Rose Bertin

Marie-Jeanne Bertin
Born2 July 1747
Abbeville
Died22 September 1813
Épinay-sur-Seine
NationalityFrench
Other namesRose Bertin
OccupationFashion merchant
Bertin's shop front at 26 rue de Richelieu, c.1805
Marie Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg and Her Children by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun (1787)
Versailles, Musée national du Château et des Trianons
The Queen is shown in an up-to-date outfit created by Bertin.

Marie-Jeanne "Rose" Bertin (2 July 1747, Abbeville, Picardy, France – 22 September 1813, Épinay-sur-Seine) was a French fashion merchant. She was particularly noted for her work with Queen Marie Antoinette. Bertin was the first celebrated French fashion designer and is widely credited with having brought fashion and haute couture to the forefront of popular culture.


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