Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon (née Sutherland; 13 June 1863 – 20 April 1935) was a leading British fashion designer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who worked under the professional name Lucile. The first British-based designer to achieve international acclaim, Lucy Duff-Gordon was a widely acknowledged innovator in couture styles as well as in fashion industry public relations. In addition to originating the "mannequin parade", a precursor to the modern fashion show, and training the first professional models, she launched slit skirts and low necklines, popularized less restrictive corsets, and promoted alluring and pared-down lingerie.Opening branches of her London house, Lucile Ltd, in Chicago, New York City, and Paris, her business became the first global couture brand, dressing a trend-setting clientele of royalty, nobility, and stage and film personalities. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon has received more than 454,309 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon is the 31st most popular fashion designer (down from 28th in 2019), the 2,322nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,808th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Fashion Designer.