Manuel Pertegaz
- Category : 1918-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 2/5 - Hermit / Heretic
- Definition : Split - Small (9)
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Contagion 2
Biography
Spanish fashion designer. He was so highly regarded that he was asked to succeed Christian Dior in 1957 as head designer at Dior, but chose to remain in Spain, where by the 1960s he was considered its leading couturier.
Famous clients included Ava Gardner, Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn. In 2004 Pertegaz designed the wedding dress for Letizia Ortiz's marriage to the future Felipe VI of Spain.
On 15 October 2010, a set of Spanish postage stamps was released featuring the work of Pertegaz.
He died 30 August 2014 Barcelona, Spain, at age 96.