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	History of Fashion Designer Mainbocher
		Mainbocher wanted to keep his designs very exclusive and therefore invited only a select few people to attend his collections, and made them pay a large admission fee.
		Mainbocher worked by making sketches, using fabrics that he had chosen, and imagining the role a particular design might play in a client's life.
		Mainbocher retired in 1971 and moved to Europe, until he died in 1976.
	www.designerhistory.com /historyofashion/mainboucher.html (712 words)

	Henderson Hall Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In early 1950, several designers -- Mainbocher, Phillip Mangone, Hattie Carnegie, and Milgrim -- were approached for their ideas on the design or redesign of various female Marine uniforms.
		Mainbocher, having had previous experience with WAVE uniforms, was eventually chosen for the project.
		He offered to design a complete set of uniforms for female Marines since he viewed their wardrobe as a "hodge-podge." He could not afford to have his name associated with a "patchwork" job and accomplished the designs, sample uniforms, and master patterns for the token sum of $1.00.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/archives/sept5/hh_e9597.html (364 words)

	Essays - Clients and Craftswomen
		Both Molyneux and Mainbocher specialized in a kind of slim, fitted apparel that perhaps seemed simple when compared to the extravagances of the 1920s, but was wholly satisfying in its beautiful tailoring and quiet elegance.
		With the coming of age of the anti-ornamental purist element in art after Le Corbusier's breakthroughs in the late 1920s and the growth in philosophical importance of Germany's Bauhaus school, fashion's own "return to order" was the "classic" clothing of the 1930s.
		Mainbocher, an American from St. Louis who combined his first and last names once in Paris, was beloved for his pure, uncomplicated, simply cut designs -what Harper's Bazaar called his "deceptive plainness" -that clients viewed as investments for the long haul.(
	tirocchi.stg.brown.edu /essays/hay_couture_13.html (702 words)

	1930's-50's Vintage Clothing: #1709 Mainbocher evening gown at Vintage Textile
		In 1930 Mainbocher became the first American to open a couture house in Paris, where he had a great success because of his creative designs and his close association with international high society.
		There are a few minor flaws which do not spoil the appearance of the gown: slight soiling along the hemline; slight abrasion of the satin along the inside upper edge of the bodice; and a small mend on the under side of one bodice flap.
		Given Mainbocher's standing in the pantheon of American design, this gown would be much more expensive in pristine condition.
	www.vintagetextile.com /new_page_563.htm (385 words)

	get in my head. or my belly. same thing. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		and mainbocher i long for because he endowed his dresses with the perfect distillation of femininity and classic beauty (and yes, this seems counter to my uniform of cords and sweats, but there's a girly girl lurking deep down somewhere that i haven't quite killed off yet).
		i think mainbocher has flitted into my brain because of the katharine graham autobiography i've been reading.
		though i think she later favored halston, i think she wore a mainbocher to capote's fl & white ball.
	thatswhatyouthink.blogspot.com /2003/06/i.html (528 words)

	Vintage Fashion Guild Designer Label Image Resource - M
		MAINBOCHER - born Main Rousseau Bocher in Chicago in 1891 and served in WWI as a Sgt. Major.
		Mainbocher founded his Paris house in 1930, becoming the only American to successfully run a couture house in Paris.
		Mainbocher remained on 57th St. until his retirement in 1971.
	www.vintagefashionguild.org /labels/jtom/m.html (2919 words)

	village voice > nyclife > Elements of Style by Lynn Yaeger
		December 2nd, 2002 5:00 PM The duchess of Windsor in her Mainbocher wedding dress: Klein's knocked it off for $8.90.
		The museum has a lot of the duke and duchess's raiments on display, including her famous slim wedding gown designed by Mainbocher.
		(According to Diana Vreeland, Mainbocher was responsible for the duchess's "wonderful simplicity and dash.") The gown's original blue has since faded to white, but don't be fooled—it really was blue; no one in the 1930s would have dreamed of wearing white when marrying for the third time.
	www.villagevoice.com /nyclife/0249,yaeger,40291,15.html (777 words)

	HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		He was known for his expensive, elegant evening clothes; cardigan sweaters with jeweled buttons; and high-waisted, long, and lacy or transparent ball...
		Mainbocher opened a ready-to-wear salon in New York City in 1940, and...
		The beige-and-white paisley Mainbocher dress I am wearing is among the ones...
	www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?refid=ency_botresults&q=Mainbocher (820 words)

