Sybil Connolly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sybil Connolly

Irish fashion designer

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1921

Place of Birth: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-May-1998

Profession: fashion designer

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sybil Connolly (24 January 1921 – 6 May 1998) was a Dublin-based fashion designer who was known for creating haute couture from Irish textiles, including finely pleated linen, wools such as Báinín, Limerick and Carrickmacross lace, and later for her work with brands such as Tiffany & Co..
Her fashion label's famous clients included Jacqueline Kennedy.Said to have put Irish fashion on the map, she was a member of the "Big Three" Irish fashion designers (along with Irene Gilbert and Raymond Kenna/Kay Peterson), and was described by former Taoiseach (prime minister) Jack Lynch as: "a national treasure".
Her activities were covered in both the fashion press and the social columns of publications such as the Hollywood Reporter.
Described by Bettina Ballard as a "personable milk-skinned Irish charmer", she came to the notice of Carmel Snow, the Dalkey-born editor of Harpers Bazaar.