Sacerdote, Jenny (1868-1962)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1868-1962
Biography
Jeanne Adele "Jenny" Sacerdote (née Bernard) was a French fashion designer. She opened her first boutique in 1909 in Paris and is the creator of iconic styles including the boat neck and the "little gray suit." In 1926, Sacerdote became the second ever woman to be made a Knight of the Legion of Honour for services to fashion.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Symposium records, 2014
folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.10.1.2.24
Scope and Contents
Includes the papers and presentation delivered at the 2014 Symposium "Modes of Modernity The Ephemeral & the Eternal in 20th Century Fashion." The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are: Jasmine Helm, "Abstract Becoming Modern: The Directoire Revival Style;" Diana Dalmas, "Period Films and the Decline of the Modern 1930-1953;" Danielle Morrin, "Clara Bow: The Rise and Fall of the Fashionable Flapper;" Tae In Ahn, "All that Glitters is...
Dates:
2014