![]() In 1977, Smith was working with Lisa Lindahl on costumes for the William Shakespeare festival in Burlington, Vermont. She received 7 Emmy Awards for her work on Sesame Street. Her design for Miss Piggy was featured in an exhibition on Women Designers in the USA. She was a costume designer on The Muppet Show and Sesame Street. In 1978, Smith joined The Jim Henson Company. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1971) in fashion design at the Moore College of Art and Design, and a master's degree (1975) in costume design at New York University. Her mother made quilts and her grandfather was an illustrator. Smith attended Montclair Kimberley Academy. Polly Palmer Smith was born Novemin Montclair, New Jersey. ![]() She was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2022. In 1977, Smith co-created the "Jogbra", the first sports bra, working alongside Lisa Lindahl and Hinda Miller. Smith was a costume designer for The Muppet Show, and Sesame Street. Polly Smith (born November 10, 1949), is an American inventor, and costume designer. ![]() Emmy award, BAFTA (1989), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2022)
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