Mary McFadden, a fashion designer who was famous not just for her shimmering, pleated dresses, which cascaded freely to the ... Her father came from a family of prominent cotton brokers. Her mother’s ...
“You’d better never wear white as someone has a wedding that day,” another joked.
Her collections, worn by a clientele that included Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, featured pleated gowns that fell to the floor ...