The names of famous fashion designers, living or deceased, after and before their stardom:
Coco Chanel: Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel
Liz Claiborne: Anne Claiborne
John Galliano: Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano
Halston: Roy Halston Frowick
Edith Head: Edith Posener
Donna Karen: Donna Ivy Faske
Michael Kors: Karl Anderson Jr.
Karl Lagerfeld: Karl Lagerfedt
Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lifschitz
Valentino: Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani
SOURCES: Celebrity Almanac; Famous Folks