patron, Princess Margrethe of Bourbon-Parma. The school proved to be a great success, partly as a result of growing interest in the latest fashions but also thanks to Glad's frequent visits to Paris to keep up with the latest trends and her own skills in languages and as a teacher. She also brought French designs back to Copenhagen as a basis for local manufacturing. The school benefited from Princess Margrethe's connections with royalty, attracting sophisticated young ladies who were not only able to advance as fashion designers but could ensure their upper-class families wore the latest festive attire, winter coats and even night dresses. It soon became known for the balls held in the exclusive Hotel d'Angleterre where the ladies appeared in the gowns they had created. Later life After Carl Glad's company was revived, in 1937 the family moved into a house on Frederiksholms Kanal and bought back Rågegården. Grethe Glad retired from involvement with the school in 1945, entrusting its leadership to Inga Madsen. During and after the Second World War she became active in charity work both in Denmark and France. She continued to fund charities by selling dolls dressed in historical costumes to museums in the United States and Europe. Following her husband's death in 1977, for several years she headed the family firm L.C. Glad & Co. Aged 99, Grethe Glad died on 18 December 1990 in Copenhagen. References 1891 births 1990 deaths People from Copenhagen Danish women fashion designers Danish fashion designers Danish educators Danish women educators Fashion educators Heads of schools in Denmark 20th-century Danish educators 20th-century Danish women educators Danish headmistresses Danish socialites 20th-century Danish businesswomen