Marcelle_Chaumont

Marcelle Chaumont

Marcelle Chaumont

French fashion designer

Marcelle Chaumont (born 1891, Eymoutiers,[1] Haute-Vienne; died 1990, Paris) was a French fashion designer.[2]

Chaumont moved to Paris after World War I and became the head seamstress for Jeanne Lanvin and Madeleine Vionnet.[3] Marcelle Chaumont created her fashion house[4] in the late 1930s[5] but World War II and health problems forced her to stop working. Her clients included Gloria Guinness who was voted 'Best Dressed Woman' by Time magazine in 1962.[6] Some of Chaumont's creations can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York[7][8] The house of Marcelle Chaumont closed in 1953.[9]

Chaumont was married to Robert Chapsal, son of the politician Fernand Chapsal and was the mother of the writer Madeleine Chapsal.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "Madeleine Chapsal" (in French). Crl-limousin.org. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  2. [2]
    "Marcelle Chaumont: Paris Couturier. Couture Allure Fashion Blog
  3. [3]
    "Madeleine VIONNET - Sous les toits de Paris". Sur-les-toits-de-paris.eklablog.net. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. [4]
    Clade, Jean-Louis (2008). Se vъtir: art et histoire de plaire - Jean-Louis Clade - Google Livres. Cabédita. ISBN 9782882955265. Retrieved 2014-01-06 – via Google Books.
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    Reeder, Jan Glier (2010). High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the ... - Jan Glier Reeder - Google Books. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9781588393623. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  6. [6]
    Staff (27 August 2011). "'Chic cannot be taught.' Gloria Guinness". The Courier. Union City, CA: James Logan High School
  7. [7]
    "The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Evening ensemble". Metmuseum.org. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  8. [8]
    "The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Search the Collections". Metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  9. [9]
    "1949 evening dress by Marcelle Chaumont". Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  10. [10]
    "Madeleine Vionnet, ma mère et moi de Madeleine Chapsal - Lucie, livres et cinéma" (in French). Lucie-livres-et-cinema.over-blog.com. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-06.



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