Marcelle Chaumont
Marcelle Chaumont (born 1891, Eymoutiers, Haute-Vienne; died 1990, Paris) was a French fashion designer. Chaumont moved to Paris after World War I and became the head seamstress for Jeanne Lanvin and Madeleine Vionnet. Chaumont created her fashion house in the late 1930s but World War II and health problems forced her to stop working.
Marcelle Chaumont
- Born
- 1891 · Pérols-sur-Vézère.
- Died
- 1990 · 16th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- grand couturier · fashion designer
- Languages
- French
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Her clients included Gloria Guinness who was voted 'Best Dressed Woman' by Time magazine in 1962. Some of Chaumont's creations can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York The house of Marcelle Chaumont closed in 1953. Chaumont was married to Robert Chapsal, son of the politician Fernand Chapsal and was the mother of the writer Madeleine Chapsal.
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1891
Marcelle Chaumont was born in 1891 at Pérols-sur-Vézère.
1990
Marcelle Chaumont died in 1990 at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Pérols-sur-Vézère.
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- 1.Crl-limousin.org. Madeleine Chapsal.
- 2."Marcelle Chaumont: Paris Couturier. Couture Allure Fashion Blog
- 3.Sur-les-toits-de-paris.eklablog.net. Madeleine VIONNET - Sous les toits de Paris. 2009-04-20.
- 4.Clade, Jean-Louis. Se vъtir: art et histoire de plaire - Jean-Louis Clade - Google Livres. Cabédita. 2008. 9782882955265.
- 5.Reeder, Jan Glier. High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the . - Jan Glier Reeder - Google Books. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2010. 9781588393623.
- 6.Staff (27 August 2011). "'Chic cannot be taught.' Gloria Guinness". The Courier. Union City, CA: James Logan High School
- 7.Metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Evening ensemble. 2013-09-16.
- 8.Metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Search the Collections.
- 9.Victoria & Albert Museum. 1949 evening dress by Marcelle Chaumont.
- 10.Lucie-livres-et-cinema.over-blog.com. Madeleine Vionnet, ma mère et moi de Madeleine Chapsal - Lucie, livres et cinéma. 30 March 2010.
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