Germaine Lecomte

Germaine Lecomte (28 August 1889, Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, France – 1 October 1966, Paris) was a French fashion designer.[1] She founded her house in 1920 on Paris's Royale Street,[2] and later moved to Avenue Matignon.[3]

Career

She provided costumes for a number of movies including Obsession, The Scheming Women, Napoleon Road, The Millionaire Tramp, The Gay Adventure, Memorable Eyes, By the Window, A Ghost, Jean of the Moon, and L’Arpete.[4] Perfumes launched by Germaine Lecomte included Love Witch and Party Night.[5][6] Maurice Chevalier sang a commercial about Party Night.[7]

Germaine Lecomte was a friend of artists such as Maurice de Vlaminck and Renee Durey.[8] Her clients included actresses such as Michèle Morgan, Patricia Mars and Micheline Francey[9] and her dresses were worn at the Cannes Festival.[10][11]

In 1939, she was invited to the New York World's Fair.[12] Some of her dresses are in museums such as the Musée Galiera in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.[13][1] In 1945, she was invited to participate to the Théâtre de la Mode.[14]

References
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  12. Staff writer. "Panneau Germaine Lecomte pour l'Exposition Universelle de New-York. 1939". Paris en Images. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  13. Staff writer. "Les Années folles 1919-1929 au Musée Galliera". Lyceesrp. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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