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	ArtandCulture Artist: Madeleine Vionnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Vionnet’s working life began in the Parisian suburbs when she was a mere 12 years of age.
		Vionnet considered herself "an enemy of fashion," claiming that she was often offended by "the seasonal and elusive whims" that dictated women's clothing.
		Vionnet’s greatest contribution to the fashion world was her invention of the bias cut.
	www.artandculture.com /cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist?id=1313 (589 words)

	the legendary couture house of Vionnet
		Madeleine Vionnet founded her label in 1912 and opened her fashion house in Paris in 1923.
		Her collections for Vionnet will launch in time for spring 2007 and will be exclusively available at Barneys New York, Beverly Hills, Dallas, Boston and Chicago and at the Vionnet Studio in Paris.
		Madeleine Vionnet was born in Paris in 1876.
	www.fashionunited.co.uk /news/vionnet.htm (801 words)

	Spirals & Ellipses: Clothing the Body Three-Dimensionally
		This led to the discovery of Madeleine Vionnet as a master geometrician and to the creation to one of the most original, important and impactful book in the field of costume history: Betty Kirke's Madeleine Vionnet (Tokyo: Kyuryudo Art Publishing Co., 1991).
		Vionnet used the quadrates diagonally to cover the body: each piece has a narrow diagonal section that becomes one quarter of a tube encircling the body.
		Though several mid 1920s Vionnet gowns reproduced the decorative motifs of red figure vases, the concept of positive and negative space was pushed further and was often attained through structural means, as seen in garment #3, and through the use of both faces of double-faced fabrics such as satin-backed crêpes.
	dept.kent.edu /museum/exhibit/spirals/vionnet.htm (1253 words)

	Madeleine Vionet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		When designer Issey Miyake first saw a Vionnet dress, it was like the first time he saw Winged Victory at the Louvre: "I thought then that the statue of Nike had been reincarnated in the dresses by Vionnet.
		Madeleine Vionnet is a tall book that echoes many of the designs inside.
		The accompanying text traces Vionnet's evolution from an 11-year-old seamstress, through her days apprenticing at the famed Callot Soeurs couture house in Paris, and on into the design empire that secured her an enduring spot in fashion history.
	www.fashionwindows.com /fashion_designers/madeleine_vionnet.asp (401 words)

	History of Fashion Designer Madeline Vionet
		Madeleine Vionnet was born in 1876 in Switzerland.
		Vionnet closed her house when the Second world war started but did not reopen after the war.
		Another illustrator who drew Vionnet's gowns which were published in the Paris fashion magazine "Gazette du Bon Ton" was Thayaht whom you can also read about by clicking on his name.
	www.designerhistory.com /historyofashion/vionnet.html (714 words)

	Vionnet, Madeleine - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the 1920s she created a fashion revolution by introducing the bias cut, a technique that enables fabric to cling softly to the body while moving with it.
		Eschewing corsets and other constricting undergarments, Vionnet dominated haute couture in the 1930s with sensually draped garments that were inspired by Greek, Roman, and medieval styles but brought suavely and sexily up-to-date.
		MADELEINE VIONNET; A YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR THE VENERABLE COUTURIERE.(Brief Article)(Interview)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-vionnetm1a.html (315 words)

	exclusive-life - Madeleine Vionnet
		With her creations made of textile, Madame Vionnet strongly influenced the fashion trends of the twenties and thirties: She liberated women from the restraints of the corset.
		Madeleine Vionnet's creations and effects came to an end with the start of the World War II.
		Madeleine Vionnet created this fluffy evening dress out of fl silk-satin in the year 1938.
	www.exclusive-life.de /eng/Articles/Craft/fabrics_leather/Madeleine-Vionnet/Vionnet_eng.htm (409 words)

	HEMLOCK VINTAGE CLOTHING : ARTICLES
		Vionnet's inventive manipulation of fabric and intricate yet subtle designs set the stage for 1930's fashion.
		One of the first designers of the 20th century to reject the corset, Vionnet felt that a woman should naturally carry off her designs.
		With her innovation of the bias cut and elegant draped designs, Vionnet defined the direction of fashion in the 1930's.
	www.hemlockvintage.com /article2.html (544 words)

	Couture Allure Vintage Fashion: Vionnet Reborn
		Madeleine Vionnet was arguably one of the most important fashion designers of all time.
		She was a master at draping and the inventor of the use of the bias cut.
		Madeleine Vionnet closed her company in 1939, on the eve of WWII, but interest in her designs has never died.
	coutureallure.blogspot.com /2006/08/vionnet-reborn.html (275 words)

