Picture No | 10724186 |
Date | 1921 |
Description | Madame Wellington Koo |
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Oei Hui-Lan (Chinese family name is Oei) (1899–1992) then wife of Chinese Ambassador V.K. Wellington Koo (1887-1985) - marrying in 1921. Oei Hui-Lan was much admired for her adaptations of traditional Manchu fashion, which she wore with lace trousers and jade necklaces. The Koos divorced after World War Two.
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Source | Portrait by Bassano in The Tatler, 25 May 1921 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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