Madame Lanchester
By the time Regency modiste, Madame Lanchester was jailed for bankruptcy in Marshalsea Prison on February 8, 1812, she had spent more than a decade as one of London's best known milliner/dressmakers. Unfortunately, her flair and big ideas were not matched by her head for business. Margaret Ann Lanchester (1784-1818) 1800-02: 37 Sackville St. 1803-05: 17 New Bond St. 1806-10: 59 St. James St. Margaret Ann Lanchester had big ideas, talent, and a love of fine clothes. Inspired by Heideloff's Gallery of Fashion, to which her mother had subscribed in 1798-99, she set up shop [...]
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