Ernestine Carter

Ernestine Carter OBE
Carter in 1974
Born	Ernestine Marie Fantl 10 October 1906 Savannah, Georgia, US
Died	1 August 1983 (aged 76) Chelsea, London, UK
Education	Wellesley College
Occupation(s)	Museum curator, journalist, fashion editor
Known for	Editor/Associate Editor of The Sunday Times Fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar Newspaper columnist The Observer Design Exhibition Britain Can Make It
Spouse	John Waynflete Carter

Ernestine Marie Carter OBE (née Fantl; 10 October 1906 – 1 August 1983) was an American-born British museum curator, journalist, and fashion writer. She became hugely influential in her roles as women's editor, and later associate editor of The Sunday Times.

Her obituary described her as not only influencing British taste, but also putting her authority behind emerging fashion talent, becoming: "not only the acknowledged leader among women's fashion writers but also created a reputation for British fashion at a time when this country was considered a desert".^[1] In particular, she was instrumental in adding her authority to bolster the growing reputation of designers such as Mary Quant, Jean Muir, Gina Fratini and John Bates.^[1]