Germaine Monteil was a New York–based French fashion designer and cosmetician who founded the cosmetics and perfume company sharing her name.
[1] She made classic dresses with flaring circular or pleated skirts and slim silhouettes, and was renowned for her use of prints which appealed to the American market.
[3] The increasing success of this sideline led to Monteil abandoning fashion design in the late 1940s to focus on perfume and cosmetics.
[1] The company was acquired by cosmetics giant Revlon in 1987 from fashion house Yves Saint Laurent.
Revlon then sold the brand on to the German company Wilde Cosmetics GmbH in 2006.