Foto fashion, 1930s fashion, fashion history, vintage fashion, french. Fashion meets life maggy rouff brought elegance to 1950. Rouff wrote two books, american seen through the microscope, about her travels in the united states, and philosophy of. Harmony and simplicity were cornerstones of maggy rouff s belief in elegance as a way of life, and the way of fashion. This was a branch of the wellknown viennese fashion house drecoll. Installation view of the exhibition prousts muse, the countess greffulhe at the museum at fit.
Books latour, anny, kings of fashion, london, 1958. This beautiful book is a collection of photos taken by the legendary mark. Addressing a basic longing she sensed in women as early as the 1940s, rouff wooed patrons to her salon with her belief that novelty and even surprise were good for fashion, yet only novelty allied with taste yielded chic. The address recorded in 1895 was bvd hausmann, paris. Beautifully made clothes and soft furnishings from this store are now sought after collectables.
Maggy rouff s early connection to the original house of rouff. Maison rouff a very old postcard, not at all in good condition, but with a wealth of information after a ltttle research. Maggy rouff is known for her beliefs that a truly elegant woman is in harmony with her environment and herself. Maggy rouff fashion designer encyclopedia women, dress.
Has anyone read an interesting book about parisian history, or could recommend one of the above books. The face of civilisation, and the soul of a nation. See more ideas about vintage fashion, vintage outfits and fashion history. Jeanne paquin 18651936 trained here she also played a big part in teaching maggy so here is the liasonlink between drecoll and rouff and why she eventually.
Maggy rouff 1896 august 7, 1971 was a french fashion designer of belgian origin. In 1902, rouff s parents opened a couture house in paris under the name drecoll. As a result, rouff rarely created a design that was. The ladies are standing in front of the french fashion house, maison rouff. Dec 20, 2015 maggy rouff is known for her beliefs that a truly elegant woman is in.