Augusta Bernard

Augusta Bernard, also Augustabernard, (1886–1946) was a French fashion designer who gained recognition for creating long, neoclassical evening dresses during the early 1930s. She ran a salon in Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, in Paris, until 1934 when she retired.

Biography

Born in Provence in 1886, Bernard began her career as a dress-maker by copying the designs of other couturiers. After first opening a studio in Biarritz, she moved to Paris in 1922, establishing a studio there the following year. She specialized in creating long, pale-coloured evening dresses, often cut on the bias.

With the onset of the Great Depression, her clients found it increasingly difficult to pay their bills. As a result, she closed her salon in 1934 and retired. She died in 1946.