:
Alexandre Vauthier—Alexis Mabille—Bouchra Jarrar—Chanel—Christian Dior—Christophe Josse—Franck Sorbier—Giambattista Valli—Givenchy—Jean Paul Gaultier—Maison Margiela—Stéphane Rolland—Yiqing Yin