On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:00 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am working on history of fashion designers from the early 20th Century and > have a few questions. > > Paquin: > I have that Mme Paquin business was from 1891-1956. Does anyone know her > first name? I can't find it in my resources. Also I have come across some > French images in 1919 for a Joseph Paquin. Would Joseph be a relative > working under Mme Paquin's label or house?
Mme Jeanne Paquin & the biz was open 1891-1954 according to "Fashion". Georges Barbier did a bunch of Paquin illustrations. > Lady Duff Gordon: Did she go by several names. I have in 1907 an > illustrator and designer named Lucy and in the 1910s Lucille. Could this be > Lady Duff Gordon? Close, Lady Duff Gordon's label read "Lucile" or "Lucille". > Can anyone suggest a book that would include lesser known designers from > pre-1930s? I have a lot of designer images without an information about > their business. > Kyoto Costume Museum has a lovely publication called "Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th century" with brief bios and usually one representational photo of a signature work. I doubt it's as much info as you want. One page per just isnt very much detail. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
