1. Jeanne Lanvin founded the Lanvin fashion house and the beauty and perfume company Lanvin Parfums.
11 Facts About Jeanne Lanvin
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Jeanne Lanvin was born in Paris on 1 January 1867, the eldest of 11 children of Constantin Lanvin and Sophie Deshayes.
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Jeanne Lanvin became an apprentice milliner at Madame Felix in Paris at the age of 16.
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Jeanne Lanvin trained with Suzanne Talbot and Caroline Montagne Roux before becoming a milliner on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore in 1889.
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In 1909, Lanvin joined the Syndicat de la Couture, which marked her formal status as a couturiere.
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The clothing Jeanne Lanvin made for her daughter began to attract the attention of a number of wealthy people who requested copies for their own children.
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Soon, Jeanne Lanvin was making dresses for their mothers, and some of the most famous names in Europe were included in the clientele of her new boutique on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore in Paris.
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From 1923, the Jeanne Lanvin empire included a dye factory in Nanterre.
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In 1922, Jeanne Lanvin collaborated with celebrated French designer Armand-Albert Rateau in redesigning her apartment, her homes and her businesses.
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In 1895, Jeanne Lanvin married Count Emilio di Pietro, an Italian nobleman.
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Jeanne Lanvin married Xavier Melet in 1907, a journalist at the newspaper Les Temps and later the French consul in Manchester, England.