Germaine Monteil

Germaine Monteil was a French fashion designer and cosmetician who founded her own house in New York. The focus of the house lies on cosmetics and fragrances, and was named after the designer. The designer was born in France in 1898, and she moved to the United States in the early 1930s. She was very interested in manufacturing dresses and worked as a cosmetician, and later on as a fashion designer. Her specialty was classic dresses with flaring skirts and designs that accentuated women's slim silhouettes. She was also well known for her prints on clothing, which became popular among American