Jeanclaude suares drawing on noted design houses and fashion designers for choice illustrations, milbank, former head of sothebys costume department, weaves together a handsome collection of 175 color and 225 duotone. Maggy rouff fashion designer encyclopedia women, dress, new. Fashion meets life maggy rouff brought elegance to 1950s paris. Founded in vienna in 1896, dressing ladies of the viennese royal court.
My grandmother, who was an accomplished seamstress as career, sewed at least one of her designs for clients. I was champing at the bit for an advance look, and my eagerness undoubtedly chafed edith given. The room opened in 1937 in the robert simpson company department store at the corner of queen and yonge streets. History of fashion a brief story of the evolution of fashion. Maggy rouff was a french fashion designer of belgian origin. Maison rouff a very old postcard, not at all in good condition, but with a wealth of information after a ltttle research. The house maintained the attitude of madame maggy rouff and the clothes were still elegant and feminine. Aug 3, 2017 maggy rouff fashion designer of great importance to the history of 20th century. Paris was hit by a wave of strikes in 1946 and 1947.
Addressing a basic longing she sensed in women as early as the 1940s, rouff wooed patrons to her salon with her belief that novelty and even surprise were good for fashion, yet only novelty allied with taste yielded chic. Images have great color, they look a little washed out in the. Tierneys books are famous for being carefully researched and meticulously rendered. Designers like louiseboulanger, jeanne lanvin, and maggy rouff emerged and.
Harmony and simplicity were cornerstones of maggy rouffs belief in elegance as a way of life, and the way of fashion. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. In those days, a womans designer provided all of the elements of her wardrobe dressing gowns, day dresses, tea dresses, evening gowns, even lingerie. In grandmothers belongings i found picturespatterns from this error, including one printed evening frock designed by maggy rouff mccall 9163 dated march. This beautiful book is a collection of photos taken by the legendary mark. A satin label and an embroidered monogram mark the lining. They were noted for the quality of their merchandise and the salaries they paid.
I was champing at the bit for an advance look, and my eagerness undoubtedly chafed edith given her costumes were being upstaged by the haute couture. But the first few years annemarie was inclined to exaggerate. Historical allusions were frequent, but true to her beliefs she used historicism as a. This article is within the scope of wikiproject fashion, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of fashion on wikipedia. So evolution of fashion as we know today starts from there. Stunning and rare 1931 french art deco fashion design book 40 models. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. Stunning and rare 1931 french art deco fashion design book.
In the late 1930s, maggy rouff completed some designs for mccall patterns. Shop authentic maggy rouff fashion and other maggy rouff fashion from the worlds best stores. Beauty is powerat the jewish museum in nyc until march 22, 2015 by nadine stewart. It should not be confused with maggy rouff worked 19291965. See more ideas about vintage fashion, vintage outfits and fashion history. Rochas had been suspect ever since he and maggy rouff agreed to present a private show to german dignitaries in november 1940. Fashion was more of a cultural thing than showcasing a personal style.
Madeleine was not only trained in the dressmaker details that were so vital to the house of rouff bias banding, scalloped edging, lace inserts, prominent monograms and the use of fresh, vibrant colors but also in a couture level of design, production and customer service. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Her initial success was owed to the publics fascination with the silver screen. Maggy rouff fashion designer encyclopedia women, dress, new, body. Femina was founded in february 1901 by pierre lafitte in paris and focussed on the real woman, the french woman raised in the best tradition of elegance, bon ton and grace. Maggy rouff is known for her beliefs that a truly elegant woman is in harmony with her environment and herself. It was only by the 16th century or to be precise from the 1770s that fashion evolved as a mainstream thing. It can be argued that helena rubinstein was a force of naturea selfmade magnate whose empire, originally based on her skin cream formula, of spanned four continents. The address recorded in 1895 was bvd hausmann, paris.
Maggy rouff fashion designer encyclopedia women, dress. Rouff wrote two books, american seen through the microscope, about her travels in the united states, and philosophy of. House of rouff was a parisian fashion house founded in 1884. During the earlier times, the common man was not concerned about fashion. Jul 08, 2019 heather vaughan lee is an author and historian, whose work focuses on the study of dress in the late 19th through the 20th century. His clients included the duchess of windsor, the queen of belgium, and many of the leading film stars of the 1950s, as well as the experimental writer gertrude stein and her companion. Her justification for what might have been considered under such circumstances a frivolous topic, was her belief that even in darkest times there must be faith in the future. The shell pink silk satin and chiffon gown had a swath of sequinstudded net around the. Within maggy rouff s wardrobe collections, madeleine was given lingerie as her line to sell. Maggy rouffs early connection to the original house of rouff. A bold scarve of navy, orange, gold and cream colors. She is known for her work on corridor of mirrors 1948, the last vacation 1948 and the private life of an actor 1948.
