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Mainbocher

American  
[man-boh-shey] / ˌmæn boʊˈʃeɪ /

noun

  1. Main Rousseau Bocher, 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.


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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

War-torn pages from the diary of the famed Chicago-born Paris dress designer Mainbocher, whose salon is now located on Manhattan's 57th Street, were published last week in the New York Herald Tribune.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir: Mrs. Guest, who is on your cover, and the man who dresses her, Mr. Mainbocher, are regulars at the Pavilion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Henry Ford II, on the way to Europe with Motormaker Ford and their two daughters, was wearing an elegant item from Manhattan's Mainbocher: an imported grey flannel, double-breasted suit with a six-gored skirt.

From Time Magazine Archive

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