Nadezhda Lamanova

Nadezhda Lamanova
Nadezhda Lamanova's portrait by Valentin Serov (1911, private collection)
Born	Nadezhda Petrovna Lamanova (1861-12-27)27 December 1861 Shutilovo, Russian Empire
Died	October 14, 1941(1941-10-14) (aged 79) Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting place	Vagankovo Cemetery 55°46′11″N 37°33′10″E / 55.769622°N 37.552720°E / 55.769622; 37.552720
Citizenship	Russia,  Soviet Union
Occupation	Fashion designer, Costume designer
Title	Supplier of Her Majesty's Imperial Court
Children	no
Parent(s)	Petr Mikhailovich Lamanov Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Lamanova (Lisheva)
Relatives	Anna Petrovna (sister) Ekaterina Petrovna (sister) Maria Petrovna Lamanova (sister) Sofia Petrovna Kraht (Lamanova) (sister) Roman Konstantinovich Kraht (nephew) Vladimir Konstantinovich Kraht (nephew) Nadezhda Konstantinovna Kraht (niece) Andrey Pavlovich Kayutov (husband)
Awards	Grand-Prix at Paris International Exposition of 1925
Website	http://nlamanova.ru
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Nadezhda Petrovna Lamanova (Russian: Надежда Петровна Ламанова; 27 December [O.S. 14 December] 1861 - 14 October 1941) was a Russian and Soviet fashion and costume designer.

Career

Until the Russian Revolution, Lamanova held a title of supplier of Her Majesty's Imperial Court. Lamanova created gowns for the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. After the Revolution, Lamanova was the only renowned designer to stay in Russia and lay the basis for the new Soviet fashion.^[1] In cooperation with Russian artist and sculptor Vera Mukhina Lamanova won the Grand-prix at the International Exposition of 1925 in Paris.

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