Jacques Fath

My all time hero in fashion is Christian Dior! There is another man though, who could make clothes that almost equal Monsieur Dior - Jacques Fath (1912 - 1954)!

Jacques Fath

Monsieur Fath was a completely self-taught designer, learning his craft from studying museum exhibitions and books about fashion. He presented his first collection in 1937, and became - together with Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain - one of the three dominant influencers of postwar haute couture.

Jacques Fath and one of his creations

Here comes some Fath-creations to drool over:

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Hosiery ad for Jacques Fath, 1951

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In 1954 Jacques Fath died of leukemia, and the fashion house closed three years later. After that it has been sold many times, and has produced a number of perfumes, and accessories. Before he died Monsieur Fath also had time to make costumes for several films, amongst which was "The Red Shoes" with Moira Shearer.

Moira Shearer in "The Red Shoes", 1948.

Moira Shearer in "The Red Shoes", 1948.

Who knows how big he would have become had he lived as long as Christian Dior...