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Lady Duff-Gordon's beautiful mannequins

Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon, a leading fashion designer better known by her professional name, Lucile'. She was the proprietor of Lucile's, Hanover Square, famous for the emotional gown. Sister of the writer, Elinor Glyn and wife of Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon. Caption reads Lady Duff-Gordon, who is Lucile, the famous costumier, is at present in New York, supervising the opening of her new establishment there. With her, as the lawyers have it, are some of her most beautiful mannequins, all English girls, whose advent has caused much interest amongst the smart set

Picture No
13731870
Media ID
45394587
Size
5200px x 4267px (3.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Sketch, 30th March 1910, page 367. Image digitally colourised using AI
Date
30th March 1910

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