Jo Copeland
Jo Copeland | |
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| Born | 1899 New York, New York, US |
| Died | March 20, 1982 (aged 82–83) New York, New York, US |
| Education | Parsons School of Design |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Spouse | Edward J. Regensburg Jr. |
| Children | 2, including Lois Gould |
| Awards | Neiman Marcus Fashion Award |
Jo Copeland (1899 – March 20, 1982) was an American fashion designer. She received the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award in 1944.
Early life and education[edit]
Copeland was born in New York City in 1899 to parents Samuel and Minna Copeland, however her mother died during childbirth.[1] Copeland was educated in New York at Parsons School of Design and Art Students League of New York.[2]
Career[edit]
After graduating from the Parsons School of Design, she began working as a designer which paid enough to help put her older brothers through Harvard Law School.[1] Copeland began selling her own designs as a commercial artist to manufacturing firms[3] and was hired by Pattulo Models Inc in 1920 as a fashion illustrator.[4]
After World War II led to the liberation of Paris, Copeland began looking at other sources of inspiration for fashion including China and South America.[5] She also persuaded other American fashion designers to become independent from Paris' influence.[4] Copeland was so determined to not be influenced by Paris that she refused to travel to the city after 1947.[6] By 1949, she was promoted to partner at the firm Pattulo Models Inc[3] and eventually became Vice-President and Head Designer at Pattulo-Jo Copeland Inc. where she earned a reputation for refusing to conform to typical fashion norms.[7]
Copeland designed the buttoned, two-piece suit for women to wear without a blouse.[2] She rejected the Mod style as desperation to be noticed and a sign of immaturity.[8] As a result, many of her designs incorporated an extended torso and skirts no shorter than two inches above the knee.[7] She received the 1944 Neiman Marcus Fashion Award for her designs.[4]
Copeland died on March 20, 1982, from a stroke.[4] A collection of her designs is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gould, Lois. "Jo Copeland". jwa.org. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Fischel, Jack R. (December 30, 2008). Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 114. ISBN 9780313087349. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Tierney, Tom (June 1, 1987). Great Fashion Designs of the Forties Paper Dolls: 32 Haute Couture Costumes by Hattie Carnegie, Adrian, Dior and Others. Courier Corporation. p. 17. ISBN 9780486253862. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Chira, Susan (March 21, 1982). "Jo Copeland, A Fashion Designer Noted for Two-Piece Suit, Is Dead". The New York Times. p. 39. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Lou Taylor; Marie McLoughlin (January 9, 2020). Paris Fashion and World War Two: Global Diffusion and Nazi Control. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 9781350000285. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Walford (October 10, 2012). 1950s American Fashion. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780747812807. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Hinton, Sarah (February 22, 1968). "Gimmicks Don't Interest Jo Copeland". Burlington Daily Times News. North Carolina – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ Hennessy, Helen (November 14, 1965). "Jo Copeland Dislikes The Mod Look". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Iowa – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Evening dress ca. 1965 Jo Copeland". metmuseum.org. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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