House of Agnès-Drecoll (French, 1931 - 1953)
Agnès-Drecoll is a French haute couture house founded in Paris in 1931. It was born from the merger between the house of Agnès, founded around 1898, and the house of Drecoll.
The house of Agnes, which appeared in Paris around 1898, and its creator Ms. HAVET, were cited in the international press. Ms. HAVET, who will be called "Madame Agnès", is a former employee of the Doucet house. Around 1910, her address was at 27 rue Louis-le-Grand, then she moved to 7 rue Auber.
After the First World War, Ms. HAVET popularized the use of the turban; she develops practical creations, often with exotic patterns and will be notably recognized by the press for her hats.
Through a financier (Georges AUBERT), the house joined forces with the Drecoll house in Paris in 1931 and became Agnès-Drecoll, opening a boutique at 24 place Vendôme. Drecoll had already merged with the Beer house before 1928 and gave birth to the Drecoll-Beer house. In 1933, the business was bought to form a new company called ADEC (Agnès-Drecoll and company). The Agnès-Drecoll company went into liquidation two years later; a new company was created in 1937. After the War, the house participated with a number of other couturiers in the "Gratitude Train", an event organized by the Chambre Syndicale following the Théâtre de la Mode.
After a period of remission, the house became an afterthought victim of the War and had to stop its activities in 1953.