FATH Jacques (Designer)

This image accentuates a perfect hourglass figure created on a soft line with a curving, structured shape. This evening dress evokes the heady exuberance and gaiety of the early 1950s, when Jacques Fath, called the "couturier's couturier", was in the same haute couture firmament as Christian Dior. He was famed for his feminine evening dresses, whipped up for royalty and movie stars. This golden era was described by his muse, Bettina, in an interview in 1994. She recalled the extremely creative atmosphere when he worked with assistants who were to succeed in their own right, such as Guy Laroche and Hubert de Givenchy. Fath worked in tandem with the model. He moulded the fabric directly onto her body without any preliminary drawing. Standing in front of a mirror, he would ask her to strike a pose, creating a théâtre de la mode, which became the source for the design in the collection. 

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