s , ▁the ▁Mc D onn ells , ▁& ▁the ▁Irish ▁American ▁Arist ocracy . ▁Mrs . ▁di ▁Monte zem elo ▁attended ▁Catholic ▁school ▁in ▁S uffer n , ▁New ▁York . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁Vog ue , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁She ▁ad vised ▁and ▁promoted ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁young ▁design ers ▁such ▁as ▁Anne ▁F og art y ▁and ▁Cla ire ▁Mc Card ell . ▁ ▁Athlet ic , ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁student ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Pil ates . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁she ▁married ▁an ▁Italian ▁no blem an , ▁Aless andro ▁di ▁Monte zem olo ▁( N obile ▁of ▁the ▁March esi ▁di ▁Monte zem olo ), ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁executive ▁at ▁Marsh ▁& ▁Mc L enn an . ▁ ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁became ▁fi xt ures ▁in ▁the ▁South am pton , ▁where ▁she ▁spent ▁her ▁sum mers ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁on ▁a ▁vast ▁beach front ▁property ▁along ▁W ick ap og ue ▁Road ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" M ur ray ▁Comp ound " ▁because ▁so ▁many ▁family ▁members ▁built ▁houses ▁near ▁one ▁another . ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁only ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁plot ▁were ▁the ▁Murray s ▁and ▁their ▁c ous ins , ▁the ▁Mc D onn ells . ▁ ▁She ▁left ▁Vog ue ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Later , ▁she ▁designed ▁her