Sybil Connolly
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Sybil Connolly was an Irish
fashion designer for Brunschwig & Fils, Schumacher, Tiffany & Co., etc. She was named to the International Best Dressed List
Hall of Fame in 1965.
, where she was educated at a convent school run by the Sisters of Mercy
. Her interest in fashion led her to London
, aged 17, to study dressmaking with Bradley & Co.
Her clothes were sought after in America and she had an impressive list of clients from prominent families such as the Rockefellers, Mellons and Duponts, to famous actresses of the day. Jacqueline Kennedy wore a Sybil Connolly creation when she sat for her official White House portrait and visited the designer in Ireland.
A showcase for her excellent taste in interior decoration, her home was featured in House Beautiful in 1967. She wrote several books and helped to revive interest in the flower pictures of 18th century artist, Mrs. Delany.
In the 1980s, Sybil Connolly began designing for luxury goods makers Tiffany & Co of New York, Tipperary Crystal, Brunschwig & Fils, and Schumacher. Connolly lived at 71 Merrion Square in Dublin for many years and died there in May 1998. Considered one of Dublin’s finest Georgian Squares, Merrion Square was first laid out in 1762 and mostly completed by the beginning of the 19th century. Now home to a number of prestigious organizations, including the Irish Red Cross, the National Gallery of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland, the square was mainly residential up until the 1960s. The square boasted a number of notable residents during its history, including Oscar Wilde at No. 1, the poet W. B. Yeats at No. 82, and at No. 58, Daniel O’Connell, an Irish politician who campaigned for Catholic emancipation.
She returned to Ireland at the outbreak of World War II
and lived there for the rest of her life, making her home at number 71 Merrion Square
, Dublin, where she died in 1998, aged 77.
She received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
fashion designer for Brunschwig & Fils, Schumacher, Tiffany & Co., etc. She was named to the International Best Dressed List
International Best Dressed List
The International Best Dressed List was founded by fashionista Eleanor Lambert in 1940 as an attempt to boost the reputation of American fashion at the time.People who have been on the list include from A to Z:-The International Hall of Fame: Women:...
Hall of Fame in 1965.
Biography
Sybil Connolly was born to a Welsh mother and an Irish father; they moved to County WaterfordCounty Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...
, where she was educated at a convent school run by the Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. , the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations....
. Her interest in fashion led her to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, aged 17, to study dressmaking with Bradley & Co.
Her clothes were sought after in America and she had an impressive list of clients from prominent families such as the Rockefellers, Mellons and Duponts, to famous actresses of the day. Jacqueline Kennedy wore a Sybil Connolly creation when she sat for her official White House portrait and visited the designer in Ireland.
A showcase for her excellent taste in interior decoration, her home was featured in House Beautiful in 1967. She wrote several books and helped to revive interest in the flower pictures of 18th century artist, Mrs. Delany.
In the 1980s, Sybil Connolly began designing for luxury goods makers Tiffany & Co of New York, Tipperary Crystal, Brunschwig & Fils, and Schumacher. Connolly lived at 71 Merrion Square in Dublin for many years and died there in May 1998. Considered one of Dublin’s finest Georgian Squares, Merrion Square was first laid out in 1762 and mostly completed by the beginning of the 19th century. Now home to a number of prestigious organizations, including the Irish Red Cross, the National Gallery of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland, the square was mainly residential up until the 1960s. The square boasted a number of notable residents during its history, including Oscar Wilde at No. 1, the poet W. B. Yeats at No. 82, and at No. 58, Daniel O’Connell, an Irish politician who campaigned for Catholic emancipation.
She returned to Ireland at the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and lived there for the rest of her life, making her home at number 71 Merrion Square
Merrion Square
Merrion Square is a Georgian square on the southside of Dublin city centre. It was laid out after 1762 and was largely complete by the beginning of the 19th century. It is considered one of the city's finest surviving squares...
, Dublin, where she died in 1998, aged 77.
She received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland
National University of Ireland
The National University of Ireland , , is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.The constituent universities are...
.