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Born on this day in Fashion History: Rose Bertin, July 2, 1747

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 by Cassidy Zachary

Happy birthday to Marie Antoinette’s premiere marchande de modes, Rose Bertin, born on this day in 1747. Bertin’s meteoric rise to success began in 1772, when she opened her own shop, after having apprenticed to a marchande de modes for years. She quickly developed an affluent clientele, but no one would prove as important to her … Continue reading Born on this day in Fashion History: Rose Bertin, July 2, 1747

Born on this day in fashion history: Natacha Rambova

January 19, 2015January 20, 2015 by Cassidy Zachary

Happy birthday to Natacha Rambova, born on this day in 1897. Rambova is best remembered for her contentious marriage to famed 1920s heartthrob Rudolph Valentino, but it is perhaps less well-known that she had a successful costume and fashion design career. Born in Utah as Winifred Shaugnessy, Rambova would not acquire her more alluring Russian-sounding moniker until she became … Continue reading Born on this day in fashion history: Natacha Rambova