Marie-Louise Carven

Madame Carven
Born
Carmen Marie Louise Jeanne
de Tommaso

(1909-08-31)31 August 1909
Châtellerault, France
Died8 June 2015(2015-06-08) (aged 105)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
LabelCarven
Spouses
  • Philippe Mallet
    (1939–1966; his death)
  • René Grog (1972–1981; his death)
AwardsOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (1978)
Legion of Honour (2009)

Marie-Louise Carven (31 August 1909 – 8 June 2015), born Carmen de Tommaso, was a French fashion designer who founded the house of Carven in 1945. She was noted for her designs for petite women, her use of lightweight fabrics such as lace and pink gingham, and for being one of the first couturieres to launch a prêt-à-porter line. She was the first Paris designer to patent a push-up bra.

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