Since the late nineteenth century the house sewing and Eleonore Arthur Lelong working for foreign courts, but in 1910 his son Lucien Lelong provided the signature innovative sense. Grew the company in 1926 had two hundred thousand people. His wife, Princess Nathalie Paley , daughter of Grand Duke Paul of Russia, saw his creations and displays them in society. For a while the couple was one of the most prestigious, if not the best question, the Paris of the Thirties.
Nathalie Paley, wife of the designer, wearing a dress with a layer of feathers and sequins. 1933
Businessman and art director of a company that used for the design of their libraries to modellers of talent ( Pierre Balmain, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy ), Lucien Lelong created in 1935, after seeing the American working methods, a clothing department Dresses limited edition. branded "Lucien Lelong Edition" , these dresses just need some tinkering to get along. They can already be seen precursor signal prêt-à-porter.
Women truck. Lucien Lelong dress. Photo: Man Ray 1937
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