Theresia Vreugdenhil



Theresia Johanna Vreugdenhil-Werdler ( Amsterdam , August 18th1929 - there, July 112012 ) was a Dutch fashion designer and fashion designer. ==Lifespan [ edit] == Vreugdenhil began her training at age thirteen at the Amsterdam couturière Cecile Maks-Boas of Hirsch & Cie, and later by Catherine Kruijs Veldt-Mare (1874-1956). In 1951 she married Hugo Vreugdenhil (13 June 1920-3 June 2011), the grandson of Catherine Kruijs Veldt. From 1955 to 2007 she was with her ​​husband closed couture salon Couture Theresa 'with a large studio in the Jan Luyken in Amsterdam. In 1970 began the next Vreugdenhils their closed shop with a salon-quality clothing (couture wholesale) in the PC Hooftstraat .

Vreugdenhil worked often based on patterns of French and Italian couturiers . From 1965 to 2007 she was the only official couturier of the Dutch princess and later queen Beatrix . Vreugdenhil is largely co-responsible for the strong and highly recognizable silhouette of Beatrix.

The highlight of her career was designing and making the inauguration gown (of ivory crepe double) of Queen Beatrix in 1980. [1]  They also restored when the Dutch royal robe . From the 90 Vreugdenhil was assisted by her daughters Saskia and Magteld.

Theresia Vreugdenhil was awarded on June 30, 1999 with the Cross of Honour of the House of Orange . [2]

She died on July 11, 2012 at the age of 82 in her hometown of Amsterdam.