Nina Hyde

Nina Hyde (; 1932 – May 4, 1990) was an American fashion editor. Following a stint for Women's Wear Daily, she moved to Washington, D.C. in 1961 and established the fashion page for The Washington Daily News, which became the "Hyde & Chic" column. She joined The Washington Post in 1972, where she remained until her death in 1990. For her contributions to fashion journalism, Hyde was honored with the Eugenia Sheppard Award and was named a Chevalier des Artes et Lettres.

After her death from breast cancer, the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown University Hospital was established by Ralph Lauren and sixteen other designers. The fashion industry and The Washington Post continue to fundraise in memory of Hyde.

Early life Hyde was born Nina Solomon in 1932 in Manhattan, New York City. Her parents were Harry A. Solomon, an internist, and Ruth Solomon. She had one brother, Howard, and a sister, Marquise Sue. She graduated from Smith College and was accepted to the New York University School of Law, as one of only two women admitted to the class. She dropped out of law school to take a job with McCann-Erickson, an advertising firm, and Maidenform. She married real estate developer Lloyd Hyde in 1961. She had two daughters: Jennifer and Andrea. Hyde also worked as a freelancer for National Geographic.

Hyde was honored with the Eugenia Sheppard Award for fashion writing by the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 1989. The following year, she received the first lifetime achievement award granted by the Aldo Awards for coverage of the menswear industry, the Georgetown University Bicentennial Medal and named a Chevalier des Artes et Lettres by the French culture minister in Paris. The Washington Post, Ralph Lauren and sixteen other designers established the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown University Hospital in 1989, including Lauren donating $100,000. Hyde died on May 4, 1990, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. at the age of 57. In 1997, the musicians Judy Collins and Roberta Flack held a series of concerts to raise money for the center. Hyde's papers are held by the Fashion Institute of Technology.