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Norell, Norman

Jul 18, 2010 | by admin | Label Resource | Labels

Norman Norell (1900-1972) was born in Noblesville, Indiana and became a major American designer. Norell worked with Hattie Carnegie from 1928 until 1940. He then partnered with financial backer Anthony Traina in 1941 to form the firm Traina-Norell, where he remained until Traina’s retirement in 1960.

At that point the Norman Norell label (without the Traina name) appears. Prior to that everything is marked Traina-Norell — back to the 1940s.

In 1960 he formed his own company, Norman Norell. Norell used a basic repertoire of shapes, yet achieved a great deal of variety. He was known for the waistless chemise dress, his “mermaid” sequin sheaths, the pussycat bow, and for making day sportswear shapes in evening fabrics and doing up sport fabrics for evening. Also known for his precision tailoring, he favored the finest imported fabrics, and thought it better to have one really good but threadbare dress than a wardrobe of cheap clothes.

Gustave Tassell took over the design house after Norell’s death in 1972. During this time, the label reads, “Norman Norell by Tassell”. The company closed in 1976.

Written by pastperfectvintage.com


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