42:
551:
356:
438:
428:
588:
617:
209:
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
637:
118:
in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. His designs reflected the influences of his travels, specializing in creating draped evening gowns in
632:
158:
parents, Dessès originally set out to study law, but, in 1925, he abandoned his legal studies and began working for Maison Jane, a
642:
627:
319:
622:
421:
581:
166:, he traveled extensively throughout the world. His work was influenced by his travels, creating draped evening gowns in
414:
399:
381:
377:
574:
535:
360:
170:, embroidered dresses, sheath dresses with tight jackets and flowing skirts. His fashion was very popular with
406:
195:
612:
607:
191:
395:
520:
515:
497:
487:
457:
175:
70:
334:
222:
174:
royalty and movie stars. Among his clientele were the Queen and royal princesses of Greece, the
41:
213:
in 1970. In the 1990s, his fashion designs saw a revival with the interest in vintage dresses.
502:
371:
282:
202:
worked with Desses for several years in the 1950s and gained much hands-on experience, as did
179:
558:
452:
305:
274:
167:
119:
103:
507:
300:
467:
462:
234:
230:
226:
214:
183:
127:
115:
601:
482:
218:
199:
131:
187:
163:
155:
233:
wore a vintage moss green Desses gown, made with 50 yards of chiffon, to the 2006
190:. In 1962, he designed the wedding gown worn by Princess Sophia of Greece (later
203:
92:
147:
66:
286:
262:
278:
355:
492:
217:
wore a vintage boned bodice and ruched silk Desses gown in May 1999 at a
367:
17:
472:
210:
171:
162:
couture house where, in 1937, he opened his own couture salon. After
123:
88:
240:
The fashion designer Jean Dessès brought also out a perfume called
396:"Interactive timeline of couture houses and couturier biographies"
159:
151:
301:"ELMUNDO.ES | SUPLEMENTOS | MAGAZINE 242 | Padres"
477:
410:
114:(6 August 1904 – 2 August 1970) was a world leading
562:
225:
wore a lemon yellow strapless 1950s Dessès gown to the
529:
445:
263:"La photothèque en ligne de l'Agence France-Presse"
99:
77:
48:
32:
557:This biographical article related to fashion is a
582:
422:
8:
439:Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
335:"The Oscars 2021 | 93rd Academy Awards"
178:, Madame Jean (Lilia) Ralli, the first Mrs.
589:
575:
429:
415:
407:
261:Leroux, Gérard; Morinière, Hélène (1998).
40:
29:
324:No. 333-334 de 1949, p. 84 et
206:who in the 1950s was Desses' assistant.
253:
194:) for her marriage to the future King
378:"Jean Dessès - Chiffon Evening Dress"
7:
547:
545:
27:Greek fashion designer (1904 - 1970)
561:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
530:Invited, foreign and guest members
25:
618:Egyptian people of Greek descent
549:
354:
1:
638:Egyptian emigrants to France
659:
544:
400:Victoria and Albert Museum
382:Victoria and Albert Museum
536:List of grands couturiers
39:
633:French fashion designers
643:Fashion biography stubs
628:Greek fashion designers
279:10.3406/gazar.1998.3517
267:La Gazette des archives
221:party. Later, in 2001,
186:, and society hostess
623:People from Alexandria
196:Juan Carlos I of Spain
363:at Wikimedia Commons
321:L’Officiel de la mode
144:Jean Dimitre Verginie
53:Jean Dimitre Verginie
192:Queen Sofia of Spain
498:Jean Paul Gaultier
488:Giambattista Valli
458:Alexandre Vauthier
176:Duchess of Windsor
570:
569:
542:
541:
359:Media related to
180:Aristotle Onassis
126:, based on early
109:
108:
16:(Redirected from
650:
591:
584:
577:
553:
552:
546:
521:Stéphane Rolland
512:Maurizio Galante
431:
424:
417:
408:
403:
391:
389:
388:
358:
343:
342:
331:
325:
317:
311:
310:
306:El Mundo (Spain)
297:
291:
290:
258:
116:fashion designer
104:Fashion designer
84:
62:
60:
44:
30:
21:
658:
657:
653:
652:
651:
649:
648:
647:
598:
597:
596:
595:
550:
543:
538:
525:
508:Maison Margiela
441:
437:Members of the
435:
394:
386:
384:
376:
352:
347:
346:
333:
332:
328:
318:
314:
299:
298:
294:
260:
259:
255:
250:
223:Renée Zellweger
140:
95:
86:
82:
73:
64:
58:
56:
55:
54:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
656:
654:
646:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
600:
599:
594:
593:
586:
579:
571:
568:
567:
554:
540:
539:
533:
531:
527:
526:
524:
523:
518:
513:
510:
505:
503:Julien Fournié
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
468:Bouchra Jarrar
465:
463:Alexis Mabille
460:
455:
449:
447:
443:
442:
436:
434:
433:
426:
419:
411:
405:
404:
392:
374:
351:
350:External links
348:
345:
344:
326:
312:
292:
273:(1): 113–114.
252:
251:
249:
246:
235:Academy Awards
231:Jennifer Lopez
227:Academy Awards
215:Naomi Campbell
184:Athina Livanos
139:
136:
107:
106:
101:
100:Known for
97:
96:
87:
85:(aged 65)
81:August 2, 1970
79:
75:
74:
65:
63:August 6, 1904
52:
50:
46:
45:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
655:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
605:
603:
592:
587:
585:
580:
578:
573:
572:
566:
564:
560:
555:
548:
537:
532:
528:
522:
519:
517:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
483:Frank Sorbier
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
453:Adeline André
451:
450:
448:
444:
440:
432:
427:
425:
420:
418:
413:
412:
409:
402:. 2015-07-29.
401:
397:
393:
383:
379:
375:
373:
369:
366:
365:
364:
362:
357:
349:
340:
339:www.oscar.com
336:
330:
327:
323:
322:
316:
313:
308:
307:
302:
296:
293:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
257:
254:
247:
245:
243:
238:
236:
232:
229:. Similarly,
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
207:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
137:
135:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
105:
102:
98:
94:
90:
80:
76:
72:
68:
51:
47:
43:
38:
31:
19:
563:expanding it
556:
516:Schiaparelli
385:. Retrieved
353:
338:
329:
320:
315:
304:
295:
270:
266:
256:
241:
239:
208:
188:Elsa Maxwell
164:World War II
143:
141:
111:
110:
83:(1970-08-02)
613:1970 deaths
608:1904 births
368:Jean Dessès
361:Jean Dessès
204:Guy Laroche
112:Jean Dessès
34:Jean Dessès
602:Categories
387:2007-11-13
248:References
219:Christie's
148:Alexandria
124:mousseline
67:Alexandria
59:1904-08-06
287:0016-5522
242:Kalispera
200:Valentino
138:Biography
493:Givenchy
172:European
160:Parisian
132:Egyptian
446:Members
168:chiffon
134:robes.
120:chiffon
473:Chanel
285:
211:Athens
93:Greece
89:Athens
18:Desses
534:See:
156:Greek
154:, to
152:Egypt
142:Born
128:Greek
71:Egypt
559:stub
478:Dior
372:IMDb
283:ISSN
130:and
122:and
78:Died
49:Born
370:at
275:doi
271:180
146:in
604::
398:.
380:.
337:.
303:.
281:.
269:.
265:.
244:.
237:.
198:.
182:,
150:,
91:,
69:,
590:e
583:t
576:v
565:.
430:e
423:t
416:v
390:.
341:.
309:.
289:.
277::
61:)
57:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.