1863 - 1935
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.
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Among fashion designers, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 31 out of 36. Before her are Charles Frederick Worth, Christian Lacroix, Donna Karan, Christian Louboutin, Marc Jacobs, and Diane von Fürstenberg. After her are Guy Laroche, Anna Sui, Sergio Rossi, Tina Knowles, Irene Sharaff, and Alexander Wang.
1825 - 1895
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 25
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 26
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 27
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 28
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 29
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 30
1863 - 1935
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 31
1921 - 1989
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 32
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 33
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 34
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 35
1910 - 1993
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 36
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 37
Among people born in 1863, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 85. Before her are Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Olha Kobylianska, Franz Schalk, Eero Järnefelt, Margaret Murray, and Richard F. Outcault. After her are Hans Aanrud, Augusto B. Leguía, Axel Thue, Lyubomir Miletich, Anthony Hope, and Black Elk. Among people deceased in 1935, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 80. Before her are Nie Er, Alexander von Linsingen, Harald Sohlberg, Will Rogers, Yusuf Akçura, and Pyotr Kozlov. After her are Sun Chuanfang, Eemil Nestor Setälä, Richard Sheldon, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Erich von Hornbostel, and Jules Cambon.
1863 - 1933
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 79
1863 - 1942
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 80
1863 - 1931
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 81
1863 - 1937
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 82
1863 - 1963
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 83
1863 - 1928
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 84
1863 - 1935
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 85
1863 - 1953
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 86
1863 - 1932
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 87
1863 - 1922
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 88
1863 - 1937
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 89
1863 - 1933
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 90
1863 - 1950
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 91
1912 - 1935
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 74
1850 - 1935
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 75
1869 - 1935
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 76
1879 - 1935
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 77
1876 - 1935
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 78
1862 - 1935
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 79
1863 - 1935
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 80
1885 - 1935
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 81
1864 - 1935
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 82
1878 - 1935
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 83
1847 - 1935
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 84
1877 - 1935
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 85
1845 - 1935
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 86
Among people born in United Kingdom, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 2,322 out of 6,924. Before her are Prince William of Gloucester (1941), Egon Pearson (1895), Colin Renfrew (1937), J. B. Priestley (1894), Jeremy Thorpe (1929), and Willehad (735). After her are Edmund Gunter (1581), John Hick (1922), Peter Hammill (1948), Gerry Rafferty (1947), Ray Stevenson (1964), and Joseph Raphson (1648).
1941 - 1972
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 2,316
1895 - 1980
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 2,317
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 2,318
1894 - 1984
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 2,319
1929 - 2014
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 2,320
735 - 789
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 2,321
1863 - 1935
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 2,322
1581 - 1626
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 2,323
1922 - 2012
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 2,324
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 2,325
1947 - 2011
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 2,326
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2,327
1648 - 1715
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2,328
Among fashion designers born in United Kingdom, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon ranks 4. Before her are Vivienne Westwood (1941), Mary Quant (1930), and Charles Frederick Worth (1825).
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 1
1930 - Present
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 2
1825 - 1895
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 3
1863 - 1935
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 4