Augusta Bernard

Born in Provence in 1886, Bernard began her career as a dress-maker by copying the designs of other couturiers. After first opening a studio in Biarritz, she moved to Paris in 1922, establishing a studio there the following year. She specialized in creating long, pale-coloured evening dresses, often cut on the bias. With the onset of the Great Depression, her clients found it increasingly difficult to pay their bills. As a result, she closed her salon in 1934 and retired. She died in 1946. ==References==