See more ideas about vintage fashion, vintage outfits and fashion. Accessories fashion and accessories womens clothing womens suits and separates other fashion accessories. She lived through two world wars to become a giant in the industry. Covering a range of topics and perspectives in dress history, she is primarily known for her research on designer natacha rambova, american fashion history, and the history of knitting in america and the uk. Media in category maggy rouff the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
Viscount saint just needs money to pay maggie back for all the charges he has made to her credit card, but a man of his stature simply. Details about stunning and rare 1931 french art deco fashion design book 40 models. This piece has a tuxedo collar, inseam pockets, cuffs and a dark brown lining. Beauty is powerat the jewish museum in nyc until march 22, 2015 by nadine stewart it can be argued that helena rubinstein was a force of naturea selfmade magnate whose empire, originally based on her skin cream formula, of spanned four continents. She travelled extensively between the wars and was in the first plane to land in bali. Apr 15, 2020 evening dress of black crepe and white lace with sequins. In 1902, rouffs parents opened a couture house in paris under the name drecoll. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Harmony and simplicity were cornerstones of maggy rouff s belief in elegance as a way of life, and the way of fashion. Maggy rouff 18961971 page 2 head to toe fashion art. Fashion meets life maggy rouff brought elegance to 1950.
Pierre balmain, in full pierrealexandreclaudius balmain, born may 18, 1914, saintjeandemaurienne, francedied june 29, 1982, paris, french couturier who in 1945 founded a fashion house that made his name a byword for elegance. When her gowns were worn by such icons of the early cinema as theda barra, pola negri, and greta garbo, her reputation was established. The spirit of the chanel epoch pervades entire ensembles, such as a straight. Of course her gown is by the house of maggy rouff and is described as. The ladies are standing in front of the french fashion house, maison rouff. A ravishing gown of viennese embroidered lawn and organdivoile, she is attended by four young girls in pink with sun hats. Beautifully made clothes and soft furnishings from this store are now sought after collectables. Madeleine began her professional life at the age of 15 when she became an assistant to maggy rouff, a couture designer in paris. Maggie by the book is the second book in the series spotlighting regency mystery author, maggie and her sleuthing characters, saint just and his friend, sterling, who have somehow materialized in the flesh. In the 1920s and 1930s they carried french models, including duplicates of lanvin, patou, vionnet and maggy rouff, custom mades, and americanmade garments including designs by nettie rosenstein. Maggy rouff 18961971 page 2 vintage wedding photos.
The house of rouff the house created eveningwear, daywear, sportswear, and lingerie maggyrouffwas the sole designer until her daughter took i t over in the late 40s it closed in the late 1960s a few years before maggysdeath in 1971 the house has a great feeling for the deta ils and. Maggy rouff 1896 august 7, 1971 was a french fashion designer of belgian origin. As a result, rouff rarely created a design that was. Published on a bimonthly basis, femina was aimed at an affluent readership of modern, urban, french women. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. How haute couture rescued war torn paris the telegraph. Pierre balmain, french couturier who in 1945 founded a fashion house that made his name a byword for elegance. In grandmothers belongings i found picturespatterns from this error, including one printed evening frock designed by maggy rouff mccall 9163 dated march 1937 with gorgeous sleeves of folded fabric.
This was a branch of the wellknown viennese fashion house drecoll. Regis roomas the room was originally knownoffered canadians, for the first time, directional high fashion based on haute couture produced by the best paris designers, including jean patou, maggy rouff, elsa schiaparelli and mainbocher. Its undulating vegetal curves and graceful floral swirls were also a design gift to the parisian couturiers and until about 1908 or 1909 art nouveau style was energetically appropriated for seasonal, highfashion use. This illustrated fantasy world of fashion was published in the 1947 to 1948 christmas issue of femina magazine. One of the leading authorities on fashion history, tom tierney created over 150 paper doll books for dover publications. Former aspiring actress lillian frost is adjusting to a new life of boldfaced names as social secretary to a moviemad millionaire. Foto fashion, 1930s fashion, fashion history, vintage fashion, french fashion, fashion glamour, dress fashion, fashion. Within maggy rouffs wardrobe collections, madeleine was given lingerie as her line to sell. As the 1950s progressed, however, she found her own sense of focus and.
Dior does illustrations for the daily le figaro and fashion magazine le jardin des modes and begins to sell drawings to couture houses including jean patou, nina ricci, maggy rouff and. Jeanne paquin 18651936 trained here she also played a big part in teaching maggy so here is the liasonlink between drecoll and rouff and why she eventually. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Opal holt was born in canada in 1887 but lived in the us until the end of the second world war. Books latour, anny, kings of fashion, london, 1958. Apr 25, 2020 rouff, maggy designer materials and techniques. His clients included the duchess of windsor, the queen of belgium, and many of the leading film stars of the 1950s, as well as the experimental writer gertrude. Art nouveau design penetrated into all types of modern, luxury european decorative arts in the period from 1895 to 1905. A onetime dancer 191924 with the metropolitan opera ballet, maxwell.
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