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Posts tagged Jacqueline de Ribes

Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style

Long before Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, there was the Countess Jacqueline de Ribes. Lacking the advantages of social media that today’s stars enjoy, the Countess, a well-born aristocrat, had a sense of style and inventiveness that enabled her to establish herself as one of the leading fashion icons of the 20th century.

Art in New YorkBarbara DonskyJanuary 3, 2016Jacqueline de Ribes, Marcel Proust, Oleg Cassini, The Metropolitan Museum of Art- Comments