Meet Madame Grès: The Sculptor of Fashion

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  • Learn about the iconic fashion designer Madame Grès, known for her sculptural creations in the world of fashion. Dive into her life and legacy in this informative video.
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  • @FashionQuestion
    @FashionQuestion  4 місяці тому +32

    During the 1930s, fashion was heavily influenced by ancient Greece. In the previous decades, there was an appreciation through patterns such as the meander and the Greek key. But during the 1930s, the couturiers returned to the long evening gowns that transformed their clients into Greek statues. It was under these cultural influences that Madame Grès flourished as an haute couture designer. She refused to speak about her technique and concealed her personal life from the public eye. That earned her the nickname “The Sphinx of Fashion”.❤

  • @cross75man75
    @cross75man75 4 місяці тому +40

    She was one of the great genius of design, greater than most because her clothes defy time.

  • @traceyhamilton1570
    @traceyhamilton1570 4 місяці тому +16

    I love her dresses. They are works of art, classy, and oh so timeless. There will never be a designer like her, and it's sad that her art failed to receive the attention it deserved.

  • @simonettaweber1557
    @simonettaweber1557 4 місяці тому +22

    A true artist that must be rediscovered…

  • @NY_LA
    @NY_LA 2 місяці тому +5

    These surpass many designs walking today-what an incredible body of work. Madame Grès deserves to have her legacy lifted in admiration and respect. Rest In Peace to this dynamite woman.

  • @clivesmith9377
    @clivesmith9377 4 місяці тому +22

    I could not blink in case a miss a picture.
    You cannot find a single design to dislike if you tried really hard!
    I met two seamstresses in Paris who had worked with Madame Grès for over 15 years.
    Their fingers were magical and their attention to detail unparalleled. I observed them at work.

  • @jennygibbons1258
    @jennygibbons1258 4 місяці тому +19

    Utterly gorgeous, sensuous yet never vulgar. Never heard of her before and I’m completely enthralled. Thanks for introducing me to this outstanding designer.

  • @costumesbyantonia806
    @costumesbyantonia806 24 дні тому +2

    She has always been one of
    my favorite couturiers. Thanks for posting!

  • @laurajones4088
    @laurajones4088 4 місяці тому +12

    Absolutely gorgeous designs! Thank you for sharing this incredibly talented designer.

  • @donnarogers7732
    @donnarogers7732 29 днів тому +2

    My Goodness What A body of Work and Amazed at how many pieces survived the decades as fresh as if they had been Designed and constructed today. I'm so sorry her label was exploited and disappeared. And that at the end of her life NO ONE came to her rescue !!Sad ,goes to show how"Haute Couture's clients are heartless and unfeeling Narcissist women. The Beauty of her work and they could have cared less. Thank You Madame Gres` ,What Beauty/ technique you left us!💜😔

  • @JuJuR17
    @JuJuR17 4 місяці тому +6

    Thanks! I loved learning about her, her gift… contributions… in awe of her talent.

  • @kathernhodson6037
    @kathernhodson6037 4 місяці тому +4

    Video was done beautifully. Presentation of the dresses, nice to see pictures of the dresses in video shown long enough to appreciate them.

  • @jsio3820
    @jsio3820 4 місяці тому +10

    That was wonderful! Thank you!

  • @nfournier1816
    @nfournier1816 Місяць тому +1

    Oh my God! Pure pure talent! Thank you !

  • @deborahdavis6801
    @deborahdavis6801 2 місяці тому +2

    Couldn't agree with you more! Thank you so much for bringing this woman's talents to the fore!

  • @MoreMoreMoreMia
    @MoreMoreMoreMia 4 місяці тому +4

    Thank you so much for celebrating her genius ❤❤

  • @missmaryblack1990
    @missmaryblack1990 4 місяці тому +2

    Incredible! Thank you for featuring her. One of the most illuminating fashion videos on youtube.

  • @Baroque-For-Ever
    @Baroque-For-Ever 4 місяці тому +1

    ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! We thank you, Great Lady of Style, for the legacy left and we apologize that we are only now rediscovering and bringing to light your creation!

  • @salvas7376
    @salvas7376 4 місяці тому +2

    both svante garde and classic. exceptional work. What a pity... this retrospective in the Met ... I remember and then the shock of finding out she had been dead for a year! Wow... I was 18 I think... time flies!

  • @jaimeochoa7256
    @jaimeochoa7256 4 місяці тому +2

    Exquisite works of Art....a true artist❤

  • @tobyb9605
    @tobyb9605 4 місяці тому +2

    Amazing, I had no idea. She does deserve the remembrance. I had to subscribe and watch some of your other work, very informative.

