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Jean Dessès

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In 1963, at age 60, he retired to Greece because of poor health, where he ran a small boutique which he had opened eight years earlier. He died in
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in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. His designs reflected the influences of his travels, specializing in creating draped evening gowns in
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parents, Dessès originally set out to study law, but, in 1925, he abandoned his legal studies and began working for Maison Jane, a
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royalty and movie stars. Among his clientele were the Queen and royal princesses of Greece, the
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in 1970. In the 1990s, his fashion designs saw a revival with the interest in vintage dresses.
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worked with Desses for several years in the 1950s and gained much hands-on experience, as did
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wore a vintage moss green Desses gown, made with 50 yards of chiffon, to the 2006
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wore a vintage boned bodice and ruched silk Desses gown in May 1999 at a
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couture house where, in 1937, he opened his own couture salon. After
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The fashion designer Jean Dessès brought also out a perfume called
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wore a lemon yellow strapless 1950s Dessès gown to the
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