Sally Kirkland (editor)
Sally Kirkland (July 1, 1912 – May 1, 1989) was a manager at Lord & Taylor, a fashion editor at Vogue magazine and served as the only fashion editor at Life magazine between 1947 and 1969.[1]
Early life
Born as Sarah Kathleen Phinney in
Career
After graduating from Vassar College in 1934, she worked in the college shop at Lord & Taylor, which was then the headquarters for the best casual American clothes.[4]
Vogue
In 1939, Kirkland became an assistant editor of
Life
Kirkland joined
She was one of a "trio of formidable and colorful women" (the other two being film editor
Kirkland was the first person to hire an African-American, Gordon Parks, at Life Magazine.[7]
Awards
In July 1954 in
Together with Grace Kelly and Vera Maxwell, Kirkland received a Neiman Marcus Fashion Award in 1955 for her contribution to fashion.[10]
Death
Kirkland died of
References
- ^ a b Bernadine Morris (May 3, 1989). "Sally Kirkland, 77, Editor at Life; Brought Readers European Styles". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ Wedding announcement, nytimes.com. July 22, 1938. Accessed January 27, 2024.
- ^ "Biodata of Sally Kirkland (editor)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Sally Kirkland. "Sportswear for Everywhere". In Martin, Richard (ed.). All-American: A Sportswear Tradition. Fashion Institute of Technology. pp. 34–43.
- ^ "Sally Kirkland". SuperiorPics.com. 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ Hamblin, Dora Jane: "That Was The LIFE", page 161. W.W. Norton & Company, 1977.
- ^ Feminists: What Were They Thinking? Directed by Johanna Demetrakas, with performance by her daughter Sally Kirkland, Crazy Wisdom Productions, 2018. Netflix.com.
- ^ "Zoe Fontana, Vincenzo Ferdinandi, Sally Kirkland, Emilio Schuberth and Alice Parkings at Castel Sant'Angelo".
- ^ "Awarded in Florence in 1954". storiadifirenze.org.
- ^ "List of Neiman Marcus Fashion Awards". Altius Directory. 2006–2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.