1 8 ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁her ▁young ▁child ▁– ▁she ▁left ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁hospital ▁se am str ess . ▁While ▁in ▁London , ▁V ion net ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁f itter ▁for ▁Kate ▁Re ily . ▁ ▁V ion net ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris , ▁working ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁fashion ▁house ▁Call ot ▁So eurs ▁as ▁a ▁to ile ▁mak er . ▁After ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁a ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁V ion net ▁threatened ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁post . ▁She ▁was ▁convinced ▁to ▁stay ▁by ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁the ▁Call ot ▁sister s , ▁Marie ▁Call ot ▁Ger ber , ▁after ▁being ▁offered ▁a ▁promotion ▁that ▁would ▁mean ▁impro vis ing ▁d rap ed ▁designs ▁on ▁a ▁live ▁model ▁with ▁Ger ber ▁herself . ▁V ion net ▁later ▁pra ised ▁Marie ▁Call ot ▁Ger ber ▁as ▁" a ▁great ▁lady " ▁and ▁later ▁remarked ▁that ▁" without ▁the ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁Call ot ▁So eurs , ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁F ords . ▁It ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁them ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁Roll s ▁Roy ces ". ▁Her ▁desire ▁for ▁simplicity ▁was ▁ultimately ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁the ▁characteristic ▁la cy ▁fr ills ▁of ▁the ▁fashion ▁house . ▁ ▁V ion net ▁designed ▁for ▁Jacques ▁Dou c et ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 1 ; ▁but ▁her ▁use ▁of ▁bare foot ▁models ▁and ▁design ▁of