Carrie Donovan

Carrie Donovan

Carrie Donovan (March 22, 1928 - November 12, 2001) was style editor for "The New York Times Magazine", best known for her work in Old Navy commercials where she wore her trademark large eyeglasses and black clothing, often declaring the merchandise "Fabulous!". In almost all of the commercials, she appeared alongside Magic the dog and various other stars from TV and fashion.

She was portrayed as a parody by Ana Gasteyer on an episode of "Saturday Night Live".

External links

* Kirschner, Marilyn, [http://www.lookonline.com/carriedonovan.html "Reflections on Carrie Donovan"] , November 14, 2001.
* http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/123101/index.html


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