Polly Mellen, who labored as the style editor for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and the artistic director for Attract, died at 100.
Born in 1924 in West Hartford, Connecticut, the legendary editor shortly joined the style business after graduating from Miss Porter’s Faculty, shifting to New York Metropolis for transient stints at Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue earlier than touchdown her first position in publishing at Mademoiselle.
In 1950, she joined Harper’s Bazaar, working with editor Diana Vreeland, who introduced her to Vogue two years later. There, she introduced her distinctive eye to numerous trend tales, together with the 26-page “The Nice Fur Caravan” produced alongside photographer Richard Avedon in Japan.
Throughout her time at Attract, which she joined as artistic director in 1992, she obtained the Council of Style Designers of America’s lifetime achievement award in 1994. She additionally appeared in adverts for Michael Kors, in addition to the style documentary Unzipped.
Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of American Vogue and the chief content material officer of Condé Nast, described her in Vogue’s obituary as “a mercurial grand dame with boundless power and a deep love for her work and for the artistic course of,” in addition to an “adored determine at Vogue and an enormous a part of our historical past.”
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