\'Wife Dressing: The Fine Art of Being a Well-Dressed Wife\' is a republishing of a fashion classic, with an updated introduction from fashion commentator Rosemary Feitelberg.
She was a prolific designer who was able to adjust to a changing market, responding with designs that typified the all-American look..
During her career Fogarty worked with a variety of silhouettes and fabrics, in a broad range of sizes.
She finished a collection for Shariella Fashion in 1981, just months before her death in January 1981.
Although she closed her own business in the 1970s, Fogarty continued to design.
In 1951 she received a Coty award for dresses and in 1952 the Neiman Marcus award.
In 1950 she was selected as one of the Young Women of the Year by \'Mademoiselle magazine\'.
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Fogarty produced different design collections under the names of A.
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Fogarty wrote a book called Wife Dressing in 1959, a guide for \'the fine art of being a well-dressed Wife with provocative notes for the patient husband who pays the bills.\' In the book she recognised that women led varied lives working, as students, wives, and mothers, and encouraged women to find their own style and colour recommending an understated, natural look that did not slavishly follow the fashion of the day.
She herself had an 18-inch waist.
These stiffened petticoats made of nylon net, frilled or trimmed in lace, helped hold out the skirt and Fogarty encouraged wearing two at a time to enhance the silhouette.
To help create the shape, she adopted the idea of crinoline skirts from the Edwardian age.
She still favored the \'paper-doll\' silhouette for both day and evening wear, with its full skirt, narrow waist, and fitted bodice.
In 1950 Fogarty began designing junior-sized clothing for Margot, Inc.
Youth Guild\'s market was teenagers, who were perfect for the narrow waist and full skirts of the \'New Look,\' a style Fogarty used.
When she received an acting job, Berin encouraged her to think about becoming a stylist instead, and in 1948 Fogarty began designing clothes for the Youth Guild.
Moving to New York she worked as a fitting-model for Harvey Berin while looking for acting parts.
Although Fogarty studied drama at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, her real love was for the costumes she wore.
Anne Whitney Fogarty designed the American look, creating clothes that were youthful, simple and stylish.
Feitelberg\'s additional text contextualises Fogarty\'s original concepts, underscoring how Fogarty\'s observations and expertise still hold true.
Fashion icon Anne Fogarty\'s advice for the style-conscious woman is every bit as witty today as it was when it was originally published in 1959. \'Wife Dressing: The Fine Art of Being a Well-Dressed Wife\' is a republishing of a fashion classic, with an updated introduction from fashion commentator Rosemary Feitelberg
