An Irishwoman's Diary Episode 5: The original fashion editor - Carmel Snow

Anna Wintour is only following in the footsteps of Carmel Snow, who edited Harper’s Bazaar for 25 years, with a vision of catering to “well dressed women with well dressed minds”. She brought Dior and Givenchy to a US audience, hung out with Coco Chanel and Salvador Dali, and edited writers like Truman Capote, Maeve Brennan and Frank O’Connor, never losing her interest in championing Irish writing.

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Clodagh Finn: Carmel Snow, the Irish Anna Wintour who reshaped US fashion

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