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Pierre Balmain Pierre Balmain
BALMAIN, Pierre French designer Born:Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, 18 May 1914. Education:Studied architecture, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1933-34. Military Service:French Air Force, 1936-38, French Army Pioneer Corps, 1939-40. ... Read more
Diana Vreeland Diana Vreeland
Diana Vreeland (Diana Dalziel), 1906-89, American fashion editor and consultant, b. Paris. In 1937, she joined Harper's Bazaar, becoming fashion editor in 1939. In 1963, she moved to Vogue magazine, where she was editor in chief from the mid-1960s until 1971. As editor of the two leading... Read more
Patrick Robinson Patrick Robinson
Patrick Robinson1966— Fashion designer Designer Patrick Robinson was heralded by fashion industry insiders as a star in the making after designing for some of the premier names in American and European sportswear, as well as launching a collection under his own name. "Watch this guy," declared... Read more
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fashion in dress, the prevailing mode affecting modifications in costume. Styles in Asia have been characterized by freedom from change, and ancient Greek and Roman dress preserved the same flowing lines for centuries. Fashion in dress and interior decoration may be said to have originated in... Read more
Paco Rabanne Paco Rabanne
GUILLEMIN, Olivier French fashion designer Born:Paris, France, 10 July 1961. Education:Studied art history at the Sorbonne, Paris, 1978-80, and Studio Bercot, 1979-80. Career:Assistant to Thierry Mugler, 1981; assistant to Azzedine Alaïa, 1982; consultant and... Read more
Pauline Trigere Pauline Trigere
TRIGÉRE, Pauline American designer Born: Paris, 4 November 1912; immigrated to the U.S., 1937, naturalized, 1942. Education: Jules Ferry and Victor Hugo Colleges, Paris, 1923-28. Family: Married Lazar Radley, 1929 (separated); children: Jean-Pierre, Philippe. Career: Trainee clothing... Read more
Kees van Dongen Kees van Dongen
Kees van Dongen , 1877-1968, Dutch painter who worked in Paris. After moving to Paris in 1897, he met Matisse and became an exponent of fauvism eight years later. A precocious technician, he produced brilliant figure studies and portraits but soon left the movement to become a fashionable... Read more
Mainbocher Mainbocher
Mainbocher (Main Rousseau Bocher), 1891-1976, American fashion designer, b. Chicago. He was known for his expensive, elegant evening clothes; cardigan sweaters with jeweled buttons; and high-waisted, long, and lacy or transparent ball gowns. He opened his Paris house of couture in 1929 and his New... Read more
Charles Frederick Worth Charles Frederick Worth
Charles Frederick Worth 1825-95, French and British fashion designer. He was the founder of the Maison Worth in Paris and London, the longest running fashion dynasty, and the arbiter of women's fashions for more than a century. He first designed silks and then became court dressmaker to Empress... Read more
Hurly-Burly Hurly-Burly
Hurly-Burly Originating in Paris, France, the hurly-burly, also known as hurluberlu, became a fashionable hairstyle for women during the Baroque period of the seventeenth century, during which time people favored extravagant fashions. The hurly-burly consisted of shoulder length or shorter curls... Read more

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