Jessie Franklin Turner
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Jessie Franklin Turner was an American
fashion designer based in New York
in the early 20th century. She was notable for being one of the first American designers to create unique designs, rather than imitating or copying Paris
fashions.
Turner worked for Bonwit Teller
's custom salon between 1916 and 1922, and also designed under the name of Winifred Warren Inc. in the early part of her career. Her shop, which she opened in 1922, was based at 200 Park Avenue, New York. She was particularly known for her draped tea gowns and exotic evening dresses, often using fabrics she had designed herself. When the clothing designer Elizabeth Hawes
returned to New York in 1928 to launch her American couture house, she noted that Jessie Franklin Turner was possibly the only American dressmaker at that time to offer high end clothing that was completely her own, and not made in imitation of Paris fashions.
Dresses by Jessie Franklin Turner are in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
's Costume Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago
.
United States
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fashion designer based in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in the early 20th century. She was notable for being one of the first American designers to create unique designs, rather than imitating or copying Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
fashions.
Turner worked for Bonwit Teller
Bonwit Teller
Bonwit Teller was a department store in New York City founded by Paul Bonwit in 1895 at Sixth Avenue and 18th Street. In 1897 Edmund D. Teller was admitted to the partnership and the store moved to 23rd Street, East of Sixth Avenue...
's custom salon between 1916 and 1922, and also designed under the name of Winifred Warren Inc. in the early part of her career. Her shop, which she opened in 1922, was based at 200 Park Avenue, New York. She was particularly known for her draped tea gowns and exotic evening dresses, often using fabrics she had designed herself. When the clothing designer Elizabeth Hawes
Elizabeth Hawes
Elizabeth Hawes was an American clothing designer, outspoken critic of the fashion industry, and champion of ready to wear and people's right to have the clothes they desired, rather than the clothes dictated to be fashionable...
returned to New York in 1928 to launch her American couture house, she noted that Jessie Franklin Turner was possibly the only American dressmaker at that time to offer high end clothing that was completely her own, and not made in imitation of Paris fashions.
Dresses by Jessie Franklin Turner are in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
's Costume Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
.