Robert Piguet
Robert Piguet
French, born Switzerland, 1901–1953
Birth placeSwitzerland
BiographyBorn: Yverdon, Switzerland, 1901; immigrated to France, 1918. Education: Trained as a banker; studied fashion design under Redfern and Paul Poiret, 1918-28. Career: Founded own fashion house, 1933; sold designs by Dior, Balmain, Bohan, Givenchy, and Galanos; introduced perfume, Bandit, 1944, then Fracas, both of which remained successful for years; retired and closed his business, 1951. Died: 22 February 1953, in Lausanne. http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/Mu-Pi/Piguet-Robert.html
Robert Piguet was born in Switzerland. At 17, in the face of heavy opposition from family, he left Yverdon for Paris where he found employment first with Redfern and later with Paul Poiret.
In 1933, Piguet opened his own house in the Rue de Cirque.
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