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RIP Rommy Hunt Revson, Scrunchie Inventor

PickyPicky3 — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 20:43:28 GMT

In 1986 Revson was housesitting in the Hamptons. Divorced from Revlon heir John Revson, she needed to make some money and disliked metal and plastic hairclips. It's reported she bought a used sewing machine and set to work. The rest was history.

She died Sept. 7 at age 78.

Re: RIP Rommy Hunt Revson, Scrunchie Inventor

Nonametoday — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 20:57:25 GMT

@PickyPicky3 wrote:
In 1986 Revson was housesitting in the Hamptons. Divorced from Revlon heir John Revson, she needed to make some money and disliked metal and plastic hairclips. It's reported she bought a used sewing machine and set to work. The rest was history.

She died Sept. 7 at age 78.

@PickyPicky3

Oh, that's funny. Never owned a scrunchie and detested them in girls' hair but the fact that it was of a divorcee of noble heir to the Revlon empire makes it even funnier.

Re: RIP Rommy Hunt Revson, Scrunchie Inventor

PickyPicky3 — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 21:52:00 GMT

I love stories about people who find success in unusual ways after a change in circumstances. You would think with a life in the Hamptons and the Revson name, Rommy would have ended up selling real estate. But she turned to a sewing machine and invented an inexpensive item that made women and girls happy around the world.

Way to go, Rommy.

Re: RIP Rommy Hunt Revson, Scrunchie Inventor

Nonametoday — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 22:10:23 GMT

@PickyPicky3 wrote:
I love stories about people who find success in unusual ways after a change in circumstances. You would think with a life in the Hamptons and the Revson name, Rommy would have ended up selling real estate. But she turned to a sewing machine and invented an inexpensive item that made women and girls happy around the world.

Way to go, Rommy.

@PickyPicky3

It's a cute story and I am glad that she was able to make something of her creativeness and sewing machine.

Re: RIP Rommy Hunt Revson, Scrunchie Inventor

ECBG — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 22:41:07 GMT

I loved scrunches and I have seen 4 inch wide scrunches in Channel's fashion shows! They still look good!

Good for any woman that makes it on her own!!!

Re: RIP Rommy Hunt Revson, Scrunchie Inventor

Desertdi — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:54:21 GMT

Ummm...she did get a $2.4 million settlement....so she wasn't exactly poverty-stricken...

Re: RIP Rommy Hunt Revson, Scrunchie Inventor

PickyPicky3 — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 03:37:04 GMT

Looks like someone just started a Wikipedia page on her. Maybe we'll find out who her four husbands were.

Also there's a 2016 article on why and how she moved to Arkansas that's really funny. Talk about relying on the kindness of strangers....

Re: RIP Rommy Hunt Revson, Scrunchie Inventor

Desertdi — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 03:53:13 GMT