Jane Derby

Jane Derby (born Jeannette Barr in Rockymount, Virginia, 1895 – August 1965) was an American fashion designer.[1][2][3]

She worked as an apprentice designer, and she subsequently opened her own business in 1936 in New York.[2] She later opened Jane Derby, Inc., in 1938, which she ran until she died in 1965, except during World War II.[2] She was one of the first fashion designers to show the short dinner dress.[4] In 1951 she received the Winnie award of the Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards.[4]

She was married to Arthur Derby until his death, and in 1964 remarried to retired Lieut. Col. C. Ross Cuthbert of the British Army.[5] She had children, including a son who was killed in World War II.[4]

After her death Oscar de la Renta took control of her company. having worked there before her death.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Adrian Room (20 September 2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2.
  2. Caroline Rennolds Milbank (November 1989). New York fashion: the evolution of American style. Abrams. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8109-1388-2.
  3. Kent University Museum Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. September 25, 1951.
  5. "Jane Derby Remarried". 23 December 1964 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. "Óscar de la Renta 1965". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  7. "Jane Derby". Vintage Fashion Guild. Retrieved Feb 26, 2010.
  8. "Oscar de la Renta, American Elegance". Kent University Museum. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved Sep 19, 2009.



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