Robert Perrier

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Robert Perrier
Born
Robert Charles Perrier

(1898-07-01)July 1, 1898
DiedApril 19, 1987(1987-04-19) (aged 88)
NationalityFrench
EducationHEC Paris
Occupation(s)Haute couture textile supplier, Songwriter, Art collector
Years active1914–1970
ChildrenMarie-Jacques Perrier

Robert Charles Perrier (July 1, 1898 to April 19, 1987) was a French haute couture textile supplier, songwriter, socialite and art collector.

Musée de la Mode et du Textile and the Victoria and Albert Museum.[2][3] Perrier is further credited in history for having introduced synthetic fabrics to French haute couture, a major novelty at the time.[4][5]

Perrier's family’s private artistic salon in Montmartre, dubbed R-26, was a bohemian gathering place for many creative luminaries of the 1930s to 1960s, including singer Josephine Baker, architect Le Corbusier and musician Django Reinhardt.[6][7][8] He was the husband of lyricist Madeleine (Brault) Perrier and the father of journalist Marie-Jacques Perrier.[9]

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References

  1. ^ Maison Robert Perrier (Fédération Nationale du Tissu). 2000. Exhibit. Mairie du 4e arrondissement de Paris, Paris.
  2. ^ Cheverny. Paris: Philippe Rouillac, 2001. Print.
  3. ^ Pissard, Jean-François. Le Livre des héros. Poitiers: Le Pictavien, 2007. Print.
  4. ^ Wendy Moonan (2001-05-25). "Moonan, Wendy. "ANTIQUES; Fabrics for Stars Are Themselves The Stars of a Sale." New York Times 25 May 2001, Arts sec. Print". FRANCE: Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  5. ^ Clary, Michèle. “Marie-Jacques Perrier; Le Village de Montmartre, C’est Vous.” Paris Montmartre. 29 June 2011. Print.
  6. ^ Ramos, Barbara. “The Jazz Singer: Madame Perrier.” The Peacock. Paris. Winter 2012.
  7. ^ "Nevers, Daniel. Intégrale Django Reinhardt Vol 11: Swing 42 (CD liner notes). Paris: Frémeaux & Associés". Hotclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  8. ^ Django Reinhardt - Swing De Paris. 6 Oct. 2012. Exhibit. La Cité de la musique, Paris. Archived February 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Nécrologie: Marie-Jacques Perrier." Le Figaro. Paris. 11 December 2012.