Germaine Lecomte (28 August 1889, Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, France – 1 October 1966, Paris) was a French fashion designer.[1] She founded her house in 1920 on Paris's Royale Street,[2] and later moved to Avenue Matignon.[3]

Career

She provided costumes for a number of movies including Obsession, The Scheming Women, Napoleon Road, The Millionaire Tramp, The Gay Adventure, Memorable Eyes, By the Window, A Ghost, Jean of the Moon, and L’Arpete.[4] Perfumes launched by Germaine Lecomte included Love Witch and Party Night.[5][6] Maurice Chevalier sang a commercial about Party Night.[7]

Germaine Lecomte was a friend of artists such as Maurice de Vlaminck and Renee Durey.[8] Her clients included actresses such as Michèle Morgan, Patricia Mars and Micheline Francey[9] and her dresses were worn at the Cannes Festival.[10][11]

In 1939, she was invited to the New York World's Fair.[12] Some of her dresses are in museums such as the Musée Galliera in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.[13][1] In 1945, she was invited to participate to the Théâtre de la Mode.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Staff writer. "1892 Doll". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ Staff writer. "L'Officiel De La Mode n°54 de 1926". Les Editions Jalou Paris 1921. Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ^ Staff writer. "L'Officiel De La Mode n°253 de 1942". Les Editions Jalou Paris 1921. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Germaine Lecomte Costume Designer". Imdb.com. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ^ Staff writer. "Amour Sorcier Germaine Lecomte (1953)". Parfurmo International. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ^ Staff writer. "Genius In A Bottle: The Best Of Perfume Bottle Design By The Decade". Beautylish. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. ^ Staff writer. "Soir de Fête, le parfum de Germaine Lecomte chanté par Maurice Chevalier". Hprints. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. ^ Staff writer. "Hors du commun by Marcel Sauvage". Google Books. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  9. ^ Staff writer. "Les créations des fameux couturiers de Paris qui contribuent au succès du cinéma français". Google Newspapers. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  10. ^ Staff writer. "Paris - City Of Fashion 1950-1959". British Pathé. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  11. ^ Staff writer. "09 - Le Festival De Cannes 1947". Le Cinéma De Papa. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  12. ^ Staff writer. "Panneau Germaine Lecomte pour l'Exposition Universelle de New-York. 1939". Paris en Images. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  13. ^ Staff writer. "Les Années folles 1919-1929 au Musée Galliera". Lyceesrp. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  14. ^ Brain, Denise. "Théâtre de la Mode, part IV: The Fashion Designers". Denise Brain. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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