Solange d'Ayen
French noblewoman and journalist (1898–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Solange Marie Christine Louise de Labriffe, Duchess of Ayen (5 April 1898 – 3 November 1976),[2] known professionally as Solange d'Ayen,[4] Solange de Noailles, and Solange de Labriffe, was a French noblewoman and journalist, known for being the fashion editor of French Vogue magazine from the 1920s until the 1940s. She also wrote for the American Vogue. She was born into the House of Labriffe [fr] and was named Duchess of Ayen by marrying Jean Maurice Paul Jules de Noailles, the 6th Duke of Ayen, in 1919, with whom she had two children.
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Born | (1898-04-05)5 April 1898[2] Amiens, France[2] |
Died | 3 November 1976(1976-11-03) (aged 78)[2] Paris, France[2] |
Buried | Château de Maintenon |
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Father | Camille de Labriffe |
Mother | Anne-Marie de Vassart d'Hozier |
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Solange was a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp after being arrested by the Nazis in 1942. She died in Paris on 3 November 1976 at the age of 78.