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Born on this day in fashion history: Raoul Dufy, June 3, 1877

June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 by Cassidy Zachary

Happy birthday to the French artist Raoul Dufy, born on this day in fashion history in 1877. As a young man, Dufy studied painting at Paris’ prestigious Ècole des beaux-arts, finding early success with an evolving artistic style that found inspiration in avant-garde art movements of the era, including Impressionism, Fauvism and Cubism. Dufy was a man … Continue reading Born on this day in fashion history: Raoul Dufy, June 3, 1877

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