Elizabeth Hawes

About

Fashion designer and political activist remembered for designing clothing for the consumer, not the editor.

Before Fame

Like both her mother and sister, Charlotte, she attended Vassar College in New York.

Trivia

When she was only 12, she started designing accessories for her mother's friends.

Family Life

She married Ralph Jester in 1930, divorced him in 1934. She then married Joseph Losey in 1937 and divorced him in 1944.

Associated With

Both she and Oscar winner Anne Hathaway attended Vassar College.