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Chez Ninon

American fashion house

Chez Ninon was an American couture fashion house, founded in 1928 by Nona McAdoo Park and Sophie Meldrim Shonnard, and known for making authorized copies of designs from the leading French fashion houses. Nona was the daughter of William Gibbs McAdoo, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and had been known as "the Cabinet beauty".2 It ceased to exist in 1996.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1927Founded1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1

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Photo: Cecil W. Stoughton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Chez Ninon was an American couture fashion house, founded in 1928 by Nona McAdoo Park and Sophie Meldrim Shonnard, and known for making authorized copies of designs from the leading French fashion houses. Nona was the daughter of William Gibbs McAdoo, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and had been known as "the Cabinet beauty".2

The story

Founded by Nona McAdoo Park and Sophie Meldrim Shonnard in 1927.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • couture copy
  • womenswear

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1996Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1927Founded Founded1

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