Edward Molyneux

For the British painter, see Edward Mary Joseph Molyneux.

Edward Molyneux
Captain Edward Molyneux (1891–1974), photographed by James Abbe, Paris, 1922
Born(1891-09-05)5 September 1891
London, England
Died23 March 1974(1974-03-23) (aged 82)
Monaco
LabelMolyneux

Edward Henry Molyneux (/ˈmɔː.lə.nʊks/)[1] (5 September 1891 – 23 March 1974) was a leading British fashion designer whose salon in Paris was in operation from 1919 until 1950. He was characterised as a modernist designer who played with the refinements of couture style, a modernist aesthetic, and the desire to be socially and culturally advanced.[2]

  1. ^ Vogue, 15 August 1952, p. 133.
  2. ^ Martin, Richard; Koda, Harold (2013). Haute Couture. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 24. ISBN 978-0300199918.