George W. Trippon

George W. Trippon (February 26, 1916 – January 1, 2010) was an American teacher, fashion designer and writer.

He is known for operating the Trippon Fashion Center design school in Los Angeles during the 1950s^[1] and for the long-running television show Sew, What's New?, which aired on The Learning Channel during the 1980s and 1990s.^[2]

Early life

Trippon was born in 1916 in Aurora, Illinois, to parents George and Mary, both Romanian immigrants.^[2] At age nine, he attended dance school and later appeared in a number of Hollywood musicals.^{[clarification needed]}

He served in World War II as a U.S. Army 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 hosting the 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 wrote 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