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- DIED. Mollie Parnis, ninetyish, fashion designer whose
- versatile dresses were worn by First Ladies from Mamie
- Eisenhower to Betty Ford; in New York City. Starting as an
- assistant saleswoman in the showroom of a blouse manufacturer,
- Parnis went on to build a multimillion-dollar fashion business
- with her husband Leon Livingston. A green-and-blue silk taffeta
- Parnis dress worn by Mamie Eisenhower at a reception in 1955
- made headlines when a guest appeared wearing the same dress.
- Parnis, untroubled, explained,"I do not sell directly to any
- wearer. Nor do I usually make one of a kind; that's what makes
- this country a great democracy."
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