Background
De Langlade was born in Paris, the daughter of an insurance salesman from Bordeaux, France, and a mother from Martinique.
De Langlade was born in Paris, the daughter of an insurance salesman from Bordeaux, France, and a mother from Martinique.
She was educated in Paris.
She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973. She started her career in fashion with The House of Schiaparelli, which she left to work at Harper"s Bazaar. She joined French Vogue in 1951, where she served as Fashion Editor and Editor-in-Chief.
In 1968, she joined American Vogue where she served as Editor-at-Large.
She also worked as a Fashion and Beauty Editor for Elizabeth Arden International. She is credited with using her established network of contacts to help promote her husband"s brand.