Yvonne Deslandres (1923–1986) was a French writer, curator, archivist, and art historian.[2] She specialized in costume and adornment.[1][2]

Yvonne Deslandres
Born8 February 1923[1]
France
Died12 December 1986 (1986-12-13) (aged 63)[1]
NationalityFrench

She studied at École Nationale des Chartes. She worked for François Boucher as his assistant at the Carnavalet Museum, and later for his Union Française des Arts du Costume (UFAC), which she took over after his death in 1966. She became curator for the Musée de la mode et du textile from 1983 after the UFAC merged with it.

Works edit

  • 20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment, together with Francois Boucher, 1963-1966, and updated in 1987
  • Le Costume, image de l'homme, 1976
  • l'Histoire de la Mode au XXe Siecle, 1986
  • Poiret: Paul Poiret 1879-1944, 1987

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Individual: Yvonne DESLANDRES (French, 1923-1986)". ns3103723.ip-145-239-9.eu. Vassiliev Foundation. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ a b "Yvonne Deslandres (1923-1986)". Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). Retrieved 2021-07-23.

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