Mainbocher
Americannoun
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The Navy’s uniforms were the most appealing, having been designed by the noted American fashion designer Mainbocher.
From Time ● May 10, 2012
Pictures from 1936 of models in dresses by Elsa Schiaparelli and Mainbocher have women deployed in extremely spare yet dreamy environments like actors in Surrealist plays.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2011
Ba wore white organza by Mainbocher; Ma, coral plaid taffeta by Dior.
From Time Magazine Archive
An Englishman whose line is Arc de Triomphe, never Marble Arch, he is the Parisian equivalent of Manhattan's Mainbocher, a classicist devoted to the soft look and tailored line.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the upper-class look characterizes the lines of both Mainbocher and Balenciaga, "Main's" clothes look like older money.
From Time Magazine Archive
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