Edward Molyneux

Key facts

Lived

1891–1974, British

Movements

• Art Deco
• Modernism

1. 1891Born on 5 September in Hampstead, London, of Irish and French Huguenot ancestry. Left school at 16 after his father's death to support his mother.
2. 1910Hired as a sketcher at Lucile's London salon at age 19, and within a year was promoted to assistant designer at her Paris branch.
3. 1919Opened his own fashion house at 14 rue Royale in Paris at age 28, after serving as a captain in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and losing sight in one eye during the Battle of Arras.
4. 1930At age 39 in Paris, had become the couturier of choice for European royalty and Hollywood stars including Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. Proteges included the young Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain.
5. 1950Retired from couture at age 59, leaving his fashion house in the hands of Jacques Griffe. He became a serious art collector, amassing an important collection of Impressionist paintings.
6. 1974Died on 23 March in Monte Carlo at age 82. He had briefly returned to fashion in 1964 with Studio Molyneux, a ready-to-wear line, before retiring again in 1969.

• Who is edward molyneux?+

  Edward Molyneux was a fashion designer who founded his Paris house in 1919. He dressed royalty and film stars from the 1920s through the 1950s. He was also a collector of Impressionist paintings.
• What art movement was Edward Molyneux part of?+

  Edward Molyneux was associated with Art Deco and Modernism.
• When did Edward Molyneux die?+

  Edward Molyneux died in 1974 at the age of 83.
• When was Edward Molyneux born?+

  Edward Molyneux was born in 1891 in United Kingdom. Edward Molyneux died in 1974, aged 83.