Carrie Donovan was an American fashion editor for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and The New York Times Magazine.
13 Facts About Carrie Donovan
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Carrie Donovan was often mistaken for Natalie Schafer in the commercials because of the presence of multiple sitcom characters from the 1970s.
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Carrie Donovan was parodied by Ana Gasteyer on an episode of Saturday Night Live.
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Carolyn Gertrude Amelia Donovan was born in Lake Placid, New York.
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Carrie Donovan did not have a relationship with her father who left early on in her life.
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When Carrie Donovan was just 10 years old, she mailed her own sketches for a design collection to the actress Jane Wyman, who replied with a handwritten letter.
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Carrie Donovan later attended the Parsons School of Design, graduating in 1950.
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Carrie Donovan never learned how to sew, so she had bribed her classmates to sew her test pieces for school.
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Carrie Donovan worked as a journalist for 30 years; she always wrote her copy out by hand, because she never learned how to use a typewriter.
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Carrie Donovan was recruited by The New York Times Magazine in 1955 after she graduated from Parsons School of Design.
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Carrie Donovan gained recognition as a style editor for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and the New York Times Magazine.
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Carrie Donovan later joined Harper's Bazaar and was senior editor from 1972 to 1977 before she went back to The New York Times Magazine.
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Carrie Donovan was known for being able to quickly recognize talent, being among the first to praise the work of designers Donna Karan and Perry Ellis.