Irene Galitzine
Irene Galitzine ( Russian Ирина Галицина / Irina Galizina ; born July 22, 1916 or 1918 in Tbilisi / Georgia ; † October 20, 2006 in Rome ) was an Italian fashion designer of Russian origin.
She was the only child of Prince Boris Galizin (1878-1958) and his first wife Nina Petrovna Kovaldji (1888-1957). Her mother brought her to Rome in the course of the Russian October Revolution and the ensuing turmoil of the civil war , where she married Silvio Medici de Menezes (1903-1989) in 1949 . The marriage remained childless.
The fashion designer became internationally known especially in the 1960s. At that time she dressed Audrey Hepburn , Jacqueline Kennedy and Liz Taylor, among others . Her creations have been exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York , among others .
Web links
- Irene Galitzine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Galitzine, Irene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian fashion designer of Russian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1916 or 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 2006 |
| Place of death | Rome |