Carmel Snow

Carmel Snow
Born
Carmel White

(1887-08-21)August 21, 1887
Dalkey, Ireland
DiedMay 7, 1961(1961-05-07) (aged 73)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationMagazine editor
Employer(s)Vogue, Harper's Bazaar

Carmel Snow (born Carmel White; 21 August 1887 – 7 May 1961) was the editor-in-chief of the American edition of Harper's Bazaar from 1934 to 1958; and the chair of the magazine's editorial board.[1][2][3] She was famously quoted as saying, "Elegance is good taste, plus a dash of daring".[4]

  1. ^ "Women's Museum of Ireland | Articles | Carmel Snow". Womensmuseumofireland.ie. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ^ "CARMEL SNOW: TEN INFLUENTIALS - 10 Magazine10 Magazine". 10magazine.com. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ John Giacobello (2003). Careers in the Fashion Industry. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-0-8239-4082-0.
  4. ^ Penelope Rowlands (2005). A Dash of Daring: Carmel Snow and Her Life in Fashion, Art, and Letters. Atria Books, Simon & Schuster. pp. FM–. ISBN 0743480457.