- Pauline Trigère
Pauline Trigère (1909–2002) was a French-born American
fashion designer , known for her crisp, tailored cuts and innovative ideas.The daughter of a
tailor , Trigère was able to operate asewing machine by age 10 and often assisted herdressmaker mother. Shortly after leaving school, Pauline was employed as a trainee cutter at Martial et Armand in thePlace Vendôme ,Paris . While there, she met
American designer Adele Simpson, who told her about the wonders of theNew York fashion world. In 1937, aged 25, she moved to New York where she first found work at Ben Gerschel and later became assistant designer atHattie Carnegie .In 1942, Trigère decided to open her own fashion house, which was managed by her brother Robert Trigère. Her first small collection of 12 dresses was taken to department store buyers all across the country and by 1945, Trigère was a respected
New York label. She received her first Coty Award in 1952. In the 1950s she started to producecostume jewelry to accompany her outfits, like many other fashion houses at the time. Her clientèle included many famous women such as theDuchess of Windsor , actressClaudette Colbert and singerLena Horne . Trigère is also known for designingPatricia Neal 's sophisticated wardrobe in "Breakfast at Tiffany's ".Today, Trigère's vintage dresses and jewelry are greatly sought-after and have been worn recently by the likes of
Winona Ryder .External links
* [http://fashionsfinest.fuzzylizzie.com/trigere.html Pauline Trigère Biography]
* [http://www.coololdstuff.com/trigere.html Biography of Pauline Trigère]
* [http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Pauline_Trig%C3%A8re Sewing patterns by Pauline Trigère]
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