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Threads of time : the fabric of history : profiles of African American dressmakers and designers, 1850-2003 / by Rosemary E. Reed Miller.
Fine Arts Library TT505.A1 R44 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reed Miller, Rosemary E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American fashion designers--Biography.
- African American fashion designers.
- Women fashion designers--United States--Biography.
- Women fashion designers.
- Fashion designers--United States--Biography.
- Fashion designers.
- Fashion design--United States--History.
- Fashion design.
- Dressmakers--United States--Biography.
- Dressmakers.
- Dressmaking--United States--History.
- Dressmaking.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 181 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- 2nd edition / featuring 6 new profiles and more photos
- Other Title:
- Threads of time, the fabric of history
- Profiles of African American dressmakers and designers, 1850-2003
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Toast and Strawberries Press, 2003
- Contents:
- Part I. Dressmakers of the 1850s
- Elizabeth Keckley : author and dressmaker
- Eliza Ann Gardner : dressmaker and community activist
- Margaret Hagen : dressmaker and entrepreneur
- Part II. Designers of the 1950s
- Ann Lowe : designer for high society
- Rosa Parks : dressmaker and civil rights activist
- Willie Frances Warren : designer and union organizer
- Zelda Wynn Valdez : designer for celebrities and costume maker
- Rose Batson : designer for the stars
- Annie Turnbo Pope Malone : dressmaker to hair magnate
- Freddye Scarborough Henderson : fashion writer to travel executive
- Allie White : designer with exotic touch
- Frances Ashby Smith : Consumate fashion designer-tradesperson
- Part III. Their legacy - Toast and Strawberries Boutique
- Part IV. Designers who have touched Toast and Strawberries
- Viola Burley Leak : wearable arts designer, artist, and educator
- Cindy Williams : designer of art clothing, gifts, and accessories
- Pamela Botchway : designer of wedding and international apparel
