Lolita Lempicka

Lolita Lempicka is a French fashion designer who markets her designs with the brand name Lolita Bis. In 1985 she opened an atelierin the Le Marais section of Paris, France. Azzedine Alaia also opened a boutique in the neighborhood on the Rive Droite of the Seine River. ["Marais District", European Stars and Stripes (newspaper), October 10, 1991, pg. 34.] She is noted for her suit designs.

In 1990 she received applause for a collection shown in a courtyard in the Louvre. It featured micro-models with bustiers and bras designed like underwear. She embellished a trend in lingerie which began the previous season. Lempicka added lace to small pink or green slip dresses, which she covered with "peppy" short trench coats. On a grey flannel suit she added appliqued flower details. Her fashions showed a preference for a bare back look crossed by straps with bare midriffs on occasion. ["Latest fall fashions are strictly for leggy spring chickens", Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexican, October 21, 1990, pg. 24.]

In May 1993 Architectural Digest featured her 19th Century weekend retreat outside Paris. ["Home magazines keep up with trends despite upheavals", North Hills, Pennsylvania New Record, May 16, 1993, pg. 31.]

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