Hattie Carnegie

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Hattie Carnegie

Vintage Formal Dresses

Fifties' Designer Hattie Carnegie

Hattie Carnegie - Vintage Fashion Guild

The Museum at FIT on Instagram: "During her tenure at the house of Hattie Carnegie, from 1943 to 1953, Pauline Fairfax Potter was reputedly the highest-paid female fashion designer in America. She was also a celebrated woman of style. Portraits of her dressed in her own designs, as well as images of her small but chic New York apartment, appeared in leading magazines. #WomensFashionAndInteriors

“Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors” closes May 14, 2023.
ℹ️ Link in Bio! #OTD #OTDH #MuseumAtFIT #FashionHistory #FashionExhibition #FashionDesign #PaulineDeRothschild #PaulinePotter

(L) Black silk faille cocktail dress attributed to Pauline Fairfax Potter for Hattie Carnegie, c. 1952, USA, gift of David Biderman
(R) Black silk taffeta dress attributed to Pauline Fairfax Pot Fashion Creator, Taffeta Dress, New York Apartment, Silk Taffeta, Female Fashion, Fashion History, Black Silk, Fashion Designer

The Museum at FIT on Instagram: "During her tenure at the house of Hattie Carnegie, from 1943 to 1953, Pauline Fairfax Potter was reputedly the highest-paid female fashion designer in America. She was also a celebrated woman of style. Portraits of her dressed in her own designs, as well as images of her small but chic New York apartment, appeared in leading magazines. #WomensFashionAndInteriors “Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors” closes May 14, 2023. ℹ️ Link in Bio! #OTD #OTDH #MuseumAtFIT #FashionHistory #FashionExhibition #FashionDesign #PaulineDeRothschild #PaulinePotter (L) Black silk faille cocktail dress attributed to Pauline Fairfax Potter for Hattie Carnegie, c. 1952, USA, gift of David Biderman (R) Black silk taffeta dress attributed to Pauline Fairfax Pot