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Marcelle Chaumont

Marcelle Chaumont, born in 1891 à Eymoutiers (Haute-Vienne) and died in Paris in 1990 was french fashion designer

From a household of modest means, she moved to Paris after World War I to work in the field of Haute Couture. Her artistic talent was quickly recognized, and she became the head seamstress for Jeanne Lanvin and Madeleine Vionnet "Première d'atelier" when was designed the drapes as a dress bias cut concept famously called "drapé" inspiring many fashion designers.

She created her own fashion house in the late 1930s but World War II and health problems forced her to stop working. Marcelle Chaumont was married with Robert Chapsal, son of the politician Fernand Chapsal and was the mother of the writer Madeleine Chapsal. Among some of her most famous and loyal customer was Gloria Guinness who was voted 'Best Dressed Woman' in the world by Time magazine in 1962, second only to Jacqueline Kennedy.

Some of Marcelle Chaumont creations can be seen at Galliera Museum in Paris.

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