Rodolfo Paglialunga

By Nicole Phelps Quote: Madeleine Vionnet introduced the bias-cut dress to the world, and in the process helped liberate women from corsets. So it makes sense to see a pair of forward-looking young sisters at the helm of the revived house. Since being picked to replace Rodolfo Paglialunga, Barbara and Lucia Croce have been studying Vionnet's groundbreaking oeuvre, and for their debut at the label, selected a few of her signatures to reinvent. The rectangle dress—a...Read Full Story

Tweet This Post The Parisian label Vionnet is one of the most iconic fashion brands in the world. Vionnet dominated haute couture in the 30s, setting trends sensual gowns worn by such stars as Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo. Madeleine Vionnet dominated haute couture in the 1930s setting trends with her sensual gowns worn by such stars as Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo. She invented the bias cut, which she protected from imitations with a...Read Full Story

Madonna wearing Vionnet. As the show season winds down, there’s the inevitable flurry of announcements about designers leaving their posts, usually because they’ve been fired or they’ve gotten better offers elsewhere. The latest label to swap out its creative chief is Vionnet , best known for its red carpet gowns, whose designer Rodolfo Paglialunga will be replaced by Barbara and Lucia Croce. Paglialunga has designed ten collections for the label, and is leaving to pursue “other personal...Read Full Story

  Everyone loves a comeback, and for Paris Fashion Week , all eyes will be on Vionnet . The House of Vionnet was opened in 1912 by Madeleine Vionnet; she quickly became known as "the Queen of the bias cut" and became famous for her Grecian-style dresses. In February 2009, Matteo Marzotto acquired the label and moved it to Milan for production and for strategic development help from Gianni Castiglioni , CEO of Marni . This Friday will mark the return of Vionnet to Paris , when designer Rodolfo...Read Full Story

Vionnet’s vision of the female forms revolutionizes into modern style and the success of her unique cuts assured her reputation as one of the most important fashion designers of the 20th century. Madeleine Vionnet dominated haute couture in the 1930s setting trends with her sensual gowns worn by such stars as Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo. She invented the bias cut, which she protected from imitations with a copyright and documents of authenticity, and was known as the...Read Full Story