	Military Chic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		They acquired the services of Mainbocher, the eminent fashion designer, who achieved that almost impossible amalgam of outfitting his "clients" in something which was both military and feminine.
		In 1942, Mainbocher designed the blue service uniform which was to be used, virtually unaltered, by women in the Navy until the early 1970s.
		The following excerpts, from letters written to Mainbocher by women who had worn this uniform, are testimony as to the success of the design.
	www.madetomeasuremag.com /features/pre2003/936371620.html (1808 words)

	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Special Exhibitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Designed by Mainbocher, it comprised a simple, floor-length dress with a matching long-sleeved jacket.
		Modest, without being prim or prudish, it was typical of the Duchess of Windsor's fashion austerity.
		The silk crepe was originally "Wallis Blue," a color developed by Mainbocher to match the Duchess of Windsor's eyes.
	www.metmuseum.org /special/Blithe_Spirit/2.r.htm (281 words)

	Vintage Fashion History 1950's
		Wedding designers, still conservative at heart, adapted this strapless silhouette by covering the bride's shoulders modestly with an opaque bodice or removable sheer lace jacket, so that the shoulders were covered appropriately for a solemn church ceremony.
		By 1955, the Dallas salon of Neiman Marcus became the ultimate Bridal source of superior quality and unparalleled service, especially for Texan women.
		Mainbocher was also highly regarded at his salon in New York, although his fame as the creator of Wallis Simpson's blue wedding dress made his appointment space limited.
	home.att.net /~design-house/history/history_1950.htm (1639 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- The Main Line -- Sep. 27, 1963 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		At 72, the short, round little man with the synthetic name can boast that his clothes are the most carefully made, the slowest to change, and among the most expensive in the world.
		If the upper-class look characterizes the lines of both Mainbocher and Balenciaga, "Main's" clothes look like older money.Mainbocher is also the great loner.
		He disregards the feverish pitch of the Paris houses and shows his collections at his own dignified pace (his butler serves ice...
	www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,875188,00.html (151 words)

	InLiquid Galleries
		A remarkable collection of French couture including Chanels, Lanvins, Vionnets, and Schiaparellis donated to the Museum in 1946 captures the rapturous elegance of café society in the frivolous, extravagant years immediately preceding World War II.
		At the same time, drawings by Vertès, Beaton, and Bérard, along with photographs by Horst, Man Ray, and Hoyningen-Huene, reveal the high style of the times.
		A centerpiece of the exhibition is the Mainbocher dress worn by Wallis Simpson upon her marriage to the Duke of Windsor in 1937.
	www.inliquid.com /museums/met/archive/1102met.shtml (256 words)

	Lucire Fashion: The essential Ralph Rucci - The global fashion magazine
		And he’s got the kudos of some of the industry’s biggest guns to prove it.
		In 2002, he was propelled into the spotlight when he became the ﬁrst American designer since the legendary Mainbocher to be invited by the Chambre Syndicale to present an haute couture collection.
		Doneger Group forecaster, David Wolfe, states, ‘John Galliano is yesterday and Ralph Rucci is tomorrow.
	www.lucire.com /2005a/0612fe0.shtml (991 words)

	Mainbocher Corset (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		chat in German at Steffi-Korsett Seite (21 October) The Mainbocher Corset A print of The Mainbocher Corset, made by Horst P. Horst just before WWII, is for sale at Peter Fetterman Gallery (7 October...
		HORST P. Horst P. Horst HORST P. HORST Mainbocher Corset, Paris, 1939 11x14 Silver Gelatin Photograph Call For Price (323) 934-2250 20x24 Silver Gelatin Photograph...
		This site is best viewed on a 1024 x 768 resolution or higher] 03.07.03 The Mainbocher Corset [New Additions] Â -Â caroline - caroline@bluestruby.com @ 00:00:00 Original photograph --...
	www.cheeky-thongs.info /mainbocher-corset.html (239 words)

	rock & roll farm / vintage cable knits etc.
		Chicago born Mainbocher designed the dress (called Blithe Spirit) for the Duchess of Winsdor's wedding, and some of the uniforms for WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service - of which my grandmother was a woman accepted).
		Horst P. Horst, the fashion photographer, took a famous photo of one of Mainbocher’s corsets called, ahem Mainbocher Corset.
		I stumbled across vintageous while trolling around for cable knit patterns.
	log.tenseforms.com /renee/entries/1572 (196 words)

	BACKGROUNDER: Navy WAVES: The Women of World War II
		James V. Forrestal, the wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy who asked leading fashion designer Mainbocher (1891-1976) to create a stylish uniform.
		The trim uniform was especially designed by the famous stylist Mainbocher to flatter every figure and to make you look -- and feel -- your best!" A year later, in 1943, 27,000 women wore this WAVES uniform.
		The WAVES served in a far wider range of occupations than ever before.
	www.albanyinstitute.org /news/wwII.WAVES.htm (864 words)

