Jane Derby Explained

Jane Derby (born Jeanette Fleming Barr; May 17, 1895 – August 7, 1965)[1] was an American fashion designer.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

Jeanette Fleming Barr was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia in 1895. She first worked as an apprentice designer before opening her own business in 1936 in New York.[3] She later opened Jane Derby, Inc., in 1938, which she ran continuously until her death in 1965 (with the exception of during World War II).[3] She was one of the first fashion designers to show the short dinner dress. In 1951 she received the Winnie award of the Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards.[5]

She was married to Arthur Lawrence Derby from 1915 until his death in 1961, and in December 1964 remarried to Ross Cuthbert (1892-1970), a former Olympic ice hockey player and retired lieutenant colonel of the British Army.[6] Derby had children, including a son, Arthur (1916-1944), who was killed in action in World War II.[5]

Derby died in Bermuda in August 1965, aged 70.[7] Oscar de la Renta then took control of her company, having worked there before her death.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeanette Barr Derby . Find a Grave . 24 August 2020.
  2. Book: Adrian Room. Adrian Room. Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed.. 20 September 2012. McFarland. 978-0-7864-5763-2. 142–.
  3. Book: Caroline Rennolds Milbank. New York fashion: the evolution of American style. November 1989. Abrams. 151. 978-0-8109-1388-2.
  4. http://dept.kent.edu/museum/exhibit/oscar/main.htm Kent University Museum
  5. Web site: The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search. September 25, 1951. news.google.com.
  6. News: Jane Derby Remarried. The New York Times. 23 December 1964.
  7. News: Charlottesville Funeral Set For Fashion Designer . The Progress-Index . 9 August 1965 . 10 . 24 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Óscar de la Renta 1965 . dead . 10 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722070743/http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=%2Fthehouse%2F#timelineId=4& . 22 July 2012 .
  9. Web site: Jane Derby. Vintage Fashion Guild. Feb 26, 2010.
  10. Web site: Oscar de la Renta, American Elegance. Kent University Museum. Sep 19, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090327174232/http://dept.kent.edu/museum/exhibit/oscar/main.htm. 2009-03-27.

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