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gilt by association; Long before Calvin, before Tom, a couturier named Lucien Lelong discovered the value of friendship with celebrities.(Brief Article)
Byline: Hamish Bowles
The couturier Lucien Lelong deserves to be better known. Lelong pioneered the concept of luxury ready-to-wear in the thirties; he nurtured an impressive roster of design assistants (Dior, Balmain, and Givenchy, among them); and he was a diplomat whose persuasive powers during the Occupation saved the Paris couture from being transplanted to Berlin as the Germans initially demanded. At long last, an exhibit opening on February 28 at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, "Modern Master: Lucien Lelong, Couturier (1918-1948)," illuminates his brilliant legacy.
Lelong was a decorated war hero who took over his parents' modest ...
- FIT EXHIBIT TO FEATURE LUCIEN LELONG.
- Magazine article from: WWD Feitelberg, Rosemary January 18, 2006 700+ words
...The first exhibition focusing on Lucien Lelong, who blended modern design with business...American apparel industry, he introduced Lucien Lelong Editions, the first ready-to-wear...display at FIT's "Modern Master: Lucien Lelong, Couturier (1918-1948)." By...
- Lucien Lelong.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Cosmetics International Cosmetic Products Report August 1, 1999 700+ words
...presentation and compact enough to fit into the smallest handbag, Lucien Lelong's indiscret Parfum has been packaged for the 'party season...case is trimmed in gold and decorated with the signature Lucien Lelong double 'L' logo in black enamel outlined in pave of sparkling...
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- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times June 21, 1996 700+ words
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- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
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- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words