Nadezhda Lamanova
Russian fashion designer
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Nadezhda Petrovna Lamanova (Russian: Надежда Петровна Ламанова; 27 December [O.S. 14 December] 1861 - 14 October 1941) was a Russian and Soviet fashion and costume designer.
Born
27 December 1861
Nadezhda Petrovna Lamanova
27 December 1861
Shutilovo, Russian Empire
Died14 October 1941 (aged 79)
Resting place
Vagankovo Cemetery55.769622°N 37.552720°E
Citizenship
Russia,
Soviet Union
Nadezhda Lamanova | |
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Lamanova photographed by Andrei Karelin, 1880s | |
| Born | Nadezhda Petrovna Lamanova 27 December 1861 Shutilovo, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 October 1941 (aged 79) |
Resting place | Vagankovo Cemetery 55.769622°N 37.552720°E |
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| Occupations | Fashion designer, Costume designer |
| Title | Supplier of Her Majesty's Imperial Court |
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| Awards | Grand-Prix at Paris International Exposition of 1925 |
| Website | http://nlamanova.ru |
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Career
Until the Russian Revolution, Lamanova held a title of supplier of Her Majesty's Imperial Court. Lamanova created gowns for the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. After the Revolution, Lamanova was the only renowned designer to stay in Russia and lay the basis for the new Soviet fashion.[1] In cooperation with Russian artist and sculptor Vera Mukhina Lamanova won the Grand-prix at the International Exposition of 1925 in Paris.