[2] In 1962, Fonssagrives met fashion designer Vicky Tiel at Parsons, and the two quickly became friends and business partners.
[3] Fonssagrives and Tiel were hired as costume designers for a Woody Allen film, What's New Pussycat?, shot in Paris.
As costume designers, Fonssagrives and Tiel introduced a satin wrap dress in 1967 for the movie Candy worn by actress Ewa Aulin.
In 1972 she married New York real estate developer Sheldon Solow and the couple had two sons, Stefan and Nikolai.
The family has amassed a fortune of several billion dollars through its real estate portfolio and art collection.