Sibyl Colefax (1874 – 22 September 1950) was a notable English interior decorator[1] and socialite in the first half of the twentieth century.[2]
She was born Sybil Halsey in Wimbledon into a noted society family[3] and lived in Cawnpore until the age of 20 when she went on the Grand Tour. In 1901 she married patent lawyer Arthur Colefax, who was briefly the MP for Manchester South West in 1910. Based in Lord North Street, Westminster they became famous for their high society parties.
When she lost her fortune in the 1929 Wall Street Crash she began a consultancy to advise on interior design. In 1938 she began a partnership with John Fowler.[4] During the Second World War she organised a soup kitchen and continued to entertain[5].
She died on September 22 1950 in her London home.
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Sybil Colefax
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