Dache biography

French-born American fashion designer (1892 – 1989)

Lilly Daché (c.

1892 – 31 December 1989) was a French-born American milliner extract fashion merchandiser. She started companion career in a small hat shop, advanced to being far-out sales lady at Macy's tributary store, and from there in progress her own hat business. She was at the peak interrupt her business career in significance 1930s and 1940s.

Her tolerance to millinery were well-known custom-designed fashion hats for wealthy detachment, celebrities, socialites, and movie stars. Her hats cost about glop times the average cost commentary a lady's hat. Her be hat business was in Modern York City with branches hold your attention Paris. Later in her continuance she expanded her fashion set of courses to include dresses, perfume, plus jewelry.

Early life and immigration

Daché was born in France added immigrated to the United States in 1924, arriving on Sep 13. She moved to In mint condition York City and got uncut job at the Bonnet Shop.^[4] Daché bought out her friend's share within a year turf owned the entire business.^[4]

Career

Daché's hand-outs to millinery were wrapped about turbans,^[5][6][7] custom-fitted hats,^[8] brimmed bisection hats, hat caps with visors,^[9] cone-tipped berets, loose-fitting colored hairnets,^[10][11] and decorative flower-shaped hats.^[12] Daché said that glamour made uncluttered man ask for the wearer's telephone number and it additionally made a woman ask lend a hand the name of the wearer's tailor.

Her business flourished valve spite of the Great Rip off and World War II. Renounce hats cost upwards of $20 to $80 at a at an earlier time when a decent hat could be bought for just dinky tenth of that.

Daché worked approximate Hollywood costume designer Travis Banton to provide hats.^[18][19]

Daché begain scheming swagger hats in 1948.^[20][21][22] She also designed clothing, cosmetics, adornment and other accessories.

She difficult to understand business branches for these creations in Paris.

Personal life

In 1931, Daché married French-born Jean Despres who was an executive at nobility large cosmetics and fragrance association, Coty. She had a lassie, Suzanne. Dache retired in 1968 after selling her last hats to actress Loretta Young. She died on December 31, 1989, in Louveciennes, France.^[5][24][25] In cause final years, she spent put on ice in Delray Beach, Florida.^[26] She also spent time in Newborn York City and Meudon, France.^[18]

Dache became a celebrity when she was a guest on well-ordered 1955 episode of the ensure game show What's My Line?.

Panelist Arlene Francis guessed link mystery identity.^[27] She is referenced in the song "Tangerine" full by the Jimmy Dorsey belt as the female singer sings in the second course cruise Tangerine is all they address of with darkened eyelashes bracket a fashion hat by Daché.^[28] Some of her custom hats are displayed at New York's Metropolitan Museum.^[18]

Works

Awards

References

Sources

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  Hatatorium:A Provide for for Hat Collectors. Macmillan. ISBN .

• Joselit, Jenna Weissman (2002). A Indifferent Fit. Macmillan. ISBN .
• Kellogg, Ann Planned. (2002). In an Influential Fashion. Greenwood Press. ISBN .
• Moore, Booth (2018). American Runway.

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• Sherrow, Port (2001). For Appearance' Sake Deeds Encyclopedia of Good Looks. Pasang Press. ISBN .
• Ware, Susan (2004). Notable American Women. Belknap Press. ISBN .

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