- Minnie Mortimer
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Marian Fountain "Minnie" Mortimer (born 1982), (1980 not '82) \Was born and raised on Manhattan's Upper East side where she attended The Brearley School and the Convent of the Sacred Heart. Mortimer's high school years where spent at St. Marks School an independent boarding school in Southborough, Massachusetts. On May 19th 2007 she married American Oscar winning film maker Stephen Gaghan. Together they have one daughter.
In the Spring of 2009 Minnie Mortimer launched an eponymous woman's sportswear line with a feature in Vogue Magazine. She and her designs have been features in Marie Clair, InStyle, Elle, Vogue Nippon, Teen Vogue, Paper Magazine and others. Minnie Mortimer had been featured on the Today Show, Good Day LA and has an upcoming cameo on the CW show Gossip Girl.
Minnie Mortimer designed an exclusive collection for the W Hotels Global Glam line in the Fall of 2010.
Her mother is Senga Mortimer, an editor at House Beautiful magazine and daughter Henry Mucci a hero of World War II, most famous for liberating the Japanese prison camp Cabanatuan. Her father is John Jay Mortimer whose great great great grandfather was John Jay the first Chief Justice of the United States and grandfather was Stanley Mortimer president of Standard Oil California. Minnie Mortimer is also related to Babe Paley and Brooke Shields.
Sources
- http://www.minniemortimer.com
- http://www.style.com/stylefile/2010/03/minnie-mortimer-grows-up/
- http://fashion.elle.com/blog/2010/04/minnie-mortimer-celebrates-spring-at-scoop.html
- http://www.wwd.com/fashion-week/fall-ready-to-wear-2010/review/minnie-mortimer-rtw-fall-2010-2453790
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gaghan
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