Tag: fashion
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Mad Men Era 5: The Europeans
This week, four established European designers who were based in Spain and Italy: Rodriguez, Simonetta, Fabiani, and Pucci. RodrÃguez (1895-1990) Born in Valencia, Pedro RodrÃguez opened his first salon in Barcelona in 1918. During the Spanish Civil War he relocated to Paris, but returned to Spain when the war ended. Although little-known outside his country,…
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Mad Men Era 4: Old House, New Designer
Mad Men has finally returned to the air with the first episodes of Season 5. This week my Mad Men-era series continues with four established Paris houses whose mantles, by 1960, had passed to new designers: Lanvin, Patou, Nina Ricci, and Dior. When I started this series, I mentioned that the Mad Men costume department…
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