Adeline André
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Adeline André is a French fashion designer and the head of one of the ten haute couture
design houses in Paris.
She was born in Bangui, French Equatorial Africa
and studied at the School of the Syndicate Chamber of Parisian Couture. After her graduation in 1970 she entered the House of Christian Dior
as an assistant for Haute Couture collections, working with Marc Bohan
.
In 1981 she formed her own designer house Adeline André. That same year she also registered her most famous fashion innovation, the "three sleeve hole" at the French National Intellectual Property Institute. In 1982 she registered it with the World Intellectual Property Organization
. An example of this sleeve is in the collections of French Fashion Museum, the Fashion Institute of Technology
and the Fashion Museum in Lisbon.
In May 1997, Adeline Andre became an invited member of the Syndicate Chamber of Parisian Couture. She is currently the head designer at the fashion house that bears her name.
Haute couture
Haute couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced and capable seamstresses,...
design houses in Paris.
She was born in Bangui, French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa or the AEF was the federation of French colonial possessions in Middle Africa, extending northwards from the Congo River to the Sahara Desert.-History:...
and studied at the School of the Syndicate Chamber of Parisian Couture. After her graduation in 1970 she entered the House of Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Christian Dior , was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior.-Life:...
as an assistant for Haute Couture collections, working with Marc Bohan
Marc Bohan
Marc Bohan is a French fashion designer.In 1945, he worked as a design assistant for Robert Piguet. In 1949, he left the Piguet couture house and worked as a design assistant for Edward Molyneux. From 1954 until 1958, Bohan worked as a designer for Jean Patou.In 1958, he joined the Christian...
.
In 1981 she formed her own designer house Adeline André. That same year she also registered her most famous fashion innovation, the "three sleeve hole" at the French National Intellectual Property Institute. In 1982 she registered it with the World Intellectual Property Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
. An example of this sleeve is in the collections of French Fashion Museum, the Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology, generally known as FIT, is a State University of New York college of art, business, design, and technology connected to the fashion industry, with an urban campus located on West 27th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of...
and the Fashion Museum in Lisbon.
In May 1997, Adeline Andre became an invited member of the Syndicate Chamber of Parisian Couture. She is currently the head designer at the fashion house that bears her name.