BRUYÈRE Marie-Louise (Designer)

The model wears a windbreaker coat from the Bruyère salon, initially located in the Place Vendôme. It has a more feminine look than the simple, tailored styles seen in London in 1944. The shoulders have a softened, draped line, the waist is narrow and the sleeves are full as is the hemline, which has a swing to it. The original salon opened in 1937 and was decorated by Bruyère herself. Lee Miller, photographer and journalist, was one of the first people to arrive in Paris on the liberation of the city in August 1944. Recording her impressions in Vogue, she wrote that, "The French concept of civilized life has been maintained". Bruyère trained with the Callot Soeurs and worked as an apprentice with Jeanne Lanvin. 

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