The names behind the labels
The world of fashion is full of famous designers, and this word search gathers many of them. You'll be finding the legendary CHANEL and DIOR, Italian houses like VERSACE, ARMANI, GUCCI and PRADA, and bold British talents like McQUEEN and WESTWOOD.
Each puzzle pulls a fresh selection from the list, so the catwalk changes every time you play — gentle on Easy, and a longer-word challenge once the diagonals and backwards words appear on Hard.
Houses and icons of style
From haute couture to the high street, the words are here. There are the great houses GIVENCHY, BALENCIAGA, VALENTINO, FENDI, BURBERRY and VUITTON, American names like LAUREN, KLEIN and KORS, and designers like GALLIANO, CARDIN, WANG, HILFIGER and LAGERFELD.
The people who became logos
Many of the world's most famous brand names began as real people. Coco CHANEL freed women from stiff, fussy clothing in the early 1900s with simple, comfortable designs and the 'little black dress'; Christian DIOR's glamorous 'New Look' dazzled the world after the Second World War. Their surnames became labels so famous that the founder is sometimes long gone while the brand lives on — the legendary Karl LAGERFELD, for instance, ran CHANEL for decades after Coco herself had died.
Fashion is a real mix of art, business and craft. Some designers are showmen, like the daring British rebel Alexander McQUEEN and Vivienne WESTWOOD, who helped invent punk style; others, like Ralph LAUREN and Tommy HILFIGER, built huge everyday brands. Behind every catwalk show are skilled pattern-cutters, sewers and textile experts turning a sketch into a real garment. That blend of creativity and craft makes fashion designers a great fit for a design or textiles topic.
Great for a textiles topic
It's a great fit for a design or textiles topic — we use short, well-known names, and Easy mode uses a small grid with no diagonals or reverse words (longer names like BALENCIAGA appear on Medium and Hard). Play online, print a PDF pack, or use Make Your Own to build a grid from your own favourite labels.
Frequently asked questions
Which fashion designers are in the word search?
Famous designers and labels — Chanel, Dior, Versace, Armani, Gucci, McQueen, Westwood and more. Each puzzle uses a fresh selection.
Does it cover the great fashion houses?
It does — CHANEL and DIOR, Italian houses VERSACE, ARMANI, GUCCI, PRADA, VALENTINO and FENDI, British talents McQUEEN and WESTWOOD, plus LAUREN, KLEIN, KORS, GIVENCHY, BALENCIAGA and LAGERFELD.
Is it good for a textiles topic?
Great fit for a design or textiles topic. We use short, well-known names, and Easy mode uses a small grid with no diagonals or reverse words.