Gustave Tassell
Gustave Tassell (February 4, 1926 – June 9, 2014) was an American fashion designer and Coty Award winner.
Gustave Tassell
- Name
- Gustave Tassell
- Born
- 4 February 1926
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
- Died
- 9 June 2014
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, US
- Education
- Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
- Awards
- International Silk Association award (1959), Coty Award (1961), Cotton Council Fashion award (1963)
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- fashion designer
- Honours
- Coty Award
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Gustave Tassell (February 4, 1926 – June 9, 2014) was an American fashion designer and Coty Award winner.
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• Name — Gustave Tassell • Born — 4 February 1926 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US • Died — 9 June 2014 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, US • Education — Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts • Label Name — House of Norell, Gustave Tassell • Awards — International Silk Association award (1959), Coty Award (1961), Cotton Council Fashion award (1963)
Early life and career
Early life and career
Tassell was born on February 4, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lena (née Schiller; 1901–1973) and Samuel Tassell (1896–1963). He took a job in the advertising and display department for Hattie Carnegie, a pioneer in the fashion design world who was well known for both custom-made and high-end ready-to-wear clothes.
Style
Style
Tassell's design sensibility changed little from the 20th to the 21st century—he sought to create forward-looking fashion appropriate for elegant, confident women. He envisioned designs in natural fibers able to serve many purposes, with changing silhouette according to how the garment was buttoned, seamed, or tucked. Tassell aimed to produce affordable clothing with a sense of proportion, grace, and design.
Death
Death
According to Tassell's sister, actress Rebecca Welles, Tassell succumbed to complications from Alzheimer's disease in Los Angeles on June 9, 2014.
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Gustave Tassell is recorded as having received Coty Award.
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1926
Gustave Tassell born at Philadelphia.
2014
Gustave Tassell died at Los Angeles.
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