What Your Favorite Designers Did Before They Were Famous, and More

—07.22.09  FASHION SHOWS PEOPLE + PARTIES BLOG TRENDS + SHOPPING BEAUTY VIDEO COMMUNITY VOGUE style notes Good Times It's tough to imagine your favorite designers waiting tables and cutting lawns, but we have the pictures to prove it. See how Chris Benz, Betsey Johnson, Jason Wu, and more spent their summers before hitting it big. click for more › MORE STORIES fashion shows Resort 2010 The ever-expanding Resort season isn't over yet. Don't miss the latest collections from Vionnet, Alexander McQueen, and more. click for more › style file Model Behavior Get your model fix with our new weekly feature. Photographer JD Ferguson picks the hottest up-and-comers before they hit the catwalk. click for more › advertisement: Find beauty solutions from real women in My Beauty Moment blog style notes The Siren Scene what they wore at the coney island festival click for more › item of the week Basket Case something wicker this way comes click for more › parties BidHampton a pair of east end fundraisers click for more › video The Philosophy of Fashion alain de botton on why fashion isn't frivolous click for more › style file Lady Gaga on the Runway weigh in on the pop star's influence at couture click for more › CONTACT US I SUBSCRIBE TO MORE NEWSLETTERS I SIGN IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT To unsubscribe from the Style.com Weekly Newsletter, click here To view our privacy policy, click here Condé Nast Digital 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036 VISIT OUR SISTER SITES: Concierge / Epicurious / NutritionData / Hotel Chatter / Jaunted Men.Style.com / Wired.com / Reddit / Ars Technica / Webmonkey