Maggy Rouff
Maggy Rouff (1896–1971) was a French fashion designer of Belgian origin.[1] Born Marguerite Besançon de Wagner in 1896, her parents were a Belgian couple (though Madame Besançon de Wagner was German-born)[2] who lived and worked in Paris as managers and in Madame de Wagner's case, as fashion designer for the Paris branch of Drecoll, a Viennesse fashion house launched in 1902 by Christoff von Drecoll, who opened the Paris branch in 1905.[3]
Rouff was known for her understated sportswear designs at the beginning of her career, and later, for the feminine detailing in her garments such as ruffles, shirring, and the bias cut.[4]
In the 1930s, Rouff headed PAIS (Association pour la Protection des Arts Plastiques et Appliques, also known as the Association pour la Protection des Industries Artistiques Saisonnieres), one of the most important anti-piracy and counterfeiting trade networks in Paris couture that had been founded by Madeleine Vionnet in 1922.[1]
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