Sophie Malgat

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Description: Sophie Litvak , born Simone Steur in 1926 in Nice , then Sophie Malgat following her first marriage with François Malgat, is a Parisian model who collaborates remarkably in the 1950s with the couturier Jacques Fath who gives her her pseudonym of Sophie. Known for her particular physique with a long bust, fine waist and short legs, Simone Steur starts at Hermès . Initially, she presents swimwear before going to clothes . In parallel to her activity for Hermès, she poses for some fashion magazines . Simone joins the famous cabine of Jacques Fath early 1949 where she works with Bettina that she has known for a few years: the t Sophie Litvak , born Simone Steur in 1926 in Nice , then Sophie Malgat following her first marriage with François Malgat, is a Parisian model who collaborates remarkably in the 1950s with the couturier Jacques Fath who gives her her pseudonym of Sophie.
Known for her particular physique with a long bust, fine waist and short legs, Simone Steur starts at Hermès . Initially, she presents swimwear before going to clothes . In parallel to her activity for Hermès, she poses for some fashion magazines .
Simone joins the famous cabine of Jacques Fath early 1949 where she works with Bettina that she has known for a few years: the two friends, very different in style, are complementary in the parades and photo shoots. The year 1949 marks a pivotal date in the career of Fath where the dress worn by Rita Hayworth for her wedding brings a worldwide fame to his couture house whose models will enjoy. The couturier gives Simone as soon as she arrives her pseudonym of Sophie. She soon became known as the Parisian , "the archetype of the elegant, spiritual and cheerful Frenchwoman of the post-war period , rather opposed to the sophisticated Anglo-Saxon models of the time like Ivy Nicholson or Anne Gunning with whom she will sometimes pose. As stated by the model Praline , "the mansion of Fath is one of the high places of the Parisian elegance . She participated in the numerous social festivals that the couturier and his wife gave.
Sophie also worked occasionally for Dior , Biki (Italian) or Givenchy . Her success at Fath makes her more than ever in demand by magazines such as L'Officiel , Vogue , Jardin des Modes or L'Album du Figaro, and also a number of American publications. She is photographed, among others, by Georges Dambier , Erwin Blumenfeld , Henry Clarke and Horst P. Horst . Forming a duet with Bettina, they both travel around the world and appear together on many fashion photographs .
She married the director Anatole Litvak , her second husband and much older than her, on December 2, 1955 and subsequently sustained a busy social life. She became a journalist for Femina and Elle .
Her husband Anatole Litvak died in 1974...she died 5 years later in 1979. ... (more)

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