Tony Duquette is an American design icon. After studying design at Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and the Yale School of the Theatre, Duquette was hired to create 'special environments' for the latest fashions. Discovered by Lady Mendl (who later made Duquette a receptor of her patronage), and hired to costume and design sets for Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Duquette's career has been recognized by great social and artistic institutions including the Louvre, which honored Duquette by choosing him as the subject of its first one man show. more...