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...