Born in Paris as the son of Arthur Lelong, the owner of a fashion store, he trained at the Hautes Etudes de Commerciales in Paris and opened his fashion house in the early 1910s. The first Lelong designs were featured in Vogue magazine in 1913.[1] Poor health caused the end of his career; Lelong retired from couture in August 1948 and only continued his perfume business.[2]
Lelong did not actually create the garments that bore his label. "He did not design himself, but worked through his designers," wrote Christian Dior, who was a member of the Lelong team from 1941 until 1946, during which time he created the collections in collaboration with Pierre Balmain.[3] "Nevertheless," Dior continued, "in the course of his career as couturier his collections retained a style which was really his own and greatly resembled him." Other designers who worked for Lelong included Nadine Robinson and Hubert de Givenchy.
He remarried for the third time in 1954, with Sanda Dancovici, after having ceased his activity in 1952. They lived together near Biarritz in the commune of Anglet, at the Domaine de Courbois, which they restored at great expense. They played golf with the Duke of Windsor and held receptions at the estate. They had a daughter, Christine. In 1949, after the closure of Maison Lucien Lelong, the head of the tailoring workshop, Germaine Devaucou, joined Jean Dessès.[4]
Anne-Marie Audoy (1899-1935), whom he married in 1919 and divorced in 1927. They had one daughter, Nicole (born 1920), who became the directrice of her father's fashion house in 1947; she was also the namesake of his 1938 lipstick introduction, Nicole Pink. Anne-Marie Lelong, who returned to her maiden name after the Lelongs' divorce, married, in 1930, Baron Bertrand Clauzel.
Princess Natalie Paley (1905–1981), who had worked as a saleswoman in the Lelong perfume department, became one of its fashion models, and also worked as a movie actress. They married on 10 August 1927 and divorced in 1937. She was a daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his morganatic wife, Olga Karnovich and married, in 1937, John Chapman Wilson.
Sanda Annette Dancovici (1919-2001), an actress, whom he married in 1954; she was the daughter of Mircea Danovici. After Lelong's death she married, in 1959, French journalist Maurice Goudeket, the widower of Colette.[5]
^"Lelong Denies Reports of New Enterprise". Women's Wear Daily. 10 January 1950.
^Christian Dior, "Je suis couturier", ELLE, 13 August 1951
^Lemonde, Yvan (2001). "Dunbinsky, Ira, Institut Canadien Archives, http://collections.ic.gc.ca/icma/fr/index.html, site des Collections numérisées du Canada, dernière mise à jour de la page d'accueil : 16 septembre 1998 (site consulté le 1er mai 2001)". Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française. 54 (4): 606. doi:10.7202/005503ar. ISSN 0035-2357. {{cite journal}}: External link in |title= (help)
lucien, lelong, pronounced, sjɛ, october, 1889, 1958, french, couturier, prominent, from, 1920s, 1940s, 1925, signature, contents, career, clientele, marriages, death, referencescareer, editborn, paris, arthur, lelong, owner, fashion, store, trained, hautes, e. Lucien Lelong pronounced ly sjɛ le lɔ 11 October 1889 11 May 1958 was a French couturier who was prominent from the 1920s to the 1940s Lucien Lelong in 1925 Signature Contents 1 Career 2 Clientele 3 Marriages 4 Death 5 ReferencesCareer editBorn in Paris as the son of Arthur Lelong the owner of a fashion store he trained at the Hautes Etudes de Commerciales in Paris and opened his fashion house in the early 1910s The first Lelong designs were featured in Vogue magazine in 1913 1 Poor health caused the end of his career Lelong retired from couture in August 1948 and only continued his perfume business 2 Lelong did not actually create the garments that bore his label He did not design himself but worked through his designers wrote Christian Dior who was a member of the Lelong team from 1941 until 1946 during which time he created the collections in collaboration with Pierre Balmain 3 Nevertheless Dior continued in the course of his career as couturier his collections retained a style which was really his own and greatly resembled him Other designers who worked for Lelong included Nadine Robinson and Hubert de Givenchy He remarried for the third time in 1954 with Sanda Dancovici after having ceased his activity in 1952 They lived together near Biarritz in the commune of Anglet at the Domaine de Courbois which they restored at great expense They played golf with the Duke of Windsor and held receptions at the estate They had a daughter Christine In 1949 after the closure of Maison Lucien Lelong the head of the tailoring workshop Germaine Devaucou joined Jean Desses 4 Clientele editAmong Lelong s clients were Marie Duhamel Nora Barnacle wife of James Joyce Jeanne Ternisien wife of the banker Georges Nelze the Duchess de la Rochefoucauld Greta Garbo Gloria Swanson Colette and Rose Kennedy Marriages editLelong was married three times His wives were Anne Marie Audoy 1899 1935 whom he married in 1919 and divorced in 1927 They had one daughter Nicole born 1920 who became the directrice of her father s fashion house in 1947 she was also the namesake of his 1938 lipstick introduction Nicole Pink Anne Marie Lelong who returned to her maiden name after the Lelongs divorce married in 1930 Baron Bertrand Clauzel Princess Natalie Paley 1905 1981 who had worked as a saleswoman in the Lelong perfume department became one of its fashion models and also worked as a movie actress They married on 10 August 1927 and divorced in 1937 She was a daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his morganatic wife Olga Karnovich and married in 1937 John Chapman Wilson Sanda Annette Dancovici 1919 2001 an actress whom he married in 1954 she was the daughter of Mircea Danovici After Lelong s death she married in 1959 French journalist Maurice Goudeket the widower of Colette 5 Death editLelong died of a stroke in Anglet France References edit Vogue 15 January 1913 p 56 Lelong Denies Reports of New Enterprise Women s Wear Daily 10 January 1950 Christian Dior Je suis couturier ELLE 13 August 1951 Lemonde Yvan 2001 Dunbinsky Ira Institut Canadien Archives http collections ic gc ca icma fr index html site des Collections numerisees du Canada derniere mise a jour de la page d accueil 16 septembre 1998 site consulte le 1er mai 2001 Revue d histoire de l Amerique francaise 54 4 606 doi 10 7202 005503ar ISSN 0035 2357 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a External link in code class cs1 code title code help Sorcerer s Apprentice www nytimes com nbsp This biographical article related to fashion is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucien Lelong amp oldid 1222536437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
