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Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

1863 - 1935

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Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon (née Sutherland; 13 June 1863 – 20 April 1935) was a leading British fashion designer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who worked under the professional name Lucile. The first British-based designer to achieve international acclaim, Lucy Duff-Gordon was a widely acknowledged innovator in couture styles as well as in fashion industry public relations. In addition to originating the "mannequin parade", a precursor to the modern fashion show, and training the first professional models, she launched slit skirts and low necklines, popularized less restrictive corsets, and promoted alluring and pared-down lingerie. Opening branches of her London house, Lucile Ltd, in Chicago, New York City, and Paris, her business became the first global couture brand, dressing a trend-setting clientele of royalty, nobility, and stage and film personalities. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon is the 38th most popular fashion designer (up from 41st in 2019), the 2,860th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,218th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Fashion Designer.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 38 out of 51. Before her are Jil Sander, Donna Karan, Emanuel Ungaro, Christian Louboutin, Jean Patou, and Guy Laroche. After her are Lyubov Panchenko, Sergio Rossi, Halston, Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, and Kansai Yamamoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 94. Before her are Géza Gárdonyi, Charles Pathé, Charles Martin Hall, Edith Durham, Lyubomir Miletich, and Władysław Horodecki. After her are Herbert James Draper, Milka Ternina, Richard Mollier, Arabo, Lucien Pissarro, and C. Aubrey Smith. Among people deceased in 1935, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 95. Before her are Edwin Flack, Sun Chuanfang, James Quibell, Hans Tropsch, Nie Er, and Nina Grieg. After her are Jackson Showalter, Richard Mollier, Georg Jensen, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas, and Anna Katharine Green.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 2,861 out of 8,785. Before her are Allen Jones (1937), Patrick Troughton (1920), Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (1301), Hayley Atwell (1982), Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831), and Henry Wood (1869). After her are E. W. Hornung (1866), Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831), Lindsay Kemp (1938), Dennis Viollet (1933), Arthur Waley (1889), and Herbert James Draper (1863).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among fashion designers born in United Kingdom, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 4. Before her are Vivienne Westwood (1941), Mary Quant (1930), and Charles Frederick Worth (1825). After her are Sarah Burton (1974).

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