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Dressed Classic: From Russia With Love: Valentina

Dressed: The History of Fashion
Dressed: The History of Fashion
Episode • Jul 21, 2022 • 43m

One of American fashion's first famous designers wasn't American at all. Meet Valentina Schlee, the intoxicatingly beautiful Russian lover of Greta Garbo who lied about nearly everything.

Additional Reading:

  • Ballard, Bettina. In My Fashion. New York: D. McKay Co, 1960.
  • Yohannan, Kohle. Valentina: American Couture and the Cult of Celebrity. New York: Rizzoli, 2009.

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