Coburn, Julia
Biography
Julia Coburn worked in a mid-western department store until being hired by Harper's Bazaar in 1927. At Bazaar, Coburn worked as the promotional manager. Three years later, the Hearst Newspaper company hired Coburn to be their Director of Fashion. Later, Coburn became the Fashion Editor of Ladies Home Journal. Coburn became the President of the Fashion Group in the 1930s. In 1937, she and Miss Tobé founded the Tobé-Coburn School. This was seen as one of the important moments that helped solidify New York as a center for fashion. The school prepared students with High School or college education for careers in the fashion field. After being bought and sold to a few different individuals, the school was incorporated into the Wood School in 1993. Julia Coburn retired and moved to Poughkeepsie in the 1970s.