Oleg Cassini

Oleg Cassini
Cassini in 1955
Born
Oleg Cassini Loiewski

(1913-04-11)11 April 1913
Paris, France
Died17 March 2006(2006-03-17) (aged 92)
OccupationFashion designer
LabelOleg Cassini
Spouses
Mary "Merry" Fahrney
(m. 1938; div. 1940)
(m. 1941; div. 1952)
Marianne Nestor
(m. 1971)
Children2

Oleg Cassini (11 April 1913 – 17 March 2006)[1] was a fashion designer born to an aristocratic Russian family with maternal Italian ancestry. He came to the United States as a young man after starting as a designer in Rome, and quickly got work with Paramount Pictures. Cassini established his reputation by designing for films.

He became particularly well known as a designer for Jacqueline Kennedy while she was First Lady of the United States. The "Jackie Look" was to become highly influential and much admired.[2] Among Cassini's inspirations were sports and Native American culture.[2]

  1. ^ Sheinman, Mort (20 March 2006). "Oleg Cassini: Iconic and Enduring" (PDF). Women's Wear Daily: 6–8. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Cassini, Oleg (2011). The Wedding Dress. Rizzoli. ISBN 978-0-8478-3280-4.