"They Have Designs On You! Sketches Of Fifteen Of New York's Leading Fashion Creators" 1944 POPE, Virginia (SOLD)

"They Have Designs On You! Sketches Of Fifteen Of New York's Leading Fashion Creators" 1944 POPE, Virginia (SOLD)POPE, Virginia[32] pp. The New York Times194411 1 8" x 8 5 8" VG Scroll Down for (10) Additional Scans: Virginia Pope's seat at any fashion show was unmistakable. The sign on it said, "Dean of Fashion Editors." She was the journalist who always wore a rakish hat perched on her blue tinted hair and pristine white gloves the right one removed so she could take notes. A diminutive figure with ramrod posture, she had a quick humor, unlimited charm, a

POPE, Virginia

[32] pp.

The New York Times

1944

11 1/8" x 8 5/8"

VG

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Virginia Pope's seat at any fashion show was unmistakable. The sign on it said, "Dean of Fashion Editors." She was the journalist who always wore a rakish hat perched on her blue-tinted hair and pristine white gloves -- the right one removed so she could take notes. A diminutive figure with ramrod posture, she had a quick humor, unlimited charm, a commitment to accuracy and fairness, and the exquisite manners of an Edith Wharton heroine. She was also among the first fashion journalists who could write "in a literary idiom," said the designer, Charles James.

For anyone who knew her, the first response to the name Virginia Pope is "She was a lady!" For many in the American fashion world in the 30's, 40's and 50's, Miss Pope was also a hero. She was instrumental in helping American designers to emerge as a world influence. As the fashion editor of The New York Times from 1933 until 1955, she turned fashion writing into news.