Georgina Howell was a British journalist and author who began in fashion journalism, but broadened her subject range as her career progressed.
11 Facts About Georgina Howell
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An only child, she was the daughter of Gwen and William "Bill" Georgina Howell; her father was a Royal Air Force flying instructor.
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Georgina Howell won, ensuing she gained a job at Conde Nast, assisting Peter Coats, garden editor of House and Garden.
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Georgina Howell was switched to the Vogue copy department at the suggestion of Bea Miller coming up with slogans for captions such as "Vogue Patterns: Cottoning on to Summer".
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Georgina Howell coined the maxim "Buy nothing until you buy Vogue", which is still used for promoting Vogue.
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Georgina Howell assisted in styling the photo sessions of David Bailey, Norman Parkinson, and the Earl of Snowdon, sometimes standing in for Jean Shrimpton when she had rowed with Bailey.
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Georgina Howell was commissioned by Bea Miller to assemble the book Vogue: Six Decades of Fashion which was first published in 1975.
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Georgina Howell became a friend of Elizabeth Taylor after bringing her a kilo of sausages from England.
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Georgina Howell received the Y11 Academic Major Prize in 1975.
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Georgina Howell has worked for the marketing department of Yale University Press.
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Georgina Howell died in Brittany at the age of 73, on 21 January 2016, after suffering from cancer for four years.