The Architect of Elegance: The Life and Legacy of Princess Irene Galitzine In the grand tapestry of twentieth-century fashion, few names evoke the shimmering allure of the Jet Set era quite like Princess Irene Galitzine. Born in 1916 amidst the fading splendor of the Russian Empire in Tbilisi, Georgia, her early life was defined by a profound sense of displacement and aristocratic grace. As the daughter of Prince Boris Galitzine and Princess Nina Lazareff, she belonged to a lineage of immense historical weight, yet the turbulent winds of the 1917 October Revolution forced her family into exi…