13 Facts About Carmel Snow

Carmel Snow was famously quoted as saying, "Elegance is good taste, plus a dash of daring".

Carmel Snow was born in St Justin's, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland to Peter White, a merchant tailor, and Annie Meyne.

In 1903, Carmel attended school at a convent in Brussels; the Soeurs de Sainte-Marie is where she mastered her understanding of French.

Also in 1926, she married George Palen Carmel Snow, while wearing a gown of cream white satin trimmed with seed pearls and old Burano lace that had been in her family for many years.

Carmel Snow later had three daughters; it was rumored that one of them had schizophrenia, but this diagnosis has not been confirmed.

In 1932 Carmel Snow became the fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar.

Carmel Snow famously described her goal at Harper's Bazaar as creating a magazine for "well-dressed women with well-dressed minds".

Carmel Snow discovered Martin Munkacsi, and in 1933 and persuaded him to photograph the Harper's Bazaar December edition's 'Palm Beach' bathing suit editorial.

Carmel Snow hired her art director Alexey Brodovitch based on a 1934 exhibition of his work in graphic design at the Art Directors Club of New York.

Carmel Snow described his exhibit as a revelation, mentioning "pages that bled beautifully, cropped photographs, typography and design that were bold and interesting".

Carmel Snow found her fashion editor, Diana Vreeland, after noticing her dancing across a crowded room.

In 2020, Carmel Snow was one of a number of famous Irish people featured on stamps by An Post.

Carmel Snow was portrayed by Glenn Close in the television series The New Look.