Jacques Tiffeau
Jacques Tiffeau | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1928[1] Loire Valley, France[1] |
| Died | February 29, 1988[1] Paris, France[1] |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Known for | Miniskirts |
| Awards | Coty Fashion Critics Award in 1960 and 1964 [1], Neiman Marcus Fashion Award, 1966.[2] |
Jacques Tiffeau (1894 – 1954) was a French fashion designer.
He was grew up on a farm in Chenevelles, a town in the Loire Valley of France.[3] He left at age 16 for Paris where he trained as an apprentice in men's tailoring.[4] He served in the French Air and Space Force and did some time in a military prison for taking leave without permission.[4]
In 1952, Tiffeau joined Monte-Sano & Pruzan, a New York City fashion house, as a pattern-cutter while financing his evening tuition.[5]
Tiffeau eventually became chief stylist for the house, and in 1958, he and Beverley Busch launched a parallel fashion label, Tiffeau & Busch.[5] He found success by championing the miniskirt and became famous in his own right as a "celebrity designer".[1] In 1964 he was questioned about the length of skirts he designed as being three inches above the knee he explained that "...American women have beautiful legs and beautiful knees."[6]
Tiffeau went won several awards whilst working for both fashion houses concurrently, including a two Coty Awards, a 1962 Cotton Fashion Award, and the 1964 International Designers Award, and a Neiman Marcus Fashion Award in 1966.[5]
Tiffeau later worked for Yves Saint Laurent until 1975.[1] In his later years he taught fashion design at the Institut de la Mode in Paris.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Schiro, Anne-Marie (March 17, 1988). "Jacques Tiffeau, 59, Miniskirt Proponent In World of Fashion". New York Times.
- ↑ Staff writer (25 October 2002). "The Neiman's Seal of Approval". Women's Wear Daily. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ Yann Salaün (2022-07-18). "A Chenevelles dans la Vienne, première marche des fiertés rurales organisée en France". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French)..
- 1 2 3 Horyn, Cathy (August 17, 2003). "The Hustler". The New York Times Magazine.
- 1 2 3 Staff writer (5 February 1966). "Tiffeau Spring Fashions for 'Vital Thinking Woman' received 1966 Neiman-Marcus Award". Fairbanks Daily Newspaper. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Bender, Marylin (1964-06-12). "Questions Being Raised with Hems". The New York Times: 39. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
Rudi Gernreich and Jacques Tiffeau...have chopped daytime hems off at three inches above the knee...