Fashion - Haute Couture

Turning to Vogue Italia again, as they highlight some of the greatest fashion designers of the 1900's - women whose names have fallen "into oblivion."

Madame Grès
Born 1903 in Paris, France




Madeleine Vionnet
Born 1876 in Chilleurs-aux-Bois, France.




Jeanne Lanvin
Born 1867 in Paris, France




Sorelle Fontana 
House of the Fontana Sisters
Founded 1943 in Rome.




Claire McCardell
Born 1905 in Frederick, Maryland.







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