Jeanne Paquin was a leading French fashion designer, known for her resolutely modern and innovative designs.
19 Facts About Jeanne Paquin
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Jeanne Paquin was the first major female couturier and one of the pioneers of the modern fashion business.
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Jeanne Paquin was born Jeanne Marie Charlotte Beckers in 1869.
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Jeanne Paquin quickly rose through to ranks becoming premiere, in charge of the atelier.
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The couple renamed the company Jeanne Paquin and set about building the business.
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Jeanne Paquin was in charge of design, while Isidore ran the business.
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Jeanne Paquin made the color fashionable by blending it with vividly colorful linings and embroidered trim.
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Jeanne Paquin was the first couturier to send models dressed in her apparel to public events such operas and horse races for publicity.
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Jeanne Paquin frequently collaborated with the illustrators and architects such as Leon Bakst, George Barbier, Robert Mallet-Stevens, and Louis Sue.
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Jeanne Paquin was known to collaborate with the theatre, in a time when other houses rejected collaboration.
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Jeanne Paquin later expanded with shops in Buenos Aires and Madrid.
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In 1900, Jeanne Paquin was instrumental in organizing the Universal Exhibition and she was elected president of the Fashion Section.
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Jeanne Paquin's designs were featured prominently at the Exhibition and Jeanne created a mannequin of herself for display.
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Jeanne Paquin was the first woman to serve as president of an employers syndicate in France.
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At its height, the House of Jeanne Paquin was so well known that Edith Wharton mentioned the company by name in The House of Mirth.
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At a time when couture houses employed 50 to 400 workers, the House of Jeanne Paquin employed up to 2,000 people at its apex.
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When Jeanne Paquin retired in 1920, she passed responsibility to her assistant Madeleine Wallis.
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In 1945 del Castillo left Jeanne Paquin to become a designer for Elizabeth Arden, and would later become head designer for the house of Lanvin.
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Jeanne Paquin was succeeded by Colette Massignac, who was tasked with the challenge of keeping Paquin going during the post-War years, when new designers such as Christian Dior were receiving greater publicity and attention.