Françoise de Langlade
Françoise de Langlade | |
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 De Langlade in 1974 | |
| Born | Françoise de Langlade November 30, 1920 or December 24, 1920 Paris, France |
| Died | June 17, 1983 (aged 62) New York City, US |
| Occupation | Fashion magazine editor |
| Known for | Editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris |
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| Children | 1 |
Françoise de Langlade (1921 – June 17, 1983) was a French magazine editor with Condé Nast Publications, and the first wife of fashion designer Oscar de la Renta.[1] She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.[2]
Early life and education
De Langlade was born in Paris in 1921, the daughter of an insurance salesman from Bordeaux. She was educated in Paris.[1]
Career
De Langlade started her career in fashion with the House of Schiaparelli,[3] which she left to work at Harper's Bazaar. She joined French Vogue in 1951, where she served as fashion editor and editor-in-chief.[1] In 1967, she married Oscar de la Renta and moved to the United States. In 1968, she joined American Vogue where she served as editor-at-large. She also worked as a fashion and beauty editor for Elizabeth Arden International.[1] She is credited with using her established network of contacts to help promote her husband's brand.[4]
Personal life and death
De Langlade married three times. Her first husband was French businessman Jean Bruère, with whom she had one son, Jean-Marc; the marriage ended in divorce. Her second husband, from whom she also divorced, was diplomat Nicholas Bagenow, son of Leïla Hagondokoff. In 1967, she married Oscar de la Renta. The de la Rentas had homes in Manhattan; Kent, Connecticut; and Santo Domingo.[5][6]
De Langlade died of bone cancer in 1983.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Nemy, Enid (June 18, 1983). "Francoise de la Renta, 62, a Leader in Fashion". The New York Times. p. 11.
- ↑ Grill, Theresa (6 August 2014). "The International Best-Dressed List Hall of Fame 2014". Vanity Fair.
- ↑ Muaddi Darraj, Susan (2013). Oscar de la Renta. Infobase Learning. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ Gross, Michael (May 11, 2010). Rogues' Gallery: The Secret Story of the Lust, Lies, Greed, and Betrayals That Made the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Crown. p. 461.
- 1 2 Shapiro, Harriet (September 9, 1985). "Child Raising Is a Piece of Cake for An Adoptive Papa-to-Be, Fashion Designer Oscar De La Renta". People.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Simmons, Ann (January 19, 1981). "Positively the Last Word on Francois and Oscar". New York Magazine. p. 17.
- 1921 births
- 1983 deaths
- French people of Martiniquais descent
- Fashion editors
- French magazine editors
- French women magazine editors
- 20th-century French journalists
- 20th-century French women journalists
- French expatriates in the United States
- Journalists from Paris
- Deaths from bone cancer in New York (state)
- Vogue (magazine) editors
- Vogue France