Direct and energetic, the former Vogue editor left her mark working with prized photographers like Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton.

Legendary fashion editor Polly Mellen has passed away. She was 100 years old. Born Polly Allen in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1924, she was a graduate of Miss Porter's School, the tony all-girls boarding school,

Polly Allen Mellen, the iconic and vibrant fashion editor, has passed away at 100.  Her passion for style and larger-than-life personality left an indelible mark on the fashion world.  Born in 1924 in West Hartford,

Polly Allen Mellen, the effusive American stylist and fashion editor, has passed away at the age of 100. Once described by The New York Times as “the last link to the great old-fashioned fashion editors,

Polly Allen Mellen, the talented and effusive fashion editor, has died. She was 100. Mellen was like the proverbial “kick in champagne.” Opinionated, alert, and wry, she maintained old-school mannerisms of speech and gesture throughout her career,