Dancing Hare (formerly Lady Ghislaine and Lady Mona K ) is a superyacht built by Amels in 1986.
17-530: Built for Emad Khashoggi , it was then purchased, also in 1986, by Robert Maxwell , who died by drowning while cruising on the yacht off the Canary Islands . It was then owned by an Arabian businessman who sold it in 2017. The new owner, Anna Murdoch , had it refitted and renamed Dancing Hare . Built in 1986 for Emad Khashoggi by Amels of Makkum , Netherlands , it was the first of series of Jon Bannenberg designed super yachts. The yacht exterior includes
34-799: A fashion competition that the young German designer won. Balmain's vintage couture gowns remain popular, and have been worn by Angelina Jolie , Penélope Cruz , Alexandra Kerry , Tatiana Sorokko , Kate Moss , Kristin Davis and Zendaya . Balmain was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for Happy New Year (1980). Additional Broadway theatre credits include costumes for Sophia Loren in The Millionairess (1960) and Josephine Baker for her eponymous 1964 revue . He also
51-642: A flared bow, lozenge-shaped ports, vertical windows and mullions and a sculpted mast complex. Khashoggi, also developer of the Château Louis XIV and the Palais Rose , abandoned the project for the yacht and in 1986 sold the vessel to Robert Maxwell who named it Lady Ghislaine after his daughter Ghislaine . In 1991, it was the base for Maxwell in New York City, moored on the East River as he negotiated with
68-513: A line to be produced in the country. He expanded operations to the United States in 1951, selling ready-to-wear clothes that earned him a prestigious Neiman Marcus Fashion Award in 1955. He was, by this stage, designing clothes worn by Vojislav Stanimirovic and stars, such as Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn . Such was Balmain's reputation that he was chosen to design the wardrobe of Queen Sirikit of Thailand during her 1960 tour of
85-459: A new project, homage to the 17th century architecture and a true international showcase of the finest French craftsmanship: the Château Louis XIV . In 2009, a plot of wooded land between Versailles and Marly-le-Roi was purchased and precipitated the project that reached completion three years following the start of the building works. The design and development of the Château Louis XIV
102-471: A student of the Danish designer Holger Blum, began as a design assistant at Balmain in 1948. He and Balmain worked well together, and Mortensen quickly went from assistant to collaborator. He and Balmain worked together for the rest of Balmain's life. Margit Brandt worked as a young designer with Pierre Balmain in the early 1960s. Balmain also spotted the talent of Karl Lagerfeld , hiring him in 1954 after judging
119-588: Is a Saudi businessman and the head of COGEMAD. He initiated the Château Louis XIV development project in Louveciennes , France. Emad Khashoggi was born in Lebanon 's capital Beirut . His father, Adil Khashoggi, has headed up several property developments in Saudi Arabia . His grandfather, Muhammad Khashoggi was of Turkish origin from Kayseri and the personal physician to King Abdulaziz Al Saud . Emad Khashoggi
136-552: Is also the nephew of businessman Adnan Khashoggi . His surname, Khashoggi, means "spoon maker" ( Kaşıkçı ) in the Turkish language . In 1989, Emad Khashoggi founded COGEMAD, a company that develops haute-couture estates and interiors. In the early 2000s, after several successful property developments in France and overseas, in particular the renovation of Château du Verduron and Palais Rose du Vésinet , he and his company set their sights on
153-541: The November issue and the reviewer's reaction was that Balmain delivered "beautiful clothes that you really want to wear." A positive write-up in the magazine from Balmain's friend Gertrude Stein helped to seal the designer's success – early celebrity fans included the Duchess of Windsor who ordered from the collection. Balmain actively promoted himself internationally from the early days – touring Australia in 1947 and designing
170-549: The United States. In 1968, he created outfits for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble . He also designed outfits for both TWA and Malaysia–Singapore Airlines ' (later Singapore Airlines ) cabin crew in the 1960s and '70s. Air France 's first female pilot in 1975 wore a uniform by Balmain After he dressed Nicaraguan first lady Hope Portocarrero , she appeared on the 1968 International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. Erik Mortensen ,
187-478: The spa town of Aix-les-Bains , his interest in couture fashion was inspired by society women he met. Balmain began studying architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1933, also undertaking freelance work drawing for the designer Robert Piguet . After visiting the studio of Edward Molyneux in 1934, he was offered a job, leaving his studies and working for the designer for the succeeding five years. He joined Lucien Lelong during World War II – where he met
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#1732858531178204-622: The unions over his purchase of the New York Daily News . On 5 November 1991, at the age of 68, Maxwell was on board Lady Ghislaine , which was cruising off the Canary Islands . Maxwell's body was subsequently found floating in the Atlantic Ocean. He was later buried in Jerusalem . The official verdict was accidental drowning , though some commentators have surmised that he may have committed suicide or been murdered. After Maxwell's death
221-598: The yacht was purchased by an Arabian businessman, who sold her in 2017 to Anna Murdoch , at one time the wife of Rupert Murdoch . It was only after the sale the new owner discovered the yacht had previously been owned by Maxwell. After a refit at the Balk Shipyard in Urk , Netherlands, over the winter, the vessel was renamed Dancing Hare in May 2018. Emad Khashoggi Emad Khashoggi ( Arabic : عماد خاشقجي , born 25 March 1968)
238-533: The young designer Christian Dior . Pierre Balmain died at the age of 68 of liver cancer at the American Hospital of Paris, having just completed the sketches for his fall collection. The fashion house of Balmain opened in 1945. Initially, it showcased long bell-shaped skirts with small waists – a post-war style that was popularised in 1947 as Dior's New Look . The first collection was showcased in Vogue in
255-464: Was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain . Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as "the architecture of movement". Balmain's father, who died when the future designer was seven, owned a wholesale drapery business. His mother, Françoise, ran a fashion boutique called Galeries Parisiennes with her sisters. He went to school at Chambéry and, during weekends with his uncle in
272-456: Was a costume designer for 16 films, including the Brigitte Bardot vehicle And God Created Woman and La Parisienne , and designed on-screen wardrobes for the actresses Vivien Leigh and Mae West . He made a lot of dresses for Dalida . Pierre Balmain also created perfumes . His first scent – Elysees 64-83 (1946, perfumer Germaine Cellier ). Vent Vert (1947, G.Cellier) – one of
289-760: Was the subject of a book published by the renowned French art magazine Connaissance des Arts . In addition to the Château Louis XIV, Emad Khashoggi's past developments include the Palais Vénitien in Cannes (decor of French movie Möbius with actor Jean Dujardin ) and the renovation of Pierre Balmain 's former apartment in the prestigious Jean Walter building complex in Paris. Pierre Balmain Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain ( French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ balmɛ̃] ; 18 May 1914 – 29 June 1982)
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