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Mad Men Era 6: New Talent
View post: Mad Men Era 6: New TalentThis week, three newer designers who established their companies in the late 1950s and early 1960s: Guy Laroche, Irene Galitzine, and Federico Forquet. Guy Laroche (1921-1989) Guy Laroche worked as assistant to Jean Dessès for seven years before founding his own couture house in 1957. He had an early success with his ready-to-wear line, founded…
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Rudi Gernreich: McCall’s Patterns
View post: Rudi Gernreich: McCall’s PatternsRudi Gernreich has been called the “leading avant-garde designer” of mid-century America. Born in Vienna, Gernreich (1922-1985) began his fashion career designing dance costumes, knitwear, and swimwear in 1940s and ’50s Los Angeles, where he had settled following the 1938 Anschluss. In 1960 he founded his own label, and four years later caused a sensation with…
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