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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Munn, a self-taught seamstress with no formal design training, opened a shop on Madison Avenue in |
Munn, a self-taught seamstress with no formal design training, opened a shop on Madison Avenue in 1941;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Colby |first=Anita |date=1957-02-10 |title=Destiny Hunts Carrie Munn |pages=41 |work=The Courier-Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106402187/destiny-hunts-carrie-munnanita-colby/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> she offered American-made couture gowns, dresses, suits, and separates during World War II and afterwards.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fiell |first=Charlotte |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s8JPEAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA164&dq=Carrie%20Munn%20dress&pg=PA164#v=onepage&q=Carrie%20Munn%20dress&f=false |title=1940s Fashion Sourcebook: The Definitive Sourcebook |date=2021-12-07 |publisher=Welbeck Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-80279-164-8 |pages=164 |language=en}}</ref> She gave parties at the [[Waldorf Astoria New York|Waldorf Astoria Hotel]] to show her latest designs<ref name=":0" /> to socialites and celebrities including [[Elizabeth Parke Firestone]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary Dress with Jacket, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1946 |url=https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/342948/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=The Henry Ford |language=en}}</ref> and [[Dorothy Kilgallen]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Israel |first=Lee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XReg-rZd2_QC&q=Carrie+Munn+dress&dq=Carrie+Munn+dress&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDioqT_Jf5AhWTK0QIHVCaBjg4FBDoAXoECAgQAg |title=Kilgallen |date=1980 |publisher=Dell |isbn=978-0-440-14565-3 |pages=278 |language=en}}</ref> and often modeled her own creations at social events.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Julia |date=1942-04-05 |title=What They're Wearing |pages=344 |work=Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106402367/what-theyre-wearingjulia-mccarthy/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=December 5, 1949 |title=Gown of the Year |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VkEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA161&dq=Carrie+Munn+dress&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTruX85Zf5AhXEKEQIHbMJC7oQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=Carrie%20Munn%20dress&f=false |journal=Life |pages=161-162}}</ref> Her typical silhouettes featured full skirts and nipped-in waists.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1948-03-17 |title=Carrie Munn Fashions Echo Eighteenth Century |pages=16 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106402031/carrie-munn-fashions-echo-eighteenth/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> "Every bodice is moulded close to the figure with a tiny waist. Do not expect limp sheaths or shirtwaist types from this designer," said a newspaper report of Munn's Fall 1952 collection.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1952-12-05 |title=Carrie Munn Used Abstract Modern Art to Set Many Themes in Fall Collection |pages=2 |work=Alabama Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106402634/carrie-munn-used-abstract-modern-art-to/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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== Personal life and legacy == |
== Personal life and legacy == |
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_(cropped).jpg) Carrie Munn, in a 1951 advertisement | |
| Born | Caroline Neunder January 29, 1898 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | February 1, 1984 New York, New York |
| Spouse | Orson Desaix Munn II |
Carrie Munn (January 29, 1898 – February 1, 1984), born Caroline M. Neunder, was an American fashion designer.
Early life
Caroline M. Neunder was born in Buffalo, New York,[1] the daughter of George F. Neunder and Carolina U. Kreuzer Neunder. Her mother died in 1907.[2]
Career
Munn, a self-taught seamstress with no formal design training, opened a shop on Madison Avenue in 1941;[3][4] she offered American-made couture gowns, dresses, suits, and separates during World War II and afterwards.[5] She gave parties at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel to show her latest designs[1] to socialites and celebrities including Elizabeth Parke Firestone[6] and Dorothy Kilgallen,[7] and often modeled her own creations at social events.[4][8] Her typical silhouettes featured full skirts and nipped-in waists.[9] "Every bodice is moulded close to the figure with a tiny waist. Do not expect limp sheaths or shirtwaist types from this designer," said a newspaper report of Munn's Fall 1952 collection.[10]
Personal life and legacy
Munn married lawyer and magazine editor Orson Desaix Munn II in 1924; they had a son, Orson Desaix Munn III, born in 1925. Her husband died in 1958, and she died in 1984, in New York City, a few days after her 86th birthday.[1] Museums holding works by Carrie Munn include The Henry Ford[6] and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Carrie Munn, Dress Designer In the 40's and 50's, Is Dead". The New York Times. 1984-02-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "Obituary for Caroline U. Neunder (Aged 35)". Buffalo Courier. 1907-05-26. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-07-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Colby, Anita (1957-02-10). "Destiny Hunts Carrie Munn". The Courier-Journal. p. 41. Retrieved 2022-07-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b McCarthy, Julia (1942-04-05). "What They're Wearing". Daily News. p. 344. Retrieved 2022-07-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fiell, Charlotte (2021-12-07). 1940s Fashion Sourcebook: The Definitive Sourcebook. Welbeck Publishing Group. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-80279-164-8.
- ^ a b "Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary Dress with Jacket, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1946". The Henry Ford. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ Israel, Lee (1980). Kilgallen. Dell. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-440-14565-3.
- ^ "Gown of the Year". Life: 161–162. December 5, 1949.
- ^ "Carrie Munn Fashions Echo Eighteenth Century". The Charlotte Observer. 1948-03-17. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-07-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carrie Munn Used Abstract Modern Art to Set Many Themes in Fall Collection". Alabama Tribune. 1952-12-05. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-07-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carrie Munn". The MFAH Collections. Retrieved 2022-07-26.