exhibition title Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum  

The Museum at FIT website

Chicago History Museum website  
 

 

OCTOBER 13, 2007 - JANUARY 5, 2008

 

 

 

 
three   Mrs. Foster Adams
née Courtney Letts

Dates Unknown

Voted one of the 12 most beautiful women in America in 1923, the press described her as a “splendid example of what is meant by simplicity-de luxe... dress, coiffure, shoes, hats, she is exquisitely perfect, with femininity spelled out in every small detail.” She often purchased from Chanel, Molyneaux, and Lanvin.
 
   
         
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