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Word: augustabernard (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Usage:

...arbiters of the ultra-modern haute couture. They are not necessarily the most popularized, nor are they all heavily patronized by U. S. buyers. Regardless of who else might be included nearly every fashion expert would agree that in this group the following houses most decidedly belong: Vionnet, Lanvin, Augustabernard, Main-bocher, Molyneux and Schiaparelli...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Haute Couture | 8/13/1934 | See Source »

...Augustabernard, noted for her temper. is popular in the U. S. She is noted for her superb technique which makes her dresses the favorites of connoisseurs. Commercial buyers are less enthusiastic. Her gowns depend on expensive materials, are difficult to copy. But she has a large following among well-bred socialites, dresses some of the smartest women in Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Haute Couture | 8/13/1934 | See Source »

...Augustabernard-Pastel and white evening dresses with twisted belts of chiffon velvet. In reaction to the waist-length velvet evening jackets of last Spring are toe-length evening coats, draped like dresses. The Augustabernard waistline is down to the top of the hips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Fall Opening | 8/18/1930 | See Source »

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