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Lila De Nobili was born in
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in 1943, and this would be her home for most of her life on the rue de
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family. Her uncle was the painter and
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Book on Lila De Nobili by Yannis
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in oil pastel in 1973 is sometimes mis-titled as 'Lila
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which is still said to influence costume designers today.
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De Nobili designed the costumes, in collaboration with
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collections for various magazines, especially French
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