  • @keithsmits6203
    @keithsmits6203 4 місяці тому +3

    Amazing Artistry

  • @leidamarin2365
    @leidamarin2365 3 місяці тому +2

    Genial ❤

  • @RoderickFernandez-bo8pc
    @RoderickFernandez-bo8pc 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you so much for doing this. These clothes were just beautiful, and I don't understand why people end up like that with nobody to take care of d*** about them when they're so wonderful and famous, it happens all the time people is just thrown away. Just look at the movie star so it was just thrown away like veronica.Lake.I
    I'm the wonderful heading lamar, just thrown away

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  4 місяці тому +1

      Hi!
      Yes, it's a shame we don't appreciate the past....😒

  • @alfredbonnabel7022
    @alfredbonnabel7022 4 місяці тому +3

    MAGNIFICENT ❤

  • @ovh992
    @ovh992 4 місяці тому +1

    You did a beautiful job on this episode!

  • @KellyBrown-g6q
    @KellyBrown-g6q 3 місяці тому +2

    So gorgeous 🌺

  • @tanjanovicic2926
    @tanjanovicic2926 2 місяці тому +1

    Excellent fashion.
    🌹🌹🌹❤🕊

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  2 місяці тому

      Agree!Thanks for watching!❤️

    • @tanjanovicic2926
      @tanjanovicic2926 2 місяці тому +1

      @@FashionQuestion Yes..
      🙏❤☘☘☘💛🕊
      Clovers for happiness.
      🤗

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  2 місяці тому

      @@tanjanovicic2926 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @drnono3386
    @drnono3386 4 місяці тому +1

    Literally works of art

  • @marystotts1939
    @marystotts1939 4 місяці тому +1

    What amazing work!

  • @nycp1969
    @nycp1969 2 місяці тому +2

    Beautifully presented and narrated. But I wouldn't say she's unknown or forgotten in any way. Not a household name as the company hasn't been revived, but anyone who studies 20th century fashion knows her. I remember the Met exhibit very well and I still have the exhibition catalog. The fiasco surrounding the daughter was big news in New York.

  • @KellyBrown-g6q
    @KellyBrown-g6q 3 місяці тому +2

    Lovely 🌹

  • @Glenn-n1d
    @Glenn-n1d Місяць тому +1

    Great video!..please do a feature on the multifaceted Spanish fashion and textile designer, artist, inventor, Mario Fortuny!..Madame Grés penchant for greek inspired designs that showcased her bravura in draping and textile manipulation is reminiscent of the great Fortuny, who designed and engineered his own fabrics to create iconic styles that have inspired many designers that came after him..He too was inspired with the classical Greek forms that embodied his craft and artistic genius!..❤

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  Місяць тому +1

      Yes, of course!!! I've been shipping a lot of visibility about this great designer for a long time!
      Here it is:
      ua-cam.com/video/-_iy9xR-29U/v-deo.html
      Thank you for your attention to my channel!❤️

  • @ericwright2378
    @ericwright2378 3 місяці тому

    🤎👊🏿👁️👊🏿🤎 THANK YOU 🙏🏿 AMAZING TO SEE AND HEAR 🙌🏿.

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  3 місяці тому

      Thank you SO much!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @metteriggs2151
    @metteriggs2151 4 місяці тому +1

    Well done. Thank you!

  • @JoeTheLion1
    @JoeTheLion1 4 місяці тому

    Great video! Well done.

  • @herdzskyj5477
    @herdzskyj5477 4 місяці тому +1

    Her works could be seen today in the likes of Wu, McQueen, etc. She is definitely waaaaayyyy ahead of her time.

  • @damaristighe3227
    @damaristighe3227 4 місяці тому +1

    @fashionquestion
    You find amazing footage. Where do you source your video material?

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much!!!There are so many great books about fashion history!❤️

  • @sus8e462
    @sus8e462 4 місяці тому +1

    Fantastic to hear her story & at least she had some recognition during her life, but indeed not enough! But I wish the images were matched up with the narration (e.g. showing what was being described while it was being described).

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  4 місяці тому

      Hi!Thanks for watching!!I will try to do it better 🖤

    • @sus8e462
      @sus8e462 4 місяці тому

      @@FashionQuestion thank you for the story of this incredible artisan! And the dresses are amazing!! I'm glad it appears that many are preserved & hope are in fashion museums!

