Frankie Welch was an American designer and entrepreneur best known for producing thousands of custom scarves. Born in Rome, Georgia, she spent most of her career in Alexandria, Virginia, where she established a dress shop—Frankie Welch of Virginia—that was open from 1963 to 1990. Welch’s designs provide a remarkable chronicle of American life.
Frankie Welch’s Americana: Fashion, Scarves, and Politics presents an overview of her career and highlights her many connections to presidential politics, Georgia, and the University of Georgia. The display is supported by the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law.
Frankie Welch was an American designer and entrepreneur best known for producing thousands of custom scarves. Born in Rome, Georgia, she spent most of her career in Alexandria, Virginia, where she established a dress shop—Frankie Welch of Virginia—that was open from 1963 to 1990. Welch’s designs provide a remarkable chronicle of American life.
Frankie Welch’s Americana: Fashion, Scarves, and Politics presents an overview of her career and highlights her many connections to presidential politics, Georgia, and the University of Georgia. The display is supported by the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law.
