Consuelo Crespi
Consuelo Pauline O'Brien O'Connor Crespi (May 31, 1928 – October 18, 2010) was an American-born Italian countess who served the world of high fashion as a style-setting model and editor of
Biography
Crespi was born on May 31, 1928, in
An ambassador of Italian fashion
Through her choices in attire and in publishing, Crespi played a major role in influencing the fashion world and giving a boost to the careers of designers such as
In addition to her editing duties, Crespi and her husband both did public relations for major designers.[2] Her husband had been involved on the editorial staff of Vogue Brasil and Vogue Mexico.[5] After returning from Rome in 1961, she received notice from the fashion world by wearing skirts that were four to five inches longer than the prevailing fashion, helping to promote a new line from the designer Fabiani, saying "I now can't stand the sight of my knees showing" after donning the longer skirts.[6] The government of Italy bestowed its highest-ranked civilian award to Crespi for her assistance in promoting the fashion industry in that country.[2]
Crespi lamented the decline in Italian social life among the wealthy and aristocratic crowd in the 1970s in the wake of social unrest and a wave of kidnappings, telling Time magazine that "In Italy now you want to feel rich and look poor".[7]
Legacy
Crespi died at age 82 on October 18, 2010, at
References
- ^ Vanity Fair Archived November 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f Martin, Douglas. "Consuelo Crespi, Aristocrat of Fashion, Dies at 82", The New York Times, October 23, 2010. Accessed October 24, 2010.
- ^ Staff. "NUPTIALS ARE HELD FOR MISS O'CONNETR; She Is Wed to Conte Rodoifo Crespi of Rome and Brazil in St. Ignatius Loyola", The New York Times, January 23, 1948. Accessed October 24, 2010.
- ^ via Associated Press. "Best-Dressed Women Named", TimesDaily, January 3, 1958. Accessed October 24, 2010.
- ^ Pace, Eric. "COUNT RODOLFO CRESPI, FIGURE IN FASHION CIRCLES, DIES AT 61", The New York Times, September 7, 1985. Accessed October 24, 2010.
- ^ Donovan, Carrie. "Fashion Leader Favors A Lengthened Hemline", The New York Times, November 29, 1961. Accessed October 24, 2010.
- ^ Staff. "AFGHANISTAN,MIDDLE EAST: The Quiet Life of the Rich", Time (magazine), May 15, 1978. Accessed October 24, 2010.
- The Miami Herald, November 23, 1983. Accessed October 24, 2010.
- ^ "Why European Royalty and Aristocrats are flocking to New York". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-02-01.