Primrose Bordier
Primrose Bordier (20 March 1929– 21 November 1995) was a French designer, known for her innovations with colour in fabric. She was born in Paris.[1]
She was a design director for
Le Printemps, the French department store chain, and in this capacity, introduced the use of colour in household linen (e.g. bedsheets and towels). Bordier was inspired by a trip to the US, as the practice was unknown in Europe at the time. She then began a long and successful collaboration with Le Jacquard Francais
in 1978.
[2]
In 1976, Bordier became the first female designer to receive the French
Legion of Honor
.
In 1966, she married Charles Gombault, the editor-in-chief of France-Soir.
She died in the
Cochin Hospital
in Paris in 1995.
References
- ^ "Primrose Bordier, Linens Designer, 66". The New York Times. November 24, 1995. p. D15.
- ^ "Our History". Le Jacquard Francais. Retrieved 5 November 2021.