Main Bocher

Main Bocher
Born
Main Rousseau Bocher

(1890-10-24)October 24, 1890
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 27, 1976(1976-12-27) (aged 86)
Educationstudied art at the University of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
OccupationEditor-in-chief of the French edition of Vogue
Known forThe short evening dress; the famous beaded evening sweaters; the strapless evening gown; bare-armed blouses for suits; the costume-dyed furs
AwardsBronze plaque on New York City's Fashion Walk of Fame

Main Rousseau Bocher (October 24, 1890 – December 27, 1976), also known as Mainbocher, was an American couturier best known for the eponymous fashion label he founded in 1929. Although often pronounced "Man-bo-shay," his name is pronounced "Maine-Bocker."[1]

  1. ^ McConathy, Dale (1975), American Fashion - The life and lines of Adrian, Mainbocher, McCardell, Norell and Trigère, The Fashion Institute of Technology, Quadrangle, pp. 115–200, ISBN 0-8129-0524-5