Minnie Mortimer

Fashion Designer, Person

1980 –

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Who is Minnie Mortimer?

Marian Fountain "Minnie" Mortimer is an American fashion designer and socialite.

A member of the prominent Standard Oil family, Mortimer is the great-granddaughter of its president Henry Morgan Tilford. She is the daughter of Senga Mortimer, an editor at House Beautiful magazine, and John Jay Mortimer, a direct descendant of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States. She is the sister-in-law of Tinsley Mortimer.

Born on Manhattan's Upper East side, Mortimer split her time growing up between Manhattan, Palm Beach and Southampton. She attended The Brearley School, the Convent of the Sacred Heart, and St. Marks School, a boarding school in Southborough, Massachusetts. Mortimer studied photography in New York and worked with photographer Oberto Gili.

In 2009, Mortimer launched an eponymous woman's sportswear line with a feature in Vogue Magazine. Her designs have been featured in Marie Clair, InStyle, Elle, Vogue Nippon, Teen Vogue, Paper Magazine and others. She designed an exclusive collection for the W Hotels Global Glam line in the Fall of 2010.

On May 19, 2007 she married filmmaker and screenwriter Stephen Gaghan. They have a daughter named Tuesday, born February 2, 2009.

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Born
1980
New York City
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Brearley School

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on July 23, 2013

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