Peggy Hamilton

Peggy Hamilton (born Mae Bedloe Armstrong; 1894 – February 26, 1984) was an American fashion and costume designer who designed many dresses for Hollywood silent actresses in the 1920s and 1930s. She was also the editor of a fashion column in The Los Angeles Times and a fashion commentator on the radio. She was "one of the first boosters of Los Angeles-made fashions." She grew up as a member of high society in Los Angeles from the age of 10. including Gloria Swanson, Myrna Loy, Norma Shearer, Dolores del Río, Joan Crawford, Betty Davis, and Greta Garbo.

Hamilton was the editor of the fashion column in The Los Angeles Times from 1921 to 1934. She was also a radio commentator on fashion from 1929 to 1933. and she became "one of the first boosters of Los Angeles-made fashions."

Hamilton was married six or seven times, including John Quincy Adams IV, a descendant of President John Quincy Adams. She resided in Hollywood, where she died of cancer on February 26, 1984, at age 90.