Maggy rouff 1896 august 7, 1971 was a french fashion designer of belgian origin. Maggy rouff is known for her beliefs that a truly elegant woman is in harmony with her environment and herself. Rouff wrote two books, american seen through the microscope, about her travels in the united states, and philosophy of. Maggy rouff fashion designer encyclopedia women, dress. Addressing a basic longing she sensed in women as early as the 1940s, rouff wooed patrons to her salon with her belief that novelty and even surprise were good for fashion, yet only novelty allied with taste yielded chic. The face of civilisation, and the soul of a nation. Installation view of the exhibition prousts muse, the countess greffulhe at the museum at fit. Foto fashion, 1930s fashion, fashion history, vintage fashion, french. Has anyone read an interesting book about parisian history, or could recommend one of the above books. This was a branch of the wellknown viennese fashion house drecoll. Maison rouff a very old postcard, not at all in good condition, but with a wealth of information after a ltttle research. See more ideas about vintage fashion, vintage outfits and fashion history. Her paris collection uses theme of middy and sashed hips gres blouses backs by dorothy vernonspecial to the new york times. Jeanne paquin 18651936 trained here she also played a big part in teaching maggy so here is the liasonlink between drecoll and rouff and why she eventually.
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