Maggy Rouff

Maggy Rouff (1896–1971) was a French fashion designer of Belgian origin.[1] Born Marguerite Besançon de Wagner in 1896, her parents were a Belgian couple (though Madame Besançon de Wagner was German-born)[2] who lived and worked in Paris as managers and in Madame de Wagner's case, as fashion designer for the Paris branch of Drecoll, a Viennesse fashion house launched in 1902 by Christoff von Drecoll, who opened the Paris branch in 1905.[3]

Rouff was known for her understated sportswear designs at the beginning of her career, and later, for the feminine detailing in her garments such as ruffles, shirring, and the bias cut.[4]

In the 1930s, Rouff headed PAIS (Association pour la Protection des Arts Plastiques et Appliques, also known as the Association pour la Protection des Industries Artistiques Saisonnieres), one of the most important anti-piracy and counterfeiting trade networks in Paris couture that had been founded by Madeleine Vionnet in 1922.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pouillard, Véronique (2008). "In the Shadow of Paris?". In Regina Lee Blaszczyk. Producing fashion commerce, culture, and consumers. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 66. ISBN 9780812206050.
  2. ↑ Reeder, Jan Glier (2010). High style : masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 64. ISBN 9781588393630.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Vicki (2009). "Roots, routes and recipes: the family tree - contextualising design". In Jonathan Glynne, Fiona Hackney, Viv Minton. Networks of design : proceedings of the 2008 Annual International Conference of the Design History Society (UK). Boca Raton, Fla.: Universal Publishers. p. 370. ISBN 9781599429069.
  4. ↑ Koda, Harold (2003). Goddess : the classical mode. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 131. ISBN 9780300098822.