The Fashion and Style of Marjorie Merriweather Post

A personal history of twentieth-century fashion and taste through the dressing room and jewelry vault of one of the most stylish women of her time.

This publication positions Hillwood's remarkable collection-countless garments, jewels, and accessories from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s-within the broader story of American fashion, textile design, and decorative-arts culture. Raised in the Gilded Age, Post (1887-1973) developed a refined eye for handmade laces, intricate embro...