Anne T. Hill
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia |
November 24, 1916
Died | March 8, 1999 Rancho Mirage, California |
(aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Fashion designer, yoga teacher |
Known for | Taffy Fashions |
Spouse(s) | Dr. Harry Lehrer Roy W. Hill (1971–1986, his death) Edgar L. McCoubrey (1990–1999, her death) |
Anne T. Hill (November 24, 1916 – March 8, 1999) was a fashion designer and yoga teacher.
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Early years[edit]
Hill was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Commercial High School in 1933, attended the University of Georgia, and worked as a stenographer before moving to Los Angeles in 1937.
Taffy Fashions[edit]
Hill designed dresses, predominantly cotton, for her own line, Taffy, from 1937 until March 1958. As women’s fashions took up a larger budget slice, the popularity of her dresses grew. They were featured as “outstanding” in a Palm Springs Tennis Club fashion luncheon in 1948.[1][2] Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar carried full page ads for Taffy fashions during the 1950s,[3][4] and covered Taffy fashions editorially.[5] “There is nothing so feminine and romantic as a full skirt, pretty, with petticoats underneath,” Hill told Women’s Wear Daily.[6] "The very feminine dresses almost all have bouffant skirts built over their own petticoats," wrote Eugenia Trinkle, Fashion Writer for the Star Telegram.[7] Bergdorf Goodman, Garfinckel's, and Jacobson's carried Taffy fashions.
Health and yoga[edit]
Through an acquaintance with Gypsy Boots, Hill became interested in health food and yoga. She studied yoga with Indra Devi, and produced her own yoga instructional video,[8] as well as an inspirational poem.[9]
Death[edit]
Hill died in Rancho Mirage, California in 1999.
Gallery[edit]
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Hill, Edgar L. McCoubrey, George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush
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Indra Devi, upper left; Hill, bottom center (record album cover)
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Gerald Ford, Hill and Edgar L. McCoubrey
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Taffy in Vogue, April 15, 1956 p 29
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Taffy in Harper's Bazaar, August 1956 p 87
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Taffy in Women's Wear Daily, 26 Feb 1956
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Taffy in Harper's Bazaar, April 1957
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Taffy at Bergdorf Goodman 1956
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Taffy at Bergdorf Goodman 1956
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Taffy at Garfinckel's ca 1956
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Taffy at Jacobson's ca 1956
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(left to right) Alex Dreier, Bob Hope, Hill, Geraldine Dreier, Roy W. Hill at a fund raiser for Eisenhower Medical Center ca 1975
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Hill and Dr. Harry Lehrer, ca 1940
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Lynne Roberts (left), Hill (3rd from left), Hyman B. Samuels (front right), Dr. Harry Lehrer (extreme right behind Samuels)
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Hill, Edgar L. McCoubrey, 1991
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Anne T. Hill, 1933 graduation, Commercial High School, Atlanta
References[edit]
- ^ His Get Less. Her clothes take larger budget slice. Los Angeles Times Nov 24, 1948
- ^ Desert Days. Los Angeles Times Nov 24, 1948
- ^ Vogue, April 15, 1956 p 29
- ^ Harper’s Bazaar. August 1956 p 87
- ^ Cotton in the evening. Harper's Bazaar. April 1957.
- ^ Taffy Original Designs says fall line will be all cotton with full skirts. Women’s Wear Daily. May 10, 1955.
- ^ Eugenia Trinkle. Cotton offered in all seasons. Fort Worth Star Telegram. July 22, 1957 p2
- ^ Stretch no Kvetch Yoga Exercises on YouTube
- ^ Inspirational Poem
External links[edit]
- Anne T. Hill at Find a Grave
- Roy William Hill at Find a Grave (spouse)
- Dr. Harry Lehrer at Find a Grave (spouse)
- Edgar L. McCoubrey at Find a Grave (spouse)