Carven

Costume & Make-Up Aug 31 (died age 105) Châtellerault, Vienne, France 1949–1955 (6 year career)

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Biography

Marie-Louise Carven (31 August 1909 – 8 June 2015), born Carmen de Tommaso, was a French fashion designer who founded the house of Carven in 1945. She was noted for her designs for petite women, her use of lightweight fabrics such as lace and pink gingham, and for being one of the first couturieres to launch a prêt-à-porter line.[5] She was the first Paris designer to patent a push-up bra. Marie-Louise Carven was born Carmen de Tommaso on 31 August 1909 in Châtellerault, France. However, she st…