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"Named among world's best-dressed women New York... Mrs William Randolph Hearst JR of New York is named on the 1956 list by the couture group of the New York Dress Institute, of the world's best dressed. Mrs. Hearst is wearing here a creation of American designer Charles James. It is a bright yellow chiffon-draped sheath with a butterfly back-sweep of taffeta and tulle, in shades of daffodil, orange, gold, and topaz.".
Austine McDonnell est la troisième et dernière femme de William Randolph Hearst Jr. Journaliste, Austin McDonnell épouse en premières noces un autre journaliste Igor Cassini, le frère du couturier Oleg Cassini.