George W. Trippon

George W. Trippon (February 26, 1916 - January 1, 2010) was a Romanian-American teacher, fashion designer and author known for operating the Trippon Fashion Center design school in Los Angeles during the 1950s^[1] and for a long-running TV show "Sew, What's New?" on The Learning Channel during the 1980s and 1990s.^[2]

Trippon was born in 1916 in Aurora, Illinois to parents George and Mary, both Romanian immigrants.^[2] At age 9, he attended dance school and later appeared in a number of Hollywood musicals. He served in World War II as a Quartermaster, and after discharge, he studied fashion design in Paris and Los Angeles.^[3] He opened his own fashion design school and operated it during the 1950s.^[1] In 1956, he was elected president of the Hollywood Beauty League, an organization dedicated to promoting Los Angeles as a cultural hub.^[4]

In the 1970s, Trippon began presenting a television show "Sew, What's New?" on local television in Los Angeles; in the 1980s the show moved to The Learning Channel and broadcast there until the 1990s.^[2]

Trippon also authored several books on fashion design as well as memoirs.

Published works

"Becoming a Dress Designer: What Every Designer Should Know" 1970. 157 pgs. ASIN: B000Q9PDM0
"Sewing Tricks 'n' Treats". 1984. 59 pgs. ASIN: B000GU4OGK
"Let's Design, Cut, Sew, & Fit with George W. Trippon". 1985. 139 pgs, ISBN 9780935245035
"Pigeon Hill: Growing up Romanian". 2001. 172 pgs. ISBN 9780595208999
"Ode to Jimmie: I Will See You Soon" 2007. 62 pgs. ISBN 9780595451777

References

^ ^a ^b staff (January 28, 1954). "Fashion class students will travel aborad". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c staff (January 5, 2010). "Trippon, George W." Los Angeles Times. p. 13. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ staff (September 10, 1953). "Trippon Fashion Center has flexible courses". Los Angeles Daily News. p. 29. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ staff (December 21, 1955). "Hollywood Beauty League Elects Officers for 1956". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[LADN1-1] staff (January 28, 1954). "Fashion class students will travel aborad". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[OBIT1-2] staff (January 5, 2010). "Trippon, George W." Los Angeles Times. p. 13. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[LADN2-3] staff (September 10, 1953). "Trippon Fashion Center has flexible courses". Los Angeles Daily News. p. 29. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[LAECN1-4] staff (December 21, 1955). "Hollywood Beauty League Elects Officers for 1956". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

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