1933 Sister Parish began her career in 1933 and was briefly the American partner of Nancy Lancaster, the American who bought and then ran Colefax and Fowler in the 1940s. She was famed for creating a homey "undecorated look," and her client list included Kennedys, Paleys. Rockefellers, Mellons, and Gettys.Shown: The Yellow Oval Room at the White House during the administration of President John F. Kennedy, as decorated by Sister Parish.