The
Fédération française de la couture, du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode is the
French fashion industry governing clothing. The Federation was created in 1973, growing out of an older
trade union (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:
- Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture (English: trade union of Haute Couture)
- Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Masculine
- Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode - created in 1973