The Resume

(June 13, 1863-April 20, 1935)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Birth name was Lucille Christiana Sutherland
Sister of novelist Elinor Glyn
Second husband was Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon
Opened the couture house Lucile Ltd. (1903)
Fashion commentator for the ‘Daily Sketch’ and ‘Daily Express’
Survived the sinking of the Titanic

Why she might be annoying:

She deeply resented when her sister was presented at Buckingham Palace (1896), an honor denied her because of her divorce from her first husband.
She gave her dresses over the top names like ‘When Passion’s Thrall Is O’er’ and ‘Red Mouth of a Venomous Flower.’
The publicity for the opening of the New York City branch of Lucile Ltd. was so overwhelming that one newspaper dubbed her ‘Lady Muff Boredom.’

Why she might not be annoying:

She staged the first runway show (1904).
She was the first English designer to successfully open a salon in Paris (1911).
Cecil Beaton called her designs for stage costumes ‘masterpieces of intricate workmanship’ (and copied one of her designs for Audrey Hepburn’s white ball gown in ‘My Fair Lady’).
’Vogue’ described her personal style as ‘simple, but smart to the latest degree.’
She booked passage for what would be the final voyage of the Lusitania, but cancelled her trip due to illness (1915).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 62]
• Designers
• Hyphenated Names
• I Died in 1935 (Ranked: 71)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Have Breast Cancer
• Profiles 38001-38250 (Ranked: 38183)
• Redheads - Female [A-L]
• Shipwreck Survivors
• Siblings with Different Last Names (Ranked: 23)
• Titanic Passengers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying