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The Lalique family manufactured bottles exclusively for the House of Ricci until the 1950s.
By the early 1950s Nina Ricci was nearing 70 years of age and slowly withdrew from an active role in design, choosing to just keep an eye on the house.
Nina Ricci was born Marie Nielli in Turin in 1883, and at the early age of 12 with her family moved to France.
Intoxicatingly feminine designs became her signature, using draped fabric in the style of ancient Greek Goddess’s, to inspire her flowing visions.
1935 – When describing a dress in 1935 she spoke of several aims: to achieve the maximum lightness so that the dress would be perfect for dancing; to give the dress a “grand sobriete” that in her mind would render it most appealing to the youthful, and to find that elegant detail that would make the dress to be a client’s favourite.
Artist Pierre Mourgue, Place Vendome
1936 – A huge fur collar on a dark red tailored suit crosses a busy street.
1937 – Jeaux Dangereux – A dress given this name (Dangerous Games) featured a rather daring decollete’ with a halter neck open between the breasts to the waist!
They had a child named Robert. What hat for this?
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and long Evening Gowns::An orange suit with a wide black belt
A single breasted wool suit of casual eleganceA wide pleated skirt for this model
A wide pleated skirt for this model
Cream check with a matching waistcoat
A Winter TRENDY TRENCH COAT:
A coat of wise desire by all!
The Full French description:
French coat description
A coat style day dress of the utmost elegance:
The wrap over day dress
NOTE: This coat dress has a deep wide black belt and matching gloves and this seems to be a very dominant feature to the Nina Ricci collection during this time.
The House of Nina Ricci continues to evolve, remaining a staple in haute couture and luxury goods.
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French Fine Art Fashion Prints Collection
Biography of Nina Ricci, (Marie) – Fashion Designer
Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur
For Latest New page images 20.4.13 & – Now 28 June 2014.
She married the Italian jeweller and composer Luigi Ricci in 1904, thus becoming Maria Ricci. Robert Ricci had an idea which Lucien Lelong, President of the Chambre de Commerce, put into action. Bright Orange for 1976 cocktail hour!
Larger view
1976
Description: Robe du Soir, compose’e d’une tres ample jupe en organza imprime et d’un corsage en organdi de cotton, col decollete sur un empiecement droit manches bouffantes, ceinture noue’e, ornee d’un camelia.
The House of Nina Ricci quickly became synonymous with refined femininity and timeless elegance.
1976
Description: The summer dress design with long shirt sleeves and a full skirt. In the late 1970’s the Sunglasses were grossing 6 million dollars a year.
Note: Vogue pattern designs used exclusive designs from the Ricci Fashion House including the most elegant Wedding Gowns, and tailored couture suits.
It was a single room at, Boulevard de Capucines. The pale completely contrasting hat shows off this wonderful creation.
NEXT: comes an amazing collection of their luxurious evening gowns showing the 1960’s to have been a truly fashion orientated era.
Designer: Crahay.
plisse’ et jupe a plis non repasse’s pore’e avec une veste assorte a empiecement plisse’. Nina Ricci designs soon became known for their refined, romantic, always feminine feeling that Maria imparted to all of her collections.
The House of Nina Ricci grew rapidly throughout the thirties and their one-room maison de couture became 11 floors in 3 buildings, operations developed by WWII to include leather goods and fashion accessories.
In 1945, with the war over, designers were casting about for a way to revive the infatuation women had formerly had with haute couture, while raising money for war relief.
PARIS EXCLUSIVE.
1976 Spring
Description: Ensemble jupe plisse’e, chemisier en Crepe de Chine imprime’ porte’ avec une veste simple butonnage de laine Gabardine. This style of designing was also used by Mm. Gres.
Nina Ricci designing
In 1932 she decided to stop selling her designs to other fashion houses, and opened her own establishment.
The model has an A line black skirt also edged in a fur band around the bottom.
The 1940’s brought many more wonderful designs.
1941 – A red long jacket
1941 – Another red jacket, this time almost a coat with warm black winter fur!
She passed away in Paris in 1970 at the age of 87. Many old ones are still aavailable today in second hand form.
1979 – A Dream realised – when Robert bought the former Kodak Mansion at the corner of the Avenue Montaigne and the rue Francois Premier, just across the street from another Maison de Couture started by Dior.
Dress label 1950’s
Latest New designs found for 1976 A rare ARCHIVE 20th April 2013.
1951- Her classic Perfume was launched L’Air du Temps it became a best seller.
Wedding Gowns by the House of Ricci
Wedding gown 1954
1954 – Robert brought in a new head Belgian designer Jules-Francois Crahay, whose first collection, designed in reaction to the then prevalent chemise silhouette, made the front page of the New York Times.