Marji Kunz
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More About Fashion Editor Marji Kunz
I received some great material about Detroit fashion journalist Marji Kunz. Here is an earlier post about Marji. The letter above is from Marji to Paul Myhre, director of the Penney-Missouri Awards – the top recognition for the women’s pages. It can be found in the papers of the Penney-Missouri Awards at the State Historical Society of Missouri. Marji won two Penney-Missouri Awards for her reporting on fashion.
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Day Five of Favorite Fashion Editors: Marji Kunz
Another fashion editor who I am interested in learning more about is Marji Kunz of Detroit – she worked for both newspapers in the city. The Detroit Free Press includes her in an article about the newspaper’s history: “Marji Kunz — fashion writer who often surprised readers and made the fashion makeover popular — once attended a formal affair in an elegant nightgown to prove a point.” She is described this way by the API’s Carol Ann Riordan: “Marji Kunz, a fashion writer for The Detroit Free Press, inspired me when I was growing up. She didn’t cover her beat like every other fashion writer: getting swept away by clothing…