[1] After seeing the Mia-Vicky minis at the Féraud show, The International Herald Tribune writer, Eugenia Sheppard, wrote in headlines in "Anyone in Fashion Over 25 Might as Well Be Dead".
Life magazine wrote a five-page story on the young designers titled, "Two American Girls Show Paris" and they were internationally recognized.
As a costume designers, Tiel and Fonssagrives introduced a satin wrap dress in 1967 for the movie Candy worn by actress Ewa Aulin.
Since 1989, Tiel has launched the fragrances "Original", "Sirene", "Venus", "Etheree, "Ulysse", "Couture", "Desiree","Achilles", "Sensual", and "Tickled Pink".
Tiel published a memoir titled It's All About the Dress in 2011 by St Martin's Press,[3] and has appeared at the 2012 LA Times Book Fair.
In 1996, Tiel married Merchant Marine Officer, Captain Mike Hamilton and resides in Paris, New York, and on a Florida wilderness farm.