25 People We All Knew By Name But Have Rarely Seen In Photos

Tommy (born Thomas Jacob Hilfiger) sure knows what it's like to fail - when he was just 20 years old, he opened his own clothing store but went bankrupt in 5 years. After bankruptcy, he moved to New York City - the fashion capital of the US - where he worked for several brands. By the age of 28, he once again took a shot at creating his own clothing company, called Tommy Hill. Six years later, he established the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation which was destined to become one of the most recognizable fashion brands in the world.

Thierry Mugler, a designer known for his impeccably structured designs, was born in France. In 1973, Mugler presented his first clothes collection called "Café de Paris". Even years later, the designer still finds new and fresh ideas, which are inspired by the weirdest of things - insects, robots, aliens. An interesting and not so well-known fact is that Thierry is actually a very avid... bodybuilder.

Born in Arles, France, Christian originally aspired to be a museum curator. However, while sketching on historical costumes for fun, he fell in love with fashion and opened his own haute couture house in 1975 and began creating ready-to-wear clothes 13 years later. Although critics noted, that Mr. Lacroix did not seem to understand what women wanted, he continued working on his out-of-this-world designs and inspire many people.

Simon Porte Jacquemus was born in 1990 in a small town in France to a family of farmers. When he turned 18, Simon went to Paris, where he studied for a few months at the École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode (ESMOD). Two years later, in an honor to his recently deceased mother, he created his brand Jacquemus - which was the maiden name of hers. In the clothes he creates, Jacquemus likes simple cuts and clean, but original designs, therefore it's no surprise he quickly became a favorite of many models and celebrities.

Even though John has been proclaimed as one of the greatest British designers and even has been named British Designer of the Year four times, his career has seen its sunset after the scandal of 2011. Apparently, John holds anti-Semitic views and was not afraid to express it in a public place, after, probably, having one or two glasses of wine. Therefore, to no surprise, his own label was shut down the same year and he was fired from Christian Dior.