Mary McFadden

At 85 years old, Mary McFadden physical status not available right now. We will update Mary McFadden's height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, and measurements.

She has lived on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

She was working as the director of public relations for Dior New York in the 1960s, when she married a merchant for De Beers diamonds (Philip Harari, who she later divorced; see Personal life section below) and relocated to South Africa. From 1968 to 1970 she was an editor for South African Vogue, a job arranged for her by Diana Vreeland.

In 1976 she began the clothing company Mary McFadden Inc.

From 1982 to 1983 she was the President of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

In 2012 she and her companion Murray Gell-Mann published the book Mary McFadden: A Lifetime of Design, Collecting, and Adventure.

She has also licensed her name to many products such as eyewear, footwear, home furnishings, and sleepwear.

Source

• Coty Award, 1976
• Award of Excellence from the president of the Friends of Moore Ronald G. Dowd, 1977
• Coty Award, 1978
• Coty Hall of Fame induction, 1979
• Neiman Marcus Fashion Award, 1979
• American Printed Fabrics Council Tommy Award, 1984
• Council of Fashion Designers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, 1988
• American Printed Fabrics Council Tommy Award, 1991
• Council of Fashion Designers of America Industry Tribute Award, 1993
• Moore College of Art & Design Visionary Woman Award, 2008
• United Nations Women Together Award, 2013
• Included in the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.
• Named on the Eleanor Lambert Vanity Fair Best Dressed List.
• Named the first "Living Landmark" from the New York Landmarks Conservancy.
• Received the President's Fellow Award of the Rhode Island School of Design.