Pauline Trigere
New York fashioner Pauline Trigere (1909-2002) made top-quality, impeccably cut ready-to-wear for grown-up ladies. That she designed Patricia Neal's Breakfast at Tiffany's wardrobe should give you the general idea.
A friend of a friend worked for a PR firm in Manhattan in the 1980s. One day, Pauline Trigere came in and said to the boss, "You've got to help me. They think I'm dead!" Trigere is definitely one of those designers who always seemed to produce clothes that were for her to wear. When I started writing this post, it was a bit of snark about why designing for yourself in the 1950s might not translate into a successful business model in the 1980s. Then I started reviewing photos and thought, "WTF ever, she looked great. Always."
So instead I say bravo to anyone with the confidence and self-awareness to sell her own look hard for 60 years.
The Fashion School at Kent State University has an enlightening, if mangled, online exhibit of Trigere's illustrations.
A friend of a friend worked for a PR firm in Manhattan in the 1980s. One day, Pauline Trigere came in and said to the boss, "You've got to help me. They think I'm dead!" Trigere is definitely one of those designers who always seemed to produce clothes that were for her to wear. When I started writing this post, it was a bit of snark about why designing for yourself in the 1950s might not translate into a successful business model in the 1980s. Then I started reviewing photos and thought, "WTF ever, she looked great. Always."
So instead I say bravo to anyone with the confidence and self-awareness to sell her own look hard for 60 years.The Fashion School at Kent State University has an enlightening, if mangled, online exhibit of Trigere's illustrations.
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