 A succession of major designers such as Coco Chanel and Yves Saint-Laurent have kept Paris as the center most watched by the rest of the world, although "haute couture" is now subsidized by the sale of ready-to-wear collections and perfume using the same branding.Modern Westerners have a vast number of choices available in the selection of their clothes.What a person chooses to wear can reflect his or her personality or interests.