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Parading smartly about the U. S. these past few weeks has been the elegant figure of M. Lucien Lelong, French War hero and member of that small coterie of Paris couturiers who rule the world of feminine fashion. M. Lelong has been in the U. S. frankly drumming up trade...
"I was madly in love with my young and beautiful bride but our means were limited. And so I came swiftly to the conclusion that the best way to meet my budget and still have my wife beautifully dressed was for me to become her couturier. A solution both simple...
Vogues of 1938 (Walter Wanger) can be chalked up as a minor Hollywood triumph on two counts: 1) it is the most enticing example of Technicolor yet produced; 2) it has apparently found a formula for transforming the fashion show from a boring newsreel short to a full-length revue...
Died. Jean ("Young Cupid") Patou 47, onetime No. 1 French couturier and style dictator; of an apoplectic stroke; in Paris. A gambler and master showman, who died in poverty, he was the first Paris designer to use U. S. mannequins, in 1923 first re-introduced the long skirt.
"Roberta" has the unusual distinction of having the feminine leads quite the most interesting. Fay Templeton, during her lone scene in the first act, holds majestic sway over all the proceedings. Odette Myrtil, in the part of the violently self-assertive star customer of Madame Roberta's couturier establishment, handles...