	Amazon.ca: Madeleine Vionnet: Books: Betty Kirke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Madeleine Vionnet's greatest distinction as a designer was her discovery of the bias cut.
		The sexy, slinky bias-cut dresses associated with the 1930s were invented by Vionnet to move with the body and show every curve.
		Cutting clothes for a woman's body was a geometric puzzle for Vionnet, and chapters are arranged by the rectangles, quadrants, and triangles that composed the gowns.
	www.amazon.ca /Madeleine-Vionnet-Betty-Kirke/dp/0811819973 (615 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Madeleine
		Madeleine MADELEINE [Madeleine] [FrMagdalen, i.e., Mary Magdalen], large church of Paris, in the Place de la Madeleine.
		Her salon was in vogue after the decline of the salon at the Hôtel de Rambouillet; its circle included Mme de La Fayette, Philippe I, duc d'Orléans, and La Rochefoucauld.
		The leader was a nun, Marie Angélique de Sainte Madeleine, 1591-1661, abbess from early youth of Port-Royal, a Cistercian house near Paris.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Madeleine (702 words)

	Vionnet Madeleine - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Vionnet, Madeleine (1876–1975), French fashion designer who achieved critical acclaim during the 1920s and 1930s when she developed the bias cut....
		Vionnet, Madeleine (quotations): Clothes: When a woman smiles her dress must smile…
		Scudéry, Madeleine de, called Sappho (1607-1701), French novelist, born in Le Havre.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Vionnet_Madeleine.html (104 words)

	Madelaine Vionnet
		Issey Miyake, one of the most respected contemporary designers, says that the first time he saw a Vionnet dress he thought “that the statue of Nike had been reincarnated.” He said “she had captured the most beautiful aspect of classical Greek aesthetics: the body and movement.” She truly appreciated the feminine form.
		Madeleine Vionnet herself was truly innovative, skilled, and cunning.
		The space, therefore, of the boutique, Madeleine Vionnet, is well deserved (even if most people can just window shop there).
	www.ac.aup.fr /ggilbert/contentpages/Vionnet.html (426 words)

	Madeleine Vionnet [0811819973] - $100.00 : Chronicle Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Madeleine Vionnet (1876—1975) was the greatest dressmaker in the world.
		Vionnet's dresses are virtually un-copiable and highly coveted by vintage clothing collectors.
		Madeleine Vionnet is the definitive study of this venerated artist.
	www.chroniclebooks.com /site/catalog/index.php?main_page=pubs_product_book_info&products_id=996&store=books (193 words)

	Madeleine Vionnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Review: Being an architect (of buildings) I appreciate Madeleine Vionnet's approach to clothing "architecture." It is a pleasure analyzing the patterns and looking at the results in the gowns.
		She not only describes the history of Vionnet, but also presents a rich resource of photographs, scaled patterns and construction techniques used by Vionnet.
		Vionnet designed clothes in a three-dimensional format to move with the body, contrary to the old-school method of "designing" by sketch, and then trial and error patternmaking.
	art.isbn-books.info /0811819973/Madeleine-Vionnet.html (607 words)

	Madeleine Vionnet For Women - Find, Compare, and Buy at Shopping.com
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	Amazon.de: Madeleine Vionnet: English Books: Betty Kirke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was then that I discovered the beautiful work of Madeleine Vionnet.
		I saw the best work of many others, but Vionnet's dresses were pure magic, flowing and exquisite, so unlike anything of their period.
		So, when I saw this book with 38 patterns, I knew it was a necessity, and it certainly impressed me. The text was informative, and the photographs clear and showing the clothing well.
	www.amazon.de /Madeleine-Vionnet-Betty-Kirke/dp/0811819973 (882 words)

	Madeleine Vionnet
		This photo of Vionnet shows her draping muslin fabric on her 1/2 scale dress form, a technique she used in all of her designing.
		A recent trip to Paris captured this photo of the sidewalk in front of Vionnet's house of couture, showing her signature modern style.
		In the 1930's in Paris, France, Madeleine Vionnet revolutionized haute couture by using the natural fluidity of diagonal woven fabric to conform to the body with only a few seams and no darts.
	antiquitypress.com /id29.html (345 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Madeleine Vionnet, by Betty Kirke, Hardcover
		Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975) was the greatest dressmaker in the world, considered a genius for her innovations with difficult bias cut designs.
		Vionnet dressed the movie stars of the 1930s and invented new pattern-making techniques.
		Vionnet mastered the drape and cut of bias fabric like no one before or sense....[She created] garments and live and breathe with the body that wears them....[The book is] a spectacular tribute to a designer of breathtaking grace and originality.
	bn.bfast.com /booklink/click?sourceid=47417&ISBN=0811819973 (261 words)

