Norman Norell

Norman Norell ( Norman David Levinson actually; born April 20, 1900 in Noblesville, Indiana, † October 25, 1972 in New York) was an American fashion designer and costume designer.

Early life and education

Norman was the son of a haberdasher, during the First World War, he was at a military academy. But soon he realized his artistic talent and studied fashion design at New York's Pratt Institute. Norman David Levinson changed his name to Norman Norell, after he was adopted at the Parsons School of Design.

Costume and Designer

In the early 1920s he worked as a costume designer for the Department of Astoria Studio of Paramount Pictures, where he designed clothes for Gloria Swanson and other silent film stars. Between 1924 and 1928 he worked as a costume designer for Broadway, as well as for Brooks Costume Company and for the costume wholesalers Charles Armour. In 1928, he worked for Hattie Carnegie, in the next twelve years gathered Norman Norell invaluable experience. In the time he designed for Gertrude Lawrence whose wardrobe and costumes, including for the play " Lady in the Dark ".

Teachers and entrepreneurs

From 1943 Norman Norell taught at the Parsons The New School for Design, where he was twenty years before himself students. Along with Anthony Traina she founded the fashion label Traina - Norell. Norell was known for his simple, yet elegant wool dresses with a high round neckline. His designs can be seen in movies, including "Separate Beds " (Original Title: The Wheeler Dealers, 1963) with Lee Remick and " That Touch of Mink " (Original Title: That Touch of Mink, 1962) with Doris Day. Some of his cocktail dresses are watching at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Norman Norell died on October 25, 1972 in his New York apartment from a heart attack and was buried in the cemetery Crown Land in Noblesville.

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