Jane Derby (born Jeanette Fleming Barr; May 17, 1895 – August 7, 1965) [1] was an American fashion designer. [2] [3] [4]
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. [5] 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]
- ^ "Jeanette Barr Derby". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Adrian Room (September 20, 2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2.
- ^ a b c Caroline Rennolds Milbank (November 1989). New York fashion: the evolution of American style. Abrams. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8109-1388-2.
- ^ Kent University Museum Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. September 25, 1951.
- ^ "Jane Derby Remarried". The New York Times. December 23, 1964.
- ^ "Charlottesville Funeral Set For Fashion Designer". The Progress-Index. August 9, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Óscar de la Renta 1965". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Jane Derby". Vintage Fashion Guild. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "Oscar de la Renta, American Elegance". Kent University Museum. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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Jane Derby (born Jeanette Fleming Barr; May 17, 1895 – August 7, 1965) [1] was an American fashion designer. [2] [3] [4]
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. [5] 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]
- ^ "Jeanette Barr Derby". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Adrian Room (September 20, 2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2.
- ^ a b c Caroline Rennolds Milbank (November 1989). New York fashion: the evolution of American style. Abrams. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8109-1388-2.
- ^ Kent University Museum Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. September 25, 1951.
- ^ "Jane Derby Remarried". The New York Times. December 23, 1964.
- ^ "Charlottesville Funeral Set For Fashion Designer". The Progress-Index. August 9, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Óscar de la Renta 1965". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Jane Derby". Vintage Fashion Guild. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "Oscar de la Renta, American Elegance". Kent University Museum. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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