biography
pronunciation:
[patoo]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1880–1936)
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| biography:
| Fashion designer, born in Normandy, NW France. The son of a prosperous tanner, in 1907 he joined an uncle who dealt in furs. He opened Maison Parry in Paris (1912), and in 1913 sold his collection outright to a US buyer. After war service, he successfully opened again as couturier in 1919. He was noted for his designs for sports stars, actresses, and society ladies, and for his perfume, ‘Joy’. |
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