Founded in 1889 and named after French "couturiere" Jeanne Lanvin, the luxury label has long been synonymous with Parisian chic.
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But the 129-year-old brand, named after founding couturiere Jeanne Lanvin, remains one of fashion's best-known labels, and has long been considered an epitome of Parisian chic.
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His grandmother was the Edwardian couturiere Lady Duff- Gordon, otherwise known by her professional name Lucile, and who was a survivor of the RMS Titanic disaster.
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His post-war life continued much as it had. A tradition of "Saturday dinners" had been established with Cocteau and his circle, congregating at the newly in vogue jazz milieu of the Paris cabaret, "Le Boeuf sur le Toit". Morand and the couturiere Coco Chanel traveled in the same social circles and he became her friend and confidante.Vaughan, Hal, Sleeping with the enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War.
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It was a libertine group, rife with emotional and sexual intrigues—all fueled by drug use and abuse. Misia Sert had an enduring association with couturiere Coco Chanel, whom she met at the home of actress Cécile Sorel in 1917. Sert provided Chanel with the emotional support the bereaved woman needed following the death of her lover, Arthur Capel, on 22 December 1919, in an automobile accident.
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Luvanis, convinced by Shinsegae's ambition, creative vision, and respect for the heritage of Poiret, sold it the rights to the brand name in 2015. After mounting press speculations, Shinsegae officially confirmed in January 2018 the international relaunch of Poiret from Paris with Belgian businesswoman Anne Chapelle at its helm, and Paris-based Chinese couturiere Yiqing Yin as its artistic director. Poiret is expected to show its first new collection in March 2018 after a 90-year hiatus.
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In London, Simone worked with the couturiere Elsa Schiaparelli, who was renowned for her bold millinery designs and concepts.de la Haye, Amy (editor), The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947–1997 (London, 1996) She headed the hat department of Schiaparelli's London branch in Upper Grosvenor Street, Mayfair until it closed down at the outbreak of war in 1939. However, Schiaparelli generously gave Simone the contact details of her English clientele, enabling her to successfully launch her own business.
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Red Ryder (Wild Bill Elliott) and Little Beaver (Robert Blake) return to Blue Springs of 1895 only to discover that the Duchess (Alice Fleming), Red’s aunt, is preparing to sell her stage coach line and marry an Englishman, Talbot Champneys (Ian Keith). Unbeknownst to them, Champneys is really a conman named Fancy Charlie, who has made a career of marrying rich women and then killing them for their money. The Duchess’ other suitors Earle Hodgins and Tom London are unhappy when her engagement to Champneys aka Fancy Charlie is announced. Red meets Champneys at the Duchess’ ranch where he also meets Fancy Charlie’s confederate, Celeste (Virginia Christine), who poses as a couturiere.
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At the time of admission, out of a hundred girls, three had 24 in. waists, six had 23 in., 18 had 22 in., 45 had 21 in., and two had 19 in. At the end of six months, by "judicious lacing," whatever that may mean, the figures were – 21 in. two; 20 in. six; 19 in. seventy five; 18 in. eleven; 17 in four; 16 in. two. Fashion establishments were much the same in Paris: "Experiences of a Paris Dressmakers Model" Star (24 October 1903) p. 3 : ... some five and a half years ago the following advertisement caught my eye in the “Wanted” columns of a high-class ladies’ newspaper, I at once answered it. It ran as follows: — : 'WANTED, at once, a young lady, pretty, tall (good figure essential), as “model” in a showroom of a well-known Paris couturiere.
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