2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
Jackie Kennedy, Ava Gadner, Audrey Hepburn and Queen Sofia of Spain were some of the women that Manuel Pertegaz wore throughout his extensive career.
The Spanish couturier, born in the province of Teruel, moved to Barcelona as a child, where he started in the world of fashion as a tailor's assistant, and where he died at the age of 96.
Known as the Wizard of the Needle for his elegant and sophisticated designs, his name was shuffled after the death of Christian Dior as the successor of the French designer, but he rejected the offer.
At 36, she decided to travel to the United States where she had great acceptance and became the first Spanish to take her dresses to Fifth Avenue in New York, where she made friends with Valentino and Pierre Balmain among other great designers.
Winner of numerous awards, such as the Golden Needle and the Oscar for fashion from Harvard University, one of the most remembered creations of her career was the wedding dress of Queen Letizia of Spain in 2004, praised by international critics.
Recommended:
Coronavirus: 21-year-old Spanish Coach Francisco García Dies
Francisco García is considered one of the youngest victims to die in Spain due to the virus
Designer Isabel Toledo Dies
Her husband and collaborator for 35 years, Rubén Toledo, has been the one who has confirmed the news and cause of death to the media
Designer Max Azria Creator Of BCBGMAXAZRIA Dies
The artist was 70 years old
Designer Azzedine Alaia Dies
The atypical and beloved designer Azzedine Alaïa dies at the age of 77 in Paris
Spanish Designer Pedro Del Hierro Dies
The Spanish designer Pedro del Hierro passed away this Friday at the age of 66 at the La Princesa hospital in Madrid, the Vanitatis portal reported. The designer, who stood out for the modernity and exclusivity of his couture creations, was one of the country's great designers, having dressed great personalities and various royal houses.
