doyenne

Shares in Parisian handbag doyenne Hermes fell sharply last week after it booked a sales drop the company blamed partly on fewer Middle Eastern travelers splurging in its European boutiques.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Many of them were barely in school when the doyenne of Paris fashion took over menswear at Hermes in 1988 with instructions from then company boss Jean-Louis Dumas to run it "like your small company".

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

And there will be several books too, one of them co-authored by Helen Garner, a doyenne of modern Australian literature.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

Surely some people will recoil at my likening Meghan’s efforts to those of Queen Martha, doyenne of gracious living and doing everything yourself.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2025

The De Hegermann-Lindencrones were doyen and doyenne of the diplomatic corps; he stands in the gallery on the left, fourth from end.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone

But like those doyennes of yore, she is kind of fabulous.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2022

A smattering of other “Real Housewives” doyennes make merry cameo appearances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2021

Radziwill’s world was inhabited by doyennes of high society, artistic celebrities, fashion moguls and wealthy, prominent husbands - including one whose royal status made her a real-life princess.

From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2019

She describes high fashion, fast cars, caviar, big hair, and a gossip eco-system ruled by doyennes like Liz Smith and Cindy Adams.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2017

Manhattan doyennes, Hollywood stars and Washington figures sought out his label.

From Washington Post