Marie-Louise Carven, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marie-Louise Carven

French art collector and grand couturier

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1909

Place of Birth: Châtellerault, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 08-Jun-2015

Profession: grand couturier, art collector

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Marie-Louise Carven (31 August 1909 – 8 June 2015), born Carmen de Tommaso, was a French fashion designer who founded the house of Carven in 1945.
She was noted for her designs for petite women, her use of lightweight fabrics such as lace and pink gingham, and for being one of the first couturieres to launch a prêt-à-porter line.
She was the first Paris designer to patent a push-up bra.