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		A French Designer named Madeleine Vionnet was Hattie's absolute favorite designer as she was at the height of her popularity when a young Hattie was just starting her career.
		Madame Vionnet saw that it was the young girl she met in the restaurant, and greeted Hattie and was pleased that she decided to add to her wardrobe and was giving her suggestion's as to what would look good on her.
		So a few week's later when Hattie walked back into the shop, Madeleine Vionnet told Hattie that she didn't want her to buy anymore clothing from her as she now knew she WAS HATTIE CARNEGIE, and she was very sorry, but she would NOT be permitted to buy anymore item's from her shop.
	www.hattie-carnegie.com /page29.html (3249 words)

	Amazon.com: Madeleine Vionnet: Books: Betty Kirke,Issey Miyake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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		It's so sad that the name of Madeleine Vionnet is today only familiar to students of fashion history.
		Being an architect (of buildings) I appreciate Madeleine Vionnet's approach to clothing "architecture." It is a pleasure analyzing the patterns and looking at the results in the gowns.
	www.amazon.com /Madeleine-Vionnet-Betty-Kirke/dp/0811819973 (1396 words)

	Madeleine Vionnet Perfume for Women by Madeleine Vionnet
		Madeleine Vionnet Perfume by Madeleine Vionnet, Madeleine Vionnet Is A Timeless Classic Fragrance For Women By Madeleine Vionnet.
		Madeleine Vionnet Is A Refined Blend Of Citrus With A Rich Blend Of Florals.
		Sophistication At Its Finest, Madeleine Vionnet Is Recommended For Evening Wear.
	www.fragrancex.com /w106196m.html (150 words)

	Bob Mackie,Rochas,Madeleine Vionnet,Chopard,Celine
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		Madeleine Vionnet has notes of fresh roses, peach flowers, osmanthus, ylang-ylang, amber, mirra, sandalwood, and cedar.
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	www.perfume4sale.com /department.cfm/hurl/letter/M/parent/1/show.html (343 words)

	Hemlock Vintage Clothing ~ Fashion
		Vionnet opened her first salon in 1912, which she ran on and off until 1940.
		Although more curvacious, Vionnet's bias cut designs still emphasized the slim figure popular in the 20's.
		Use of any picture, text or photograph is restricted without permission.
	www.hemlockvintage.com /fashbiascut.html (564 words)

	Madeleine Vionne > MADELEINE VIONNET > Eau de Toilette Spray 51ml / 1.7oz
		Perfumes and Fragrances > Feminine > Madeleine Vionne > MADELEINE VIONNET > Eau de Toilette Spray 51ml / 1.7oz
		Launched by the design house of Madeleine Vionnet in 1925, MADELEINE VIONNET by Madeleine Vionnet is classified as a refined fragrance for women.
		This feminine scent posesses a blend of: citrus and florals, a rich blend.
	www.netstoreusa.com /fragrance/123509.shtml (285 words)

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	Madeleine Vionnet: Evening dresses (C.I.46.4.24ab,25ab) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Duchess of Windsor lent two dresses to the exhibition Paris Openings (1940), including this ensemble by Madeleine Vionnet.
		Elegant, romantic, and feminine, it seems uncharacteristic of the duchess' sober and somewhat severe fashion aesthetic.
		Harrison Williams the "Best Dressed-Woman in the World." Like Lady Mendl and the Duchess of Windsor, she possessed an inconspicuous elegance, which she achieved by choosing the clean and subdued lines of Vionnet and Balenciaga.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/psop/hod_C.I.46.4.24ab,25ab.htm (275 words)

	fuk fashion news: Bias style
		With her innovative cutting and draping skills, Madeleine Vionnet is recognised as one of the most important couturiers of the last century.
		Credited with perfecting the now ubiquitous bias cutting technique, Vionnet has been an inspiration to contemporary designers such as John Galliano, Azzedine Alaia and Issey Miyake.
		An exhibition at the Judith Clark Costume Gallery shows 15 of Vionnet's dresses, including a fl satin wrapped tango dress from 1917 and a sculpted fl day-dress from 1935, as well as her signature logo packaging and unusual thumb-print labels.
	www.widemedia.com /fashionuk/news/2001/04/05/news0001694.html (97 words)

	Madeleine Vionnet perfume by Madeleine Vionnet for women (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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