Tag: Mad Men era
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Mad Men Era 6: New Talent
This 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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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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