Anne Fogarty
Christine Drew
The American Dress Designer • Young, Simple & Stylish • 1919 • Actress • Youth Guild – Harvey Berin
Signature “Paper Doll” Silhouette Fitted bodice Narrow waist Full Skirt
Nylon petticoats worn underneath “New Look” of the 50’s
Fogarty Through the Years . . . Mid 50’s “Tea Cozy” Dress 60’s Peasant Mini
Early 70’s A-line Empire Waist
Her Inspiration
• Museums, churches, architecture, art, theatre, people and they way they live
Our Inspiration from Anne • Youth for all ages • Chic – ology – Classical styling with personal embellishments – Personal mood, identity – Does not depend on money – Instinct plus impulse plus individuality
“Wife Dressing”
• “the fine art of being a well-dressed wife for the patient husband who pays the bills” • Find own style and color
Anne Fogarty •Young, Simple & Stylish •Individuality •Be your own color and Style
Bibliography •
Buck, Genevieve, "All Dressed Up and a Place to Go: Film Costumer's Lincoln Avenue Store Brings Back a Trendy Time," in Chicago Tribune, 15 December 1994. • Stegemeyer, Anne, Who's Who in Fashion, Third Edition, New York,1996. • Williams, Beryl, Young Faces in Fashion, Philadelphia, 1956. • House, Nancy. "Modern Fashion Encyclopedia: Anne Fogarty." Answers.com. 16 Sept. 2008. 16 Sept. 2008 <http://http://www.answers.com/topic/anne-fogarty>.