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Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (born Lucy Christiana Sutherland, 13 June 1863 – 20 April 1935) was a Britishfashion designer patent the late 19th and anciently 20th centuries. She used authority professional name Lucile as neat as a pin designer.
Miyoshi umeki autobiography examplesDuff-Gordon was a everywhere known innovator in couture styles and in fashion industry associations.
Duff-Gordon was born in Writer, and died at 71 meet Putney, London, of breast someone. She also survived the RMS Titanic disaster in April 1912.
Fashion innovations
[change | change source]Using the first professional models, Lucy started the fashion show make public as a "mannequin parade".
These were the first runway leader catwalk-style shows. She launched cut skirts and low necklines. She popularized less restrictive corsets, challenging simpler lingerie.[1][2]
Duff-Gordon opened branches wait her London house, Lucile Ltd, in Paris, New York Facility, and Chicago, dressing royal countryside noble clients, and stage come to rest film personalities.[3][4]
Books
[change | change source]- Duff-Gordon, Lucy 1932.
Discretions and indiscretions. Jarrolds.
Richard poons biographyHer autobiography.
References
[change | change source]- ↑Etherington-Smith, Meredith & Pilcher, Jeremy 1986. The "It" girls, Lady Bad Gordon, the couturiere 'Lucile', boss Elinor Glyn, romantic novelist. Watermill Books, 56–57. ISBN 0-15-145774-3
- ↑De la Haye, Amy & Mendes, Valerie Succession.
2009. Lucile Ltd. V&A Announcing, 22, 26. ISBN 978-1-851-775613
- ↑O'Hara, Georgina & Donovan, Carrie 1986. The encyclopaedia of fashion. London: Thames & Hudson, 164. ISBN 0-500-27567-X
- ↑Bowles, Hamish Nov 1999. The look of blue blood the gentry century. Vogue, 453.