	Strapless Lace MAINBOCHER Ball Gown VINTAGEOUS VINTAGE CLOTHING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This gown is absolutely fabulous whether you are just looking for an incredible gown to wear, or whether you are looking for a classic Mainbocher gown for your collection.
		He also designed war uniforms for the WAVES and SPARS.
		If you would like to do some reading about Mainbocher, you might want to take a look at this book, "American Fashion: The Life and Lines of Adrian, Mainbocher, McCardell, Norell, Trigere." It is a wonderful book, though a little hard to come by.
	www.vintageous.com /mainbocher.html (396 words)

	Queryster.com Search Directory - Arts: Design: Fashion: People: M: Mainbocher - sites listing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Directory Categories: Arts: Design: Fashion: People: M: Mainbocher:
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		Page Summary: Queryster.com Search Directory's listing of Mainbocher and Mainbocher-related websites and webpages.
	www.queryster.com /dir.php/Arts/Design/Fashion/People/M/Mainbocher (244 words)

	William Ivey Long's Guys and Dolls 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		So I do, and I make them and we do the hose and the shoes and it was just -- late Forties.
		And then when I studied the Forties -- those chic uniforms that Mainbocher did for the WACS (the Women’s Army Corps)?
		And I said, well if he can make uniforms chic, we can make uniforms chic.
	www.fashionfinds.com /june/pages/william-ivey-long-5.htm (1273 words)

	Paper Pursuits: fashion and design print collectibles -- Vintage Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Couturier Patterns, Fashion Ads ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Magazines > Harpers Bazaar > 1960 - 1969 > Harper's Bazaar May 1967 Warren Beatty Courreges Mainbocher Galanos
		Harper's Bazaar May 1967 Warren Beatty Courreges Mainbocher Galanos
		Cover foldout of a geisha woman by Frank Horvat.
	www.paperpursuits.ca /magazine_detail.cfm?catid=2&subcatid=85&pid=986 (73 words)

	Vintage Haute Couture Clothing Expert Matthew Nash
		NASH: It's an estate sale, before the estate is brought to auction.
		I walk into a closet that is filled with the standards: the Balenciagas, the Diors, the Mainbochers, early St.Laurent--but also Suzy Perette and LillyAnn, your modest stuff.
		All of this is in beautiful condition--where you know the woman loved her clothing and took care of it.
	www.biddingtons.com /content/expertnash.html (1466 words)

	Mainbocher
		Canadian Content > Arts: Design: Fashion: People: M: Mainbocher:
		First American designer to live and work in Paris where he moved in 1911.
		Modified by Canadian Content © 1997 - 2005.
	www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Arts/Design/Fashion/People/M/Mainbocher (66 words)

	Textiles Index 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Designed by Mainbocher, who designed clothing for the Duchess of Windsor.
		USMC Women's Reserve Forest Green Uniform for Winter.
		Revlon also created a red lipstick for Women Marines.
	library.uncg.edu /depts/archives/veterans/textilesindex1.html (47 words)

	Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer, Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves October 24 in History
		Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer, Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves October 24 in History
		Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer, Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves
		Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
	www.brainyhistory.com /events/1890/october_24_1890_63484.html (47 words)

	All Topics : Arts : Design : Fashion : People : M : Mainbocher - Internet Directory
		All Topics : Arts : Design : Fashion : People : M : Mainbocher - Internet Directory
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	www.romancenotes.com /directory/index.php?c=Arts/Design/Fashion/People/M/Mainbocher (117 words)

	lee jeans Fashion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Word "Fashion Lee Jeans" found in products categories
		American Fashion: The Life and Lines of Adrian, Mainbocher, McCardell, Norell, and Trig`Ere
		Distaff sketch book: A collection of notes and sketches on women's dress in America, 1774-1783
	www.cirrusdance.com /LA5105P1-Fashion/lee-jeans.html (123 words)

	eBay View About Me for pastperfect2
		And when you add the pleasure of sending them off to appreciative homes?
		From the simplicity of 18th American bodices to the sophistication of Pauline Trigere and Mainbocher to the humor of Elsa Schiaparelli or the drama of Adrian - we really do enjoy it all.
		As purveyors of Vintage Fashion since 1992, we aim to sell pre 1959 fashions, but we are always happy to find interesting designs from the 60s and even 70s.
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	Books : American Fashion: The Life and Lines of Adrian, Mainbocher, McCardell, Norell, and Trig`Ere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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