Jacqueline de Ribes

Jacqueline de Ribes
Born	Jacqueline de Beaumont (1929-07-14) 14 July 1929 Paris
Nationality	French

Jacqueline, comtesse de Ribes (born 14 July 1929)^[1][2] in Paris, France is a French aristocrat, designer, fashion-icon, business woman , producer, and philanthropist. She is also a member of the International Best Dressed List since 1962.^[3][4]

Early life

She was born in 1929, Paris as Jacqueline Bonnin de La Bonninière de Beaumont. Her parents were Jean de Beaumont, comte Bonnin de la Bonninière de Beaumont (1904–2002), and his wife Paule de Rivaud de La Raffinière (1908–1999).

In February 1948, she married Vicomte de Ribes a successful banker, who subsequently became comte de Ribes, and Officer of the Legion of Honour,^[5] Croix de guerre 1939-1945.^[6][7]

Life in fashion and society

She has been the muse of many designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino and Guy Laroche .

For twelve years, Jacqueline de Ribes innovates by creating ready-to-wear collections whose quality is close to that of high fashion, and imposes sophisticated marketing techniques to attract a famous and elegant international clients, such as: Joan Collins, Raquel Welch, Barbara Walters, Baroness von Thyssen, Cher, Danielle Steel, Olympia de Rothschild, Marie-Hélène de Rothschild ...^[8]

Her creations are applauded during shows, she received several "standing ovations" by the international press, and the most respected fashion journalists as Hebe Dorsey^[9] (International Herald Tribune) or John Fairchild (Women's Wear Daily)^[10] sing its praises.

Over the years, she became the most famous ambassador of French elegance. Following a health problem in 1995, Jacqueline de Ribes is forced to dissolve his company.

Egeria of the greatest photographers^[11] Such as Penn, Horst, Avedon, Clarke,^[12] Armstrong-Jones,^[13] Ostier,^[14] David Bailey,^[15] Sieff, Slim Aarons, Mondino, Skrebneski, etc. always celebrate her pace, style and timeless elegance.

On 14 July 2010, the French President, decorated her as a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur^[16] at the Elysée Palace.

Theatre artistic director and producer of Cuevas Ballet

In 1958, she produced the first play performed at the new Recamier Theatre, "When five years will be passed" by Federico Garcia Lorca, with Laurent Terzieff^[17] and Pascale de Boysson^[18] and a Raimundo de Larrain^[19] scenery.^[20] Then she voluntarily takes very important responsibilities and essential in the company's Ballets du Marquis de Cuevas.

Producer, movies, television

Following this experience, she co-produced the initiative for the first French television channel, a film in three episodes from the book by Luigi Barzini "Italians", published by Gallimard in 1966. It was during this trip that Visconti asked^[21] her to play the duchesse de Guermantes in his next film "In Search ..." based on the novel by Marcel Proust, she agreed. Visconti falling sick, the film was cancelled.^[22] In the seventies, she had focused her efforts on volunteers show production and co-produced the Eurovision television shows to benefit UNICEF.

Active "mécène" of many museums and institutions

She chaired the Association of Friends of Foreign Orsay Museum^[23] during the Monet exhibition in Tokyo^[24] in 1996 and as a benefactor, supports the Friends of several museums and foundations initiatives France. Helps, too, to the restoration and maintenance of French and world heritage, accepting, for example, at the 2007 Biennale, the chair of Venetian Heritage,^[25] American Association for the Safeguarding of Venice.

Humanitarian and charitable activities

Jacqueline de Ribes used her fame to devote it to humanitarian causes throughout the world.^[26][27] For all of these actions and committed volunteer for exceptional results, Jacqueline de Ribes is among the winners of the prestigious Women of Achievement Awards Gala^[28] at its fifth edition, in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1980, alongside the actress Bette Davis, the archaeologist Iris Love, philanthropist Ann Getty, the Dame Sheila Sherlock hepatologist and politician Jessie M. Rattley, among others....^[29]

Ecology

De Ribes is a pioneer in the field of nature conservation and ecology, as early as 1974 in the Balearic Islands, she works for the respect of the natural beauty and for the survival of the species in the wild islands yet. Convinced of the ecological issue, she decided to orchestrate an international campaign to safeguard the Mediterranean island of Espalmaor, migratory bird refuge. She obtained the classification of the island as a nature reserve and its final backup.

Recognition

• Appeared the first time on the International Best Dressed List in 1956.^[30][31]
• She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1962.^[32]
• In 1983, she was voted the "Most Stylish Woman in the World" by Town and Country.^[33]
• As a designer, she received the Rodeo Drive Award in 1985.^[34]
• In 1999, French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier dedicated his collection to Jacqueline as the quintessence of Parisian elegance.
• She has been mentioned in several books about society and fashion, including Mistral's Daughter (1982) by Judith Krantz and My Life So Far (2005) by Jane Fonda.

Family

The Countess de Ribes, was born Jacqueline de Beaumont, she is the daughter^[35] of Count Jean de Beaumont^[36] (1904-2002) Commander of the Legion of Honor, vice president of the International Olympic Committee, president of the French Academy of Sports and chairman of Cercle de l’Union Interalliée^[37]) and Countess, born Paule Rivaud de La Raffinière (1908-1999: daughter of Olivier Rivaud, banker founder of the financial Group Rivaud) a woman of letters, translator and producer of the theatrical work of Tennessee Williams and Ernest Hemingway

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jacqueline de Ribes.

• Jacqueline de Ribes at the Internet Movie Database
• Vanity Fair – The Best Dressed Women of all time – Jacqueline de Ribes
• Fashion Encyclopedia
• New-York Times
• Vanity Fair
• Pinterest Ribes's Fans
• Huffington Post
• The Daily Telegraph
• YouTube
• The Red List

See also

• 1960s in fashion
• Diana Vreeland
• Oscar de la Renta
• Diane von Furstenberg

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Foulkes, Nicholas (2012). Bals – Legendary Costume Balls of the Twentieth Century. ISBN 978-1-614-28000-2.