Designs of Lanvin
At the age of 13 Jeanne started as a milliner
Photo of mother and daughter also became the Lanvin symbol
French fashion designer Jeanne Marie Lanvin was born in Paris on January 1, 1867. She founded the House of Lanvin and became one of the most influential designers in the 1920’s and 30’s. The eldest of 10 children, at the age of 13 Jeanne began earning her living. A very determined girl, Jeanne by the age of 15 set up her own millinery business with the backing of her first client at 16 Rue Boissy-d’Anglas. In 1895 she meet and married Italian aristocrat Emilio di Pietro, and the couple had a daughter Margaret in 1897. The couple divorced in 1903, but Margaret was the apple of her mothers eye. Jeanne would design exquisite mother-daughter outfits, that caught the eye of the wealthy. In 1909, Lanvin opened her new ladies and girls departments and became a fully fledged courtier, joining the Sydecate de Haute Couture . Jeanne employed her brothers into the work room , displaying a middle class belief in the virtue of work. Jeanne managed and control her image during the life, she preferred to stay in the background. She represented the new woman of the 20th century that of a doting working mother.
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