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- Lucien Lelong (pronounced [ly.sjɛ̃ lə.lɔ̃]; 11 October 1889 – 11 May 1958) was a French couturier who was prominent from the 1920s to the 1940s.
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Sanda Annette Dancovici (1919-2001), an actress, whom he married in 1954; she was the daughter of Mircea Danovici. After Lelong's death she married, in 1959, French journalist Maurice Goudeket, the widower of Colette. Death. Lelong died of a stroke in Anglet, France. References
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Feb 20, 2017 · In addition to preventing the relocation of the couture industry, Lucien Lelong is credited with saving over 12,000 workers from deportation by the Germans during World War II. During and after the war, Lucien struggled to persuade buyers to return to Paris fashion, with limited success.
While Lucien Lelong dressed many a fashionable lady during the 1920s and 1930s, he is most remembered for his heroic diplomatic efforts to sustain Parisian couture during World War II. He was, in every respect, a hero of both world wars fought during this century.
Jan 29, 2013 · Blume dryly recounts the French outcry when Hitler made clear his intention to move haute couture to Berlin, crediting the determination of Lucien Lelong, head of the Chambre Syndicale de Haute...
Feb 16, 2024 · He lived there for a decade before dying from complications related to a stroke while visiting Anglet, France on May 10, 1958, about six months following the death of Christian Dior.
Lucien Lelong (1889-1958) was the son of an owner of a textiles and dressmaking business. He designed his first collection in 1914. However he was inducted into the French army before it could be shown.
Lucien Lelong retired in 1948 after enduring the hardships of war and his own injury. Ten years later, on May 10 (or 11), 1958, he passed away from a heart attack in Anglet, north of Biarritz. Throughout his career, he showcased 110 collections, and even after stepping away from clothing, he continued to create perfumes.
