Germaine Monteil

Germaine Monteil is remembered most for her cosmetics empire, but she was first a fashion designer.  She worked  at Harry Collins, and then in 1930, started her own clothing business.  She manufactured mainly formal day wear and evening wear of a less formal nature. In 1935, she developed a lipstick, which lead to other cosmetic products.  By the late 1940s, Monteil was working exclusively on her cosmetics business, no longer producing clothing.