Marie-Paule Nolin
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Marie-Paule Nolin is a French Canadian
high-fashion designer who lived and worked in the province of Quebec
, Canada
. She opened her first fashion house
in 1936 and became famous for the originality of her design and her unusual use of high-quality materials. In the 1940s, the notorious Holt Renfrew
House from Montreal commissioned several collections from Marie-Paule Nolin. In the 1950s, her influence became major in Canada and she was qualified as the grande dame de la haute couture montréalaise and her famous fashion shows became on of the major attraction for in the Canada, making her one of the most influential Canadian designers from the 1950s and the 1960s. From 1959 to 1965, she was also part of the crew of the weekly radio program Femina at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
in Montreal, informing the audience about design and its philosophical and historical background and development. Unwilling to sacrifice the quality of her high-quality material to compete with the explosion of the ready-to-wear industries from the 1960s and the 1970s, she decided in 1973 to close her last house and studios located in the Old Montreal. In 1984, a major retrospective of her work was presented by the McCord Museum
in Montreal. This museum is now managing the Bourse Marie-Paule Nolin which is given each year to a young Canadian fashion designer. Marie-Paule Nolin is also the mother of the French Canadian actress Patricia Nolin.
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
high-fashion designer who lived and worked in the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She opened her first fashion house
Fashion House
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in 1936 and became famous for the originality of her design and her unusual use of high-quality materials. In the 1940s, the notorious Holt Renfrew
Holt Renfrew
Holt Renfrew is a chain of high-end Canadian department stores. It is comparable to Barneys New York and Saks Fifth Avenue in the United States, and to two other upmarket chains owned by the same family, Britain's Selfridges and Ireland's Brown Thomas...
House from Montreal commissioned several collections from Marie-Paule Nolin. In the 1950s, her influence became major in Canada and she was qualified as the grande dame de la haute couture montréalaise and her famous fashion shows became on of the major attraction for in the Canada, making her one of the most influential Canadian designers from the 1950s and the 1960s. From 1959 to 1965, she was also part of the crew of the weekly radio program Femina at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
in Montreal, informing the audience about design and its philosophical and historical background and development. Unwilling to sacrifice the quality of her high-quality material to compete with the explosion of the ready-to-wear industries from the 1960s and the 1970s, she decided in 1973 to close her last house and studios located in the Old Montreal. In 1984, a major retrospective of her work was presented by the McCord Museum
McCord Museum
The McCord Museum is a public research and teaching museum dedicated to the preservation, study, diffusion, and appreciation of Canadian history...
in Montreal. This museum is now managing the Bourse Marie-Paule Nolin which is given each year to a young Canadian fashion designer. Marie-Paule Nolin is also the mother of the French Canadian actress Patricia Nolin.