Jane Derby
Jane Derby (born Jeannette Barr in Rockymount, Virginia, 1895 – August 1965) was an American fashion designer.[1][2][3]
She worked as an apprentice designer, and she subsequently opened her own business in 1936 in New York.[2] She later opened Jane Derby, Inc., in 1938, which she ran until she died in 1965, except during World War II.[2] She was one of the first fashion designers to show the short dinner dress.[4] In 1951 she received the Winnie award of the Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards.[4]
She was married to Arthur Derby until his death, and in 1964 remarried to retired Lieut. Col. C. Ross Cuthbert of the British Army.[5] She had children, including a son who was killed in World War II.[4]
After her death Oscar de la Renta took control of her company. having worked there before her death.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ Adrian Room (20 September 2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2.
- ^ a b c Caroline Rennolds Milbank (November 1989). New York fashion: the evolution of American style. Abrams. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8109-1388-2.
- ^ Kent University Museum Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. September 25, 1951.
- ^ "Jane Derby Remarried". 23 December 1964 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Óscar de la Renta 1965". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Jane Derby". Vintage Fashion Guild. Retrieved Feb 26, 2010.
- ^ "Oscar de la Renta, American Elegance". Kent University Museum. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved Sep 19, 2009.
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