Anne T. Hill
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| Born | November 24, 1916 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Rancho Mirage, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Fashion designer, yoga teacher |
| Known for | Taffy Fashions |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Harry Lehrer Roy W. Hill (1971–1986, his death) Edgar L. McCoubrey (1990–1999, her death) |
Anne T. Hill (November 24, 1916 – March 8, 1999) was a fashion designer and yoga teacher.
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Early years
Hill was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Commercial High School in 1933, attended the University of Georgia, and worked as a stenographer before moving to Los Angeles in 1937.
Taffy Fashions
Hill designed dresses, predominantly cotton, for her own line, Taffy, from 1937 until March 1958. As women’s fashions took up a larger budget slice, the popularity of her dresses grew. They were featured as “outstanding” in a Palm Springs Tennis Club fashion luncheon in 1948.[1][2] Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar carried full page ads for Taffy fashions during the 1950s,[3][4] and covered Taffy fashions editorially.[5] “There is nothing so feminine and romantic as a full skirt, pretty, with petticoats underneath,” Hill told Women’s Wear Daily.[6] "The very feminine dresses almost all have bouffant skirts built over their own petticoats," wrote Eugenia Trinkle, Fashion Writer for the Star Telegram.[7] Bergdorf Goodman, Garfinckel's, and Jacobson's carried Taffy fashions.
Health and yoga
Through an acquaintance with Gypsy Boots, Hill became interested in health food and yoga. She studied yoga with Indra Devi, and produced her own yoga instructional video,[8] as well as an inspirational poem.[9]
Death
Hill died in Rancho Mirage, California in 1999.
Gallery
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Hill, Edgar L. McCoubrey, George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush
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Indra Devi, upper left; Hill, bottom center (record album cover)
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Gerald Ford, Hill and Edgar L. McCoubrey
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Taffy in Vogue, April 15, 1956 p 29
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Taffy in Harper's Bazaar, August 1956 p 87
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Taffy in Women's Wear Daily, 26 Feb 1956
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Taffy in Harper's Bazaar, April 1957
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Taffy at Bergdorf Goodman 1956
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Taffy at Bergdorf Goodman 1956
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Taffy at Garfinckel's ca 1956
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Taffy at Jacobson's ca 1956
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Taffy at Lillie Rubin ca 1956
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Taffy in Berkeley 1956
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Taffy in Cleveland 1956
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Taffy in St Louis 1956
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Taffy in Houston 1956
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Taffy in Memphis 1956
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Taffy in Palm Springs 1956
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Taffy in Cincinnati 1956
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Taffy in Corpus Christi 1956
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Taffy promotional flyer 1956
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Taffy promotional flyer 1956
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Taffy in New York 1957
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Taffy label
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(left to right) Alex Dreier, Bob Hope, Hill, Geraldine Dreier, Roy W. Hill at a fund raiser for Eisenhower Medical Center ca 1975
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Hill and Dr. Harry Lehrer, ca 1940
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Hill, ca 1947
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Lynne Roberts (left), Hill (3rd from left), Hyman B. Samuels (front right), Dr. Harry Lehrer (extreme right behind Samuels)
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Hill, Edgar L. McCoubrey, 1991
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Anne T. Hill, 1933 graduation, Commercial High School, Atlanta
References
- ↑ His Get Less. Her clothes take larger budget slice. Los Angeles Times Nov 24, 1948
- ↑ Desert Days. Los Angeles Times Nov 24, 1948
- ↑ Vogue, April 15, 1956 p 29
- ↑ Harper’s Bazaar. August 1956 p 87
- ↑ Cotton in the evening. Harper's Bazaar. April 1957.
- ↑ Taffy Original Designs says fall line will be all cotton with full skirts. Women’s Wear Daily. May 10, 1955.
- ↑ Eugenia Trinkle. Cotton offered in all seasons. Fort Worth Star Telegram. July 22, 1957 p2
- ↑ Stretch no Kvetch Yoga Exercises on YouTube
- ↑ Inspirational Poem
External links
- Anne T. Hill at Find a Grave
- Roy William Hill at Find a Grave (spouse)
- Dr. Harry Lehrer at Find a Grave (spouse)
- Edgar L. McCoubrey at Find a Grave (spouse)
