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Parnis

American  
[pahr-nis] / ˈpɑr nɪs /

noun

  1. Mollie Mollie Parnis Livingston, 1905–1992, U.S. fashion designer.


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The Blade Inclusive Salon, owned by Caroline Parnis, has been operating for almost 20 years.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

As mentioned earlier, the Cook Islands’ pair Aidan Zittersteijn and Taiki Paniani took bronze with a 17-11 win over Malta’s Shaun Parnis and Brendan Aquilina to grab the nation’s first ever Commonwealth Games.

From The Guardian Apr. 9, 2018

Employees of the cleaning establishment told police that the not-so-brainy Paladino had recently been asking searching questions about the Parnis apartment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mollie Parnis lost favor a few years ago after she refused to give WWD some advance sketches of clothes she was designing for Lady Bird Johnson.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even more embarrassed was Manhattan Designer Mollie Parnis, who confessed that there are 89 more frocks just like Ledova's in circulation.

From Time Magazine Archive

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