Norell biography
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Norman Norell and the Invention of American Elegance
On October 16, 1972 the Metropolitan Museum of Art honored American fashion designer Norman Norell with a one-night career retrospective spanning five decades.
It was a fitting location to pay tribute to Norell–it had been in the museum’s Great Hall in 1943 that the Mayor of New York City, Fiorello LaGuardia, presented the designer with a gilded bronze “Winnie,” the first time The Coty American Fashion Critic’s Award was given.
Norell biography
Loyal clients including Babe Paley, Lady Bird Johnson, Lauren Bacall and Lyn Revson lent their favorite garments to the exhibition. Among the nearly 750 guests were colleagues, clients and friends who flew in from all over the country.
Norman Norell and models in his signature sequined gowns.
Marian Pritzker, wife of billionaire Hyatt founder Jay Pritzker, flew from Winnetka, Mrs. Barney Goodman who was buying Norell designs from Hattie Carnegie in the 1930’s came from Kansas City and Riva T