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Norwegian fashion and costume designer

William Duborgh Jensen with a model in 1958.

William Duborgh Jensen (10 May 1935 – 24 May 2017) was a Norwegian fashion and costume designer.

Jensen was first known as a fashion designer; he was Norway's first "haute couturier" with his own collection in 1958. He later worked in television and film as a costume designer.

Jensen was appointed as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2006 for his efforts in fashion design. He died in 2017, at the age of 82.

References

  1. "Mitt liv har blitt min scene". Oslo Museum. March 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. "William Duborgh Jensen" (in Norwegian). Royal Court of Norway. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. Nekrolog: William Jensen (in Norwegian)
  4. Death announcement, Aftenposten, 31 May 2017, p. 29
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