Vogue editor Polly Mellen dead at 100 as Christie Brinkley, Stephanie Seymour pay tribute
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Popular fashion editor Polly Mellen has died at the age of 100. The New York resident worked as the fashion editor for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, and the creative director for Allure. Celebrity tributes have come pouring out after news of her passing. Christie Brinkley called her a classic.
![[(L-R) Linda Evangalista, Naomi Campbell, Polly Mellen and Christy Turlington attend Sixth Annual Fashion Group Night of Stars Gala in 1989]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/14/93235001-14199585-image-a-2_1734445263853.jpg)
'It’s the end of an era with the passing of @pollyallenmellen She was the legendary stylist and editor extraordinaire of Vogue Happers Bazaar and Allure,' wrote the model. Popular fashion editor Polly Mellen has died at the age of 100. The New York resident worked as the fashion editor for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, and the creative director for Allure. Seen in 2016 in NYC.
![[Mellen watches from the front row as model Gail Elliott walks the runway in the 1990s]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/14/93234999-14199585-image-a-3_1734445282065.jpg)
(L-R) Linda Evangalista, Naomi Campbell, Polly Mellen and Christy Turlington attend Sixth Annual Fashion Group Night of Stars Gala in 1989. 'I remember the first time I worked with her and the incredible photographer @arthurelgort They seemed to speak the same language, and had the same artistic eye and together they did iconic photo shoots.
![[Richard Avedon and Mellen attend the CFDA Awards at the New York State Theater]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/14/93234993-14199585-image-a-4_1734445310845.jpg)
'But I was new and after the dressed me she would step back her eyebrow arching to the rafters in disapproval .Then she reached over grabbed my belt and in one tug it vanished across the room into a pile as she magically produced the perfect belt which she tied just so !.
