Vreeland, Diana (1903 September 29-1989 August 22)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1903 September 29-1989 August 22
Biography
American editor and fashion expert Diana Vreeland was born in 1903. In 1939, she joined Harper's Bazaar and shortly after was appointed fashion editor, being acknowledged as one of the most influential observers of the fashion scene. In 1962, Vreeland left Harper's Bazaar and joined Vogue, of which she became editor in chief in 1963. Later in her life she was named special consultant to the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mollie Parnis interview, 1982 June 2, 1982 June 02
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.89
Scope and Contents
This interview opens with Mollie Parnis talking about her latest project, a prize for three young journalists that she began in memory of her son. She then segues into the origins of her company and her early biography. She commenced her career by designing blouses after being frustrated at the quality of the designs while working in a design showroom on Madison Avenue. The Parnis-Livingston company began in a studio Seventh Avenue about five-years after Mollie Parnis and Leon Livingston...
Dates:
1982 June 02
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