For her contributions to fashion journalism, Hyde was honored with the Eugenia Sheppard Award and was named a Chevalier des Artes et Lettres.

[1] Hyde joined Women's Wear Daily as a corset and brassiere editor, guided by the knowledge she had picked up in her role with Maidenform.

She wrote the column "Hyde & Chic" for the paper, using her own funds to travel abroad to cover European fashion shows.

[5] She encouraged Jennifer Brice to enter a modelling contest sponsored by Hecht's department store and introduced her to Oscar de la Renta and Stephen Burrows.

She was also a board member for Howard University Hospital and the D.C. Dance Company and founded what became the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

"[3] Hyde was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985, three years after a mammogram was misread that could have significantly improved her chances of recovery.

[4][10][13] In 1997, the musicians Judy Collins and Roberta Flack held a series of concerts to raise money for the center.