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Paloma Picasso
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Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot
19 April 1949 Vallauris, France
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| Occupation | Fashion designer, jewellery designer, businesswoman, socialite |
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Paloma Picasso (born Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot on April 19, 1949) is a French jewelry designer and businesswoman. She is famous for her work with Tiffany & Co and her own line of perfumes.
Paloma is the daughter of two famous artists, Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot. Her father included her in many of his artworks, like Paloma with an Orange and Paloma in Blue. Her mother also featured her in a painting called "Paloma à la Guitare" (1965).
Paloma Picasso is known for her great sense of style. She was a source of inspiration for fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. She has also been added to the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List by Vanity Fair magazine. Her designs are so special that they are kept in the collections of important museums. These include the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History.
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Early Life and Family
Paloma Picasso was born in Paris, France, on April 19, 1949. Her parents were the artists Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot. Her name, Paloma, means "dove" in Spanish. This name was chosen because her father designed a dove symbol for a big peace meeting happening in Paris around the time she was born. You can see this dove symbol in many of her father's artworks.
Paloma grew up in Paris and the South of France. She and her older brother, Claude Picasso, were surrounded by art and new ideas. Even though she liked to draw as a child, she later felt the pressure of having such famous parents.
Paloma has several half-siblings. From her father's side, she had a half-brother, Paulo Picasso, and a half-sister, Maya Picasso. From her mother's side, she has another half-sister named Aurelia.
Paloma's Design Career
After studying at the Université Paris Nanterre, Paloma Picasso started her career designing costumes for the Folies Bergère in Paris.
She made some necklaces using shiny stones she found at flea markets. These necklaces caught the eye of fashion experts. This early success encouraged her to study jewelry design formally. A year later, she showed her designs to her friend, the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. He immediately asked her to create accessories for one of his fashion collections. In 1971, Paloma launched her first collection of costume jewelry in his Rive Gauche stores in Paris. Her style, inspired by the 1940s, even influenced Yves Saint Laurent's 1971 "Scandal" collection. Through him, she became friends with artist Andy Warhol.
After her father passed away in 1973, Paloma took a break from designing. She helped organize his art collection and set up the Musée Picasso in Paris.
In 1979, Paloma started working for a Greek jewelry company called Zolotas.
Designing for Tiffany & Co.
In 1980, Paloma Picasso began designing jewelry for Tiffany & Co. in New York. A design expert from Tiffany's, John Loring, described her designs as "bold and very stylish." He noted that her unique style often included "X's, scribbles, and zigzags," all made from gold. She also used large, colorful gemstones in her pieces.
Perfumes and Other Creations
In 1984, Paloma started exploring the world of fragrances. She created her first perfume, called "Paloma," for L'Oréal. She told the New York Post that she designed it for "strong women like herself." That same year, a line of cosmetics and bath products, including body lotion, powder, shower gel, and soap, was also released.
Paloma Picasso's work is so important that it is displayed in two major American museums. The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History has a large kunzite necklace she designed. Visitors to The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago can see her moonstone bracelet, which has diamond "lightning bolts."
Paloma has always loved the color red. Her red lipstick became her signature look. She once said, "Red lips have become my signature, so when I don’t want to be recognized, I don’t wear it."
In 2010, Paloma celebrated 30 years of working with Tiffany & Co. She launched a new collection called Marrakesh, inspired by her love for Morocco. In 2011, she introduced her Venezia collection, which celebrates the beautiful city of Venice and its famous designs.
Personal Life
Paloma Picasso's father stopped contact with her and her brother Claude in 1964. This happened after their mother published a book called Life with Picasso. In 1970, Paloma and Claude went to court in France to be recognized as their father's legal children and heirs. When their father passed away in 1973, his widow, Jacqueline Roque, prevented Paloma and her brother from attending his funeral. After a long legal battle, a French court decided in 1974 that they were indeed heirs to the Picasso estate.
In 1978, Paloma married Rafael Lopez-Cambil, a writer and director from Argentina. Their wedding had a black-and-white theme. Paloma called Lopez-Cambil the "architect" of her career. They divorced in 1998.
In 1999, Paloma married Eric Thévenet, who is a doctor. They have homes in Lausanne, Switzerland and Marrakesh, Morocco.
Awards and Recognition
Paloma Picasso has designed many important necklaces using high-quality gemstones. Some of these are now owned by museums. Her 396.30-carat kunzite necklace is at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. Also, a 408.63-carat moonstone bracelet with diamond "lightning bolts" is in the permanent collection of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
In 1983, she was added to Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List.
In 1988, the Fashion Group International honored Paloma Picasso for her important contributions to the fashion industry.
Also in 1988, the Hispanic Designers Inc. gave Paloma their MODA award for her excellent designs. This was at their fourth annual fashion show and benefit.
In 2011, Paloma Picasso was honored with an exhibition of her work at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
See also
In Spanish: Paloma Picasso para niños
