Marian Elizabeth Pritchard | |
|---|---|
 Marian Pritchard, 1902 | |
| Born | Marian Westropp-Dawson 6 April 1869 |
| Died | 1 December 1945 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion journalist, writer |
| Years active | 1890s-1930s |
| Known for | The Cult of Chiffon |
| Spouses | George Eric Campbell Pritchard
(m. 1894; div. 1912)Hon. Charles Cecil Orlando Weld Forester
(m. 1913; died 1937) |
Marian Elizabeth Pritchard (6 April 1869 – 1 December 1945) was a late 19th- and early 20th-century British fashion writer and journalist who predominantly wrote under her formal married names Mrs. Eric Pritchard and from 1918, Mrs. C. W. Forester. She is most famous as the author of the 1902 style manual The Cult of Chiffon, and has been described as "one of the first truly outspoken high-profile fashion journalists."[1]