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  4 місяці тому

      @@sus8e462 thank you for watching 🖤

  • @maxlinder5262
    @maxlinder5262 2 місяці тому +2

    NOT ALL of them are Great.. BUT the majority of her work was Very Creative.,& interesting to The eyes....... just my opinion 😊

  • @jackielundstrom647
    @jackielundstrom647 4 місяці тому +1

    Lovely. Is there anywhere to see these clothes?

  • @onemom
    @onemom 4 місяці тому +2

    ❤❤❤

  • @helenajuliska
    @helenajuliska 4 місяці тому

    Amazing talent - WAY AHEAD OF HER TIME...

  • @azabujuban-hito8085
    @azabujuban-hito8085 6 днів тому +1

    If she sold her entire company, why did she penniless? Designers who sell their business usually become a multi millionaire if not a billionaire ( ex: Tom Ford ).

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  6 днів тому +1

      Hi! After selling her company in 1954, Madame Grès faced financial difficulties, even though she was successful in the fashion world. There are a few reasons for this:
      1. Poor financial decisions: Madame Grès sold her business during an unstable economic time, making it hard for the company to grow steadily. The sale may also have been made without strong financial knowledge.
      2. Focus on art over business: Madame Grès was known for her dedication to the art of fashion rather than financial goals. This likely affected her ability to manage money and run a business effectively.
      3. Declining interest in the brand: After the sale, her name and brand lost popularity because the company was managed by others. This could have impacted her income.
      4. Personal struggles: Madame Grès’ personal life was also difficult. She went through a divorce and other challenges that may have affected her financial stability.
      So, despite her success in fashion, a mix of factors led to Madame Grès remaining poor after selling her company.

  • @gordonw4542
    @gordonw4542 2 місяці тому +2

    Madame Gres doom herself in the fashion world by not going into ready to wear. Whatever her reason we will never understand.
    The problem with Haute couture is that the garment is one of kind. Once the garment is destroy her legacy in fashion disappear like a ghost. She could not sew or make pattern but there is a contradiction from her old seamstresses said that she was very good cutter. Maybe they were refer to her draping fabric directly on the dress-form and have it sewing on the form. She can draws and that how was able to communicate with her worker.
    There were daywear which existed on sketch she make. None her daywear survived. What is left is her spectacular pleated evening wear. She influenced Azzedine Alaia who was commercially success. Madame Gres secret to her evening gowns were the 1 cm pleats sew together row upon row which act like superstructure holding up the grown with out interface. The pleats were both decorated and functional.
    Her legacy live on in school created by her old seamstress. it called Paris American Academy. The Sphinx lives on. there is video in youtube of Madam Gres school. Good luck and good hunting.
    Cheers.

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  2 місяці тому +1

      Wow!!Thank you so much!Very informative!❤️

  • @nyshanelson2252
    @nyshanelson2252 4 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful images. Sad that it was narrated by AI. Ruined the whole.

  • @marcvonborstel5730
    @marcvonborstel5730 4 місяці тому +1

    Forever beautiful. Never trendy. Like ancient Egyptian art or Stonehenge.

  • @KellyBrown-g6q
    @KellyBrown-g6q 3 місяці тому +2

    Why she died

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  3 місяці тому

      The cause of her death was not widely publicized, but she died of natural causes related to her age.

  • @beefitze7281
    @beefitze7281 3 місяці тому +1

    script not edited , many errors .better only photos

  • @Siansonea
    @Siansonea 4 місяці тому +3

    TERRIBLE AI narration. Pass.

  • @1219611a
    @1219611a Місяць тому +1

    Respect for Mme Grés. Nevertheless lots of images are repeated, there are no dates in several, And you queer repeating yourself

  • @Richie8a8y
    @Richie8a8y 4 місяці тому +1

    Ai is so played out.

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  4 місяці тому

      I’m not AI😲Thanks for watching ❤️

  • @richardpena7153
    @richardpena7153 Місяць тому

    Get rid of the AI narrator. It makes the video unwatchable. Less than 2 minutes in, I'm out of here.

  • @paulettehall4614
    @paulettehall4614 4 місяці тому +1

    Sorry it looks like crap

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  4 місяці тому +1

      It's okay that everyone likes different things 🤔

  • @monikamichaelis-iw3to
    @monikamichaelis-iw3to 3 місяці тому +1

    Who would wear this?Fantasy dresses, useless.

    • @FashionQuestion
      @FashionQuestion  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching!!If I had enough money for that kind of pay-I'd wear it!😁