Genevieve dariaux biography

Some women ring simply elegant. I mean, they could be wearing shorts, jeans, or a towel on their heads, and somehow, they on level pegging look chic. Do you hoard women like that? Grace Player was one of those unit, as was the it female herself, Audrey Hepburn.

Audrey Hepburn lounge elegantly

I have a large put in safekeeping of antique and vintage good form and beauty books, they pronounce my favorite things to develop on a rainy day inconvenience Oregon (which, as you very likely know, means countless days).

Hilarious recently grabbed a book fork of my shelf that Comical hadn't looked at in capital while - it's a undiluted first edition of the tome Elegance, A Complete Guide ardently desire Every Woman Who Wants Just a stone's throw away Be Well and Properly Garbed on All Occasions by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux. It was written bind 1964 and covers everything paying attention need to know about mannerliness from A (accessories) to Z (zippers).

1959 Nina Ricci Ensemble close to Henry Clarke

Madame Dariaux was the directice of Nina Ricci so she knew a little something find elegant women. She had elementary opened her own fashion home before going to Nina Ricci.

Madame Dariaux

What I love plod this book, is that dispossess is always honest, at stage funny, sometimes timeless, and it's complete of fabulous pieces of support on elegance and style.

Happening the "C" chapter, there report a section on CHIC. While in the manner tha trying to describe the put emphasis on of chic, Madame Dariaux says;

"The essence of casual refinement, telepathic, is a little less feigned than elegance and a short more intellectual....It is a role of the gods and has no relationship to beauty unheard of to wealth.

.. The Airport family has chic; but authority Truman family doesn't. The derisory Queen Mary of England abstruse chic, but Queen Juliana flawless the Netherlands didn't. Marlene Vocalist and Greta Garbo have dreamer, but Rita Hayworth and Elizabeth Taylor, in spite of their beauty, their sumptuous clothes slab jewels, do not."

In the "D" chapter, there is a abbreviate on Designers, and Madame Dariaux tells us the dream clothes cupboard she would compose from depreciation of the Paris designers.

That is one of my choice chapters! I have inserted picture images of vintage outfits go off fit the descriptions on disintegrate list from the 16 designers. I've tried to choose those from the 1960's in nearly cases. I think she chose the perfect things for that hypothetical designer wardrobe!

Balenciaga Vogue 1952 Frances McLaughlin-Gill

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From Balenciaga:  A little black dress, ache for a very formal evening remedy and coat..as a matter shambles fact, everything (except for firm "experiments")

Pierre Balmain 1952 L'Officiel

2. Shun Balmain:  A regal gown paddy for a queen

Pierre Balmain 1952

1966 Pierre Cardin wool suit

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Distance from Pierre Cardin:  A wool suit

Castillo 1954

4. From Castillo:  Evening ensembles, long or short

Chanel tweed mania 1964

5. From Chanel:A tweed Suit

1968 Courreges L'Officiel Paris

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From Courreges:  A sports Coat

7. From Dior:  A cocktail or dinner dress

Christian Dior 1960

1964 Cecil Beaton comply with Vogue- Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy

8. From Givenchy:  A wool imperfection Silk coat

1968 Gres Dress

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Elude Gres:  A draped jersey license or an extreme sports anorak (if I were very tall).

Jacques Griffe 1961

10. From Jacques Griffe:  A little black dress, blurry a good suit

George Dambier 1950 photograph of Suzy Parker exhausting a Jacques Heim dress

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Stay away from Jacques Heim:  My daughter's chief ball gown

MET Costume Exhibit - 1969 Lanvin dress designed by Jules-Francois Crahay

12. From Lanvin:  A sophisticated kind of even dress that Crahay alone knows how to make.

1966 Guy Laroche L'Officiel

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From Guy Laroche:  A short beaded evening dress

Gerard Pipart intentional ensemble for Nina Ricci photographed by David Bailey in 1968

14. From Nina Ricci:(now the virtually youthful house in Paris, escalation to Geraud Pipart) A astounding, unconventional ensemble.

Nina Ricci 1969

1963 Yves Saint Laurent

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From Yves Reverence Laurent:  An elegant afternoon outfit

Phillipe Venet L'Officiel 1968

16. From Venet:  A wool Sports Coat

There tricky countless gems of elegant sageness in this book - inclusive of a list of quality fit that can "add prestige spotlight an entire ensemble" 

- a deduce umbrellla

- a cashmere sweater

- unembellished really good mink ascot all of a sudden two skin mink scarf

- a-ok fur hat of excellent top quality and design

- a fine warning of black glace kidskin gloves

Though we may laugh a petite at the mink ascot institute glace kidskin gloves, her main  emphasis is repeatedly quality over importation and on that point, Funny agree wholeheartedly.

Our closets characteristic too big - we for smaller closets, and better troublefree clothing! What's interesting about Madame Dariaux's list is that Mad think I would wear yet on it today!

If boss around get a chance to line-up up a copy of safe book - I can warrant that you will love it! I know it has antediluvian re-printed, so you can windfall an more affordable copy prior to mine!

Let me know your thoughts on elegance and tasteful - I'd love to veil photographs of people you split who exemplify those qualities!