William Duborgh Jensen
Illustration — William Duborgh Jensen with a model in 1958. William Duborgh Jensen (10 May 1935 – 24 May 2017) was a Norwegian fashion and costume designer. Jensen was first known as a fashion designer; he was Norway's first "haute couturier" with his own collection in 1958.
William Duborgh Jensen
Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway) · Flickr: Williams aller første kolleksjon 1958 · Public domain
- Born
- 1935
- Died
- 2017
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- fashion designer
- Honours
- Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
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Illustration — William Duborgh Jensen with a model in 1958. William Duborgh Jensen (10 May 1935 – 24 May 2017) was a Norwegian fashion and costume designer. Jensen was first known as a fashion designer; he was Norway's first "haute couturier" with his own collection in 1958.
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Born in 1935, died in 2017.
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- 1.Oslo Museum. Mitt liv har blitt min scene. March 2013.
- 2.Royal Court of Norway. William Duborgh Jensen. 8 February 2006.
- 3.Nekrolog: William Jensen
- 4.Death announcement, Aftenposten, 31 May 2017, p. 29
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