Princess Irene Galitzine (Georgian: ირინა გალიცინი; Russian: Ирен Голицына; 22 July 1916 – 20 October 2006) was a Russian-Georgian fashion designer whose best known creation was the palazzo pyjama.
Princess Irene Galitzine was born in 1916 in Tiflis, Russia Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia), to Prince Boris Galitzine (1878–1958), an official of the imperial guard who belonged to the aristocratic Galitzine family, whose origins date back to 1200 and a Georgian mother, Princess Nina Lazareff (Lazarashvili, 1888–1957).[1][2] However, her family were forced to flee the country following the 1917 October Revolution, and took up residence in Italy.[2]
Careeredit
After studying art in Rome, English at Cambridge and French at the Sorbonne, Galitzine joined the Italian designers Sorelle Fontana in 1943[2] and worked with them for 3 years.
In 1946, she opened her own salon[3] and presented her first collection. In 1960, she achieved great success with the launch of her palazzo pyjamas which were wide legged evening trousers made of soft silk. Evening pyjamas became a firm fixture of the fashion scene during the 1960s. Currently, some of her original palazzo pyjama collection still exist in notable museums around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Costume Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.[citation needed]
In 1990, the Galitzine label was purchased by the Xines Company. She was subsequently sentenced to six months in jail for tax evasion.[5]
In September 1996, Galitizine opened her first boutique in Moscow, and in November of the same year she published her biography entitled From Russia to Russia.[2]
Personal lifeedit
Irene Galitzine was married in 1949 to Silvio Medici de Menezes, an aristocrat from Portugal. On 20 October 2006, she died at her home in Rome, aged 90.[2]
Княжна Голицына – принцесса моды / Редакторы-составители Е.А. Скаммакка дель Мурго, М. Г. Талалай. — М.: ООО «Старая Басманная», 2019. – 212 с., XXXII с. ил. — ISBN978-5-907169-00-5
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irene, galitzine, princess, georgian, ირინა, გალიცინი, russian, Ирен, Голицына, july, 1916, october, 2006, russian, georgian, fashion, designer, whose, best, known, creation, palazzo, pyjama, born, 1916, july, 1916tbilisi, russian, empire, georgia, died20, oct. Princess Irene Galitzine Georgian ირინა გალიცინი Russian Iren Golicyna 22 July 1916 20 October 2006 was a Russian Georgian fashion designer whose best known creation was the palazzo pyjama Irene GalitzineBorn 1916 07 22 22 July 1916Tbilisi Russian Empire now Georgia Died20 October 2006 2006 10 20 aged 90 Rome ItalyNationalityRussian GeorgianKnown forIllustration fashion design Irene Galitzine in the 1950s Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 Books 6 External linksEarly life editPrincess Irene Galitzine was born in 1916 in Tiflis Russia Empire now Tbilisi Georgia to Prince Boris Galitzine 1878 1958 an official of the imperial guard who belonged to the aristocratic Galitzine family whose origins date back to 1200 and a Georgian mother Princess Nina Lazareff Lazarashvili 1888 1957 1 2 However her family were forced to flee the country following the 1917 October Revolution and took up residence in Italy 2 Career editAfter studying art in Rome English at Cambridge and French at the Sorbonne Galitzine joined the Italian designers Sorelle Fontana in 1943 2 and worked with them for 3 years In 1946 she opened her own salon 3 and presented her first collection In 1960 she achieved great success with the launch of her palazzo pyjamas which were wide legged evening trousers made of soft silk Evening pyjamas became a firm fixture of the fashion scene during the 1960s Currently some of her original palazzo pyjama collection still exist in notable museums around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Costume Museum in St Petersburg Russia citation needed In 1962 she was named Designer of the Year by the Italian fashion press In 1965 she won the British Sunday Times International Fashion Award citation needed and was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame 4 Since then her creations have been worn by some of the most famous women in the world such as Sofia Loren Elizabeth Taylor Lee Radziwill Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Princess Ira von Furstenberg Queen Paola of Belgium Queen Anne Marie of Greece Marie Helene de Rothschild Duchess of Windsor Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari Merle Oberon Audrey Hepburn Hope Portocarrero Marella Agnelli Greta Garbo Catherine Spaak Pamela Churchill Harriman and Claudia Cardinale citation needed In 1990 the Galitzine label was purchased by the Xines Company She was subsequently sentenced to six months in jail for tax evasion 5 In September 1996 Galitizine opened her first boutique in Moscow and in November of the same year she published her biography entitled From Russia to Russia 2 Personal life editIrene Galitzine was married in 1949 to Silvio Medici de Menezes an aristocrat from Portugal On 20 October 2006 she died at her home in Rome aged 90 2 She is buried in the Protestant Cemetery Rome 6 References edit Oriente Ilaria 27 January 2006 Irene zarina del Made in Italy Stile it Archived from the original on 22 July 2011 Retrieved 28 July 2015 a b c d e Wilson Eric 22 October 2006 Princess Irene Galitzine Dies Founder of a Fashion House New York Times Cuando la moda salvo a los ultimos Romanov en su exilio a Paris Vogue Espana in European Spanish 8 August 2019 Retrieved 17 March 2021 The International Best dressed List Vanity Fair Archived from the original on 29 February 2008 Retrieved 20 November 2020 Jones Dolly 23 October 2006 Remembering Irene Galitzine British Vogue Retrieved 20 November 2020 Notable Graves Non Catholic Cemetery Books editKnyazhna Golicyna princessa mody Redaktory sostaviteli E A Skammakka del Murgo M G Talalaj M OOO Staraya Basmannaya 2019 212 s XXXII s il ISBN 978 5 907169 00 5External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irene Galitzine Site of Princess Irene Galitzine Biography of Irene Galitzine Irene Galitzine at FMD nbsp Irene Galitzine at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irene Galitzine amp oldid 1182301463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
