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'''Eugenia Sheppard''' (July 24, 1900 - November 11, 1984) was an [[United States|American]] fashion writer and newspaper columnist for some 80 newspapers (including the ''[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus Dispatch]]'', ''[[New York Post]]'', ''[[The Boston Post]]'', and most notably, the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]''.
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| name = Eugenia Sheppard
| image = EugeniaSheppard1921.png
| alt = A young white woman, standing outdoors, hands clasped; her hair is in a bouffant updo; she is wearing a checked pleated skirt, a light colored sweater with a peter-pan collar, and a light fabric shawl
| caption = Eugenia Sheppard, from the 1921 yearbook of Bryn Mawr College
| birth_name = Eugenia Benbow Sheppard
| other_names = Eugenia Sheppard Black
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| birth_date = July 24, 1899
| birth_place = Nelsonville, Ohio
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| death_date = November 11, 1984 (aged 85)
| death_place = New York City
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| occupation = Fashion journalist, newspaper columnist
| spouse = [[Walter Millis]]
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'''Eugenia Benbow Sheppard''' (July 24, 1899<ref>Some sources give Sheppard's birth year as 1900; however, she was listed as a 10-month-old child in the [[1900 United States census]], making 1899 the more likely date.</ref> – November 11, 1984) was an American fashion writer and newspaper columnist for some 80 newspapers (including the ''[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus Dispatch]]'', ''[[New York Post]]'', ''[[The Boston Post]]'', and most notably, the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]''.
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Sheppard was credited with having "revolutionized fashion reporting with her reports in the NYC Herald Tribune (1940–56)". Her syndicated column, ''Inside Fashion'', made her the most influential fashion arbiter of the 1950s and 1960s. Her fashion columns at the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' carried [[Joe Eula]]'s illustrations.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,927009,00.html ''Time'' magazine obituary]</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Witicisms==
Eugenia Benbow Sheppard was born in [[Nelsonville, Ohio]], the daughter of James Taylor Sheppard and Jane (Benbow) Sheppard. She graduated from [[Bryn Mawr College]] in 1921.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Schiro|first=Anne-Marie|date=1984-11-12|title=Eugenia Sheppard, Fashion Columnist, Dies|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/12/obituaries/eugenia-sheppard-fashion-columnist-dies.html|access-date=2021-11-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* "It's all terribly cute, but like giving a girl candy when she craves steak." (on some designers' one-time predilection for buttons and bows)
* "Pretty sexy for a tall girl, but it may make a short one disappear altogether." (on a dress she was not crazy about)
* "Dessès has always been inspired by birds. I think it's time somebody came right out and told this nice guy to switch to biology or some other ology. Anything but birds." (On [[Jean Dessès]]' "dovetail look")
* "For the second time in history, women are in a dither about a young man, called Valentino. This time he is not a movie star, but a fashion designer from Rome." (In 1964 for the ''Boston Post'' about the designer [[Valentino Garavani|Valentino]])


==Death==
== Career ==
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She was credited with having "revolutionized fashion reporting with her reports in the New York Herald Tribune (1940–56)". Her syndicated column, ''Inside Fashion'', made her the most influential fashion arbiter of the 1950s and 1960s. Her fashion columns at the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' carried [[Joe Eula]]'s illustrations.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081225030621/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,927009,00.html ''Time'' magazine obituary]</ref>
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She died in 1984, aged 84, from cancer in [[New York City]]. She was survived by her son Sheppard Black, stepson Walter Millis, Jr., and stepdaughter Sarah Millis McCoy.<ref>WWD, p. 148 (November 12, 1984): pp4(1)</ref> [[Andy Warhol]] succinctly memorialized her in his diary entry of Monday, November 12, 1984, writing, "Oh and the day had started out with Eugenia Sheppard dying of cancer. She invented fashion and gossip together."<ref>Hackett, Pat, ed. "The Andy Warhol Diaries", New York: Warner Brothers, 1989, p. 614</ref>


Sheppard wrote a children's play, ''Cinderella'' (1928).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Black|first=Eugenia Sheppard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_fIXlQEACAAJ|title=Cinderella. A Play for Children in Three Acts|date=1928|publisher=New York|language=en}}</ref> She also collaborated with [[Earl Blackwell]] on writing two novels, ''Crystal Clear'' (1978)<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Sheppard|first1=Eugenia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kIiNAYrZlbkC|title=Crystal Clear|last2=Blackwell|first2=Earl|date=1978|publisher=Doubleday|isbn=978-0-385-13527-6|language=en}}</ref> and ''Skyrocket'' (1980),<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Sheppard|first1=Eugenia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJtTAAAACAAJ|title=Skyrocket: A Novel about Glamour and Power|last2=Blackwell|first2=Earl|date=1980|publisher=Doubleday|isbn=978-0-385-15695-0|language=en}}</ref> both set in the fashion world.
==Legacy==
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The Eugenia Sheppard Award for journalism has been given annually since 1987 by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.


