Jessica McClintock was born on June 19, 1930 in Presque Isle, Maine, USA. She is known for Valley Girl (1983). She was married to Al Staples and Fred McClintock . She died on February 16, 2021 in San Francisco, California, USA.
In 1970, she invested $5,000 in a friend's San Francisco dress store called Gunne Sax. Within a few years her fashions were being sold around the world. She opened her first store in San Francisco in 1981.
She learned dressmaking from her grandmother and never formally studied fashion design. She graduated from San Jose State University and taught elementary school early on.
Founder, President & CEO of Jessica McClintock Inc.
Has a son named Scott.
Attended Boston University from 1947 to 1949, quitting to marry Al Staples who was engineering student at MIT. She graduated from San Jose State University. with a Bachelors of Arts degree.