Editing C. Z. Guest (section)

==Life and career==
She was born on February 19, 1920, in Boston, Massachusetts to Vivian Hervey Wessell and Alexander Lynde Cochrane, an investment banker who belonged to a family of [[Boston Brahmins]]. Her brother called her Sissy, and she transformed that into C.Z.<ref name=ap/> She had two sisters, Nancy (née Cochrane) Palmer of Johns Island, Florida and Jean "Neenie" (née Cochrane) Cameron Welch of Knockbrack Grange, near [[Oldcastle, County Meath|Oldcastle]] in [[County Meath]], [[Ireland]].

In 1937, she was presented as a debutante and, in 1939, she was voted the "Glamor Girl of the [[North Shore (Massachusetts)|Massachusetts North Shore]] in a beauty contest which prompted her to have a stint as a showgirl.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/10/nyregion/c-z-guest-beauty-who-rose-to-top-of-new-york-society-dies-at-83.html | title=C. Z. Guest, Beauty Who Rose to Top of New York Society, Dies at 83 | work=The New York Times | date=November 10, 2003 | last1=Nemy | first1=Enid }}</ref> She dabbled in acting, including an appearance in the [[Ziegfeld Follies]] in 1944.

On March 8, 1947, she married [[Winston Frederick Churchill Guest]], a U.S. national polo champion and the son of [[Frederick Guest]], who was a son of [[Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne]], and Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill (daughter of [[John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough]]) and who, through his mother, was a first cousin of Sir [[Winston Churchill]].<ref name=ap/><ref>He was grandson of [[Henry Phipps, Jr.|Henry Phipps]], and great-grandson of the [[John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough|seventh Duke of Marlborough]], and [[Winston Churchill]]'s second cousin.</ref> [[Ernest Hemingway]] was best man at the wedding, which took place at Hemingway's home in Havana, Cuba. The couple had two children, [[Alexander Guest]] and [[Cornelia Guest]]. C.Z. Guest was pictured on the cover of the July 20, 1962, issue of ''Time'' magazine as part of an article on American society.<ref>[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9KqaGwLTV34/SJ0FUjMSMHI/AAAAAAAAA8M/JMjFfu9Y25w/s400/CZ+Guest.jpg "What It's Like Today in Society"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' via [[Blogspot]]. July 20, 1962. Retrieved November 8, 2022.</ref>

After a horse riding accident in 1976, Guest was asked by the ''New York Post'' to write a column on gardening. Her first book, ''First Garden'', was illustrated by her friend [[Cecil Beaton]]. Other friends included [[Truman Capote]], [[Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur]], [[Barbara Hutton]], [[Diana Vreeland]], [[Babe Paley]] and [[William S. Paley]], [[Gloria Guinness]] and [[Thomas "Loel" Guinness]], and the [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|Duke]] and [[Wallis Simpson|Duchess of Windsor]], who were the godparents of their children.

She was painted by [[Diego Rivera]], [[Salvador Dalí]], [[Kenneth Paul Block]], and [[Andy Warhol]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/magazine/to-the-manor-born.html|title=To The Manor Born|first=Lynn|last=Hirschberg|newspaper=The New York Times Magazine|date=August 19, 2001}}</ref>

In 1985, she designed a small fashion collection consisting mainly of [[cashmere wool|cashmere]] sweaters that was introduced at a show of the Cuban-born American designer [[Adolfo (designer)|Adolfo]], well known for dressing Nancy Reagan and Babe Paley. In 1986, she expanded her design work to include a limited line of [[Sportswear (fashion)|sportswear]] sold under license, and, in 1990, she came out with a fragrant [[insect repellent]] and other garden merchandise.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/09/nyregion/c-z-guest-society-royalty-dies-at-83.html|title=C. Z. Guest, Society Royalty, Dies at 83|first=Enid|last=Nemy|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 9, 2003}}</ref>