== Personal life and legacy ==
==Some Eugenia Sheppard Awardees==
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Sheppard married three times. Her first two marriages, to Samuel Black and Preston Wolfe, ended in divorce. She married her third husband, fellow journalist [[Walter Millis]], in 1944; he died in 1968. She died from cancer in 1984, aged 85 years, in [[New York City]]. She was survived by her son Sheppard Black, stepson Walter Millis, Jr., and stepdaughter Sarah Millis McCoy.<ref name=":0" /><ref>WWD, p. 148 (November 12, 1984): pp4(1)</ref> [[Andy Warhol]] succinctly memorialized her in his diary entry of Monday, November 12, 1984, writing, "Oh and the day had started out with Eugenia Sheppard dying of cancer. She invented fashion and gossip together."<ref>Hackett, Pat, ed. "The Andy Warhol Diaries", New York: Warner Brothers, 1989, p. 614</ref>
* [[André Leon Talley]]

* [[Robin Givhan]]
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The '''Eugenia Sheppard Award''' for journalism has been given annually since 1987 by the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]]. Winners include [[Robin Givhan]], [[Cathy Horyn]], [[Nina Hyde]], and [[André Leon Talley]].
* [[Cathy Horyn]]


==References==
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==External links==
* http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/6181/
* http://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/12/obituaries/eugenia-sheppard-fashion-columnist-dies.html
* http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Sheppard,+Eugenia

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Latest revision as of 19:03, 5 March 2024

Eugenia Sheppard
A young white woman, standing outdoors, hands clasped; her hair is in a bouffant updo; she is wearing a checked pleated skirt, a light colored sweater with a peter-pan collar, and a light fabric shawl
Eugenia Sheppard, from the 1921 yearbook of Bryn Mawr College
Born
Eugenia Benbow Sheppard

July 24, 1899
Nelsonville, Ohio
DiedNovember 11, 1984 (aged 85)
New York City
Other namesEugenia Sheppard Black
Occupation(s)Fashion journalist, newspaper columnist
SpouseWalter Millis

Eugenia Benbow Sheppard (July 24, 1899[1] – November 11, 1984) was an American fashion writer and newspaper columnist for some 80 newspapers (including the Columbus Dispatch, New York Post, The Boston Post, and most notably, the New York Herald Tribune.

Early life and education

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Eugenia Benbow Sheppard was born in Nelsonville, Ohio, the daughter of James Taylor Sheppard and Jane (Benbow) Sheppard. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1921.[2]

Career

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She was credited with having "revolutionized fashion reporting with her reports in the New York Herald Tribune (1940–56)". Her syndicated column, Inside Fashion, made her the most influential fashion arbiter of the 1950s and 1960s. Her fashion columns at the New York Herald Tribune carried Joe Eula's illustrations.[3]

Sheppard wrote a children's play, Cinderella (1928).[4] She also collaborated with Earl Blackwell on writing two novels, Crystal Clear (1978)[5] and Skyrocket (1980),[6] both set in the fashion world.

Personal life and legacy

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Sheppard married three times. Her first two marriages, to Samuel Black and Preston Wolfe, ended in divorce. She married her third husband, fellow journalist Walter Millis, in 1944; he died in 1968. She died from cancer in 1984, aged 85 years, in New York City. She was survived by her son Sheppard Black, stepson Walter Millis, Jr., and stepdaughter Sarah Millis McCoy.[2][7] Andy Warhol succinctly memorialized her in his diary entry of Monday, November 12, 1984, writing, "Oh and the day had started out with Eugenia Sheppard dying of cancer. She invented fashion and gossip together."[8]

The Eugenia Sheppard Award for journalism has been given annually since 1987 by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Winners include Robin Givhan, Cathy Horyn, Nina Hyde, and André Leon Talley.

References

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  1. ^ Some sources give Sheppard's birth year as 1900; however, she was listed as a 10-month-old child in the 1900 United States census, making 1899 the more likely date.
  2. ^ a b Schiro, Anne-Marie (1984-11-12). "Eugenia Sheppard, Fashion Columnist, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  3. ^ Time magazine obituary
  4. ^ Black, Eugenia Sheppard (1928). Cinderella. A Play for Children in Three Acts. New York.
  5. ^ Sheppard, Eugenia; Blackwell, Earl (1978). Crystal Clear. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-13527-6.
  6. ^ Sheppard, Eugenia; Blackwell, Earl (1980). Skyrocket: A Novel about Glamour and Power. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-15695-0.
  7. ^ WWD, p. 148 (November 12, 1984): pp4(1)
  8. ^ Hackett, Pat, ed. "The Andy Warhol Diaries", New York: Warner Brothers, 1989, p. 614
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