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Drecoll

Viennese-French fashion house¹

Drecoll (also known as House of Drecoll, Maison Drecoll, and CH. Drecoll) was a fashion house founded in Vienna in the 1880s by Christoph Drecoll. After changing ownership, Drecoll sold his name to the new buyers, and they opened a fashion house of the same name in Paris, in 1903.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1885Founded¹

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Evening dress MET CI50.105.19a label — Photo: Drecoll, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons³

Drecoll (also known as House of Drecoll, Maison Drecoll, and CH. Drecoll) was a fashion house founded in Vienna in the 1880s by Christoph Drecoll. After changing ownership, Drecoll sold his name to the new buyers, and they opened a fashion house of the same name in Paris, in 1903.²

The story

Founded by Christoph Drecoll in 1885.¹

Leadership

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FounderChristoph Drecoll¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Ernest Besançon de Wagner since Jun 1895
Margarethe Besançon de Wagner since Jun 1895
Sally Berg since Jun 1895
Sylvain Kahn since Jun 1895

Former owners and parents

Christoph Drecoll until Jun 1895

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Succeeded by Agnès-Drecoll¹

Timeline

1908Renamed Name changed to Ch. Drecoll, Ltd.¹
Jun 1895Acquired Acquired by Ernest Besançon de Wagner¹
Jun 1895Acquired Acquired by Margarethe Besançon de Wagner¹
Jun 1895Acquired Acquired by Sally Berg¹
Jun 1895Acquired Acquired by Sylvain Kahn¹
1885Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaDrecoll
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ66085116

Sources

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WikidataDrecoll on Wikidata
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WikipediaDrecoll on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsDrecoll photo by Drecoll, CC0