Molly Parnis
Mollie Parnis (1905?-1992) [1] was a New York fashion designer who designed clothing for the First Ladies,[2] as well as the uniform of the Cadet Nurse Corps in WWII.[3]
"First Lady Mamie Eisenhower wore a 'silky purple Molly Parnis dress [with] a Peter Pan collar' to her sixtieth birthday party in 1956."[4]
References
- ↑ Lada, Diana "Mollie Parnis" http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/parnis-mollie Retrieved July 2, 2015
- ↑ Berger, Marilyn (July 19, 1992). "Mollie Parnis, Designer, Dies in Her 90's". The New York Times. p. 36.
- ↑ Thurber, Jon (January 3, 2000). "Lucile Petry Leone; Led U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Peter Pan Collar: Where it came from and why it's back". January 20, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
External links
- "Mollie Parnis - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia - clothing, century, women, suits, dress, style, new, body, collection, dresses, designs, costume, world". Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- "Molly Parnis - Biography". Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- "Mollie Parnis". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- "Notable New Yorkers". Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- "What is my Molly Parnis Designer dress worth?-for Modern Women". Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- "Parnis, Mollie". Retrieved 2012-04-07.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, July 02, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.