Valentina's sophisticated color sense, influenced by LWith an innate flair for the dramatic, Valentina successfully designed for the theatre. By the late 1950s, both in the press and on the streets, the sophisticated ladies of café society were reluctantly giving way to the youth-driven and fast-approaching 1960s, which would witness the imperious and haughty glamour of the preceding era slowly fading away like the lingering scent of a once ravishing perfume. Within the first decade of business, Valentina's client list read like a who's who of blue-book society. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates. In retrospect, however, it appears that Valentina's career might have run its course. From the very beginning of her career, up until her very last days, Valentina had remained at the very top of the most competitive, most exclusive, and perhaps least understood area of twentieth-century fashion history—American couture. In retrospect, however, it appears that Valentina's career might have run its course. POIRET, PAUL Aptly summing up Valentina's contribution to theater design, the drama critic Brooks Atkinson noted that "Valentina has designed clothes that act before ever a line is spoken." Born: Main Rousseau Bocher in Chicago, Illinois, 24 October 1890; adopted name Mainbocher, circa 1929. "North America's #1 auction house for Couture & Vintage Fashion. Garbo famously retired from Hollywood in 1942 at age 36. Page 450---"From the adult perspective, observing Garbo with George Schlee, Nylund believes that their relationship was a loving one---but not a passionate affair. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates. "Women of chic are wearing now dresses they bought from me in 1936. He attended Schlee’s funeral in 1964. This example, worn by style arbiter Millicent Rogers and influenced by ancient Greek dress, exhibits Valentina's talent for creating minimalist, yet modern, designs, particularly illustrated in the tucks on the bodice which flow into elegant draped loopsThe construction of this dress by Valentina makes for a beautiful fit, especially around the torso where the bodice is bloused at front and seamlessly fits over the hips, then dips dramatically low in back, with an elegant loop of fabric to draw the eyeby Suzanne Reinhardt Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. (Valentina) George Schlee, mid-1940sAlbumen silver printCourtesy of the Estate of Valentina SchleeThis first everThe Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Renaissance in Fashion," April 22, 1942–July 5, 1942.Museum of the City of New York. Not surprisingly, Valentina's costume design quickly gained renown for helping to define a character's role without challenging an actor's stage presence. Self-created in virtually every aspect of her existence, Valentina offered an exotic beauty and charmingly mangled English that played to her favor in America, adding a veil of dazzlingly misleading allure to an already intriguing personality.In operation from 1928 to 1956, Valentina Gowns, Inc., was preceded by two early businesses, one the mid-1920s operating under the spelling "Valentena," and another venture called "Valentina & Sonia."
Both of these concerns had folded by 1928 when Valentina Gowns was formed on more solid ground—this time backed by the Providing a formidable livelihood for the entire Schlée family, Valentina and George lived with great flair and panache on the swelling coffers of an almost immediate success. Augusta Auctions accepts consignments of historic clothing and textiles from museums, estates and individuals.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Education: Studied at the Traphagen School of Fashion, New York… HAWES, ELIZABETH The business was jointly owned and run, and it was George's role to manage the business while Valentina created—a two-person performance that simply could not be accomplished by Valentina on her own. Known for her floor-gracing, draped, silk jersey gowns; body-skimming evening dresses with lowcut backs; deep décolleté; and bolero evening ensembles, Valentina also designed pared-down day dresses, linens, and undecorated cocktail dresses—all of which exuded a frank, forward-looking minimalist aesthetic.Born in 1904 in the Kiev region of Russia, Valentina escaped the revolution in the late teens with her new husband and soon-to-be business manager, George Schlée, arriving in America in 1923 after several years spent in Paris, Athens, and various other European cities.
Therefore, it’s best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publication’s requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites:Diesel, Leota, "Valentina Puts on a Good Show," in Pope, Elizabeth, "Women Really Pay Her $600 for a Dress," in Lawford, Valentine, "Encounters with Chanel, Mainbocher, Morris, Bernadine, "Valentina, A Designer of Clothes for Stars in the Theater, Dies," in the Anderson, Lisa, "Garbo Walks Her Companion on Many a N.Y. StrollMadame Valentina was as exotic as her name. She died in Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). For dining in fashionable restaurants or attending the theatre with her theatre-producer husband George Schlee, Valentina wore her own designs — full-length, high necked, long sleeved gowns with natural waistlines, made of flowing black velvet — in contrast to the short, waistless, beaded flapper fashions that prevailed at the time.