Françoise Leclerc Explained

Françoise Leclerc (d. 1739) was a French fashion merchant and seamstress, and the official seamstress of the French queen Marie Leszczyńska. She was a leading figure of the fashion world in Paris during the 1720s and 1730s, with a large clientele from within the French aristocracy. ^[1]

Notes and References

1. Roche, Daniel, The culture of clothing: dress and fashion in the ancien regime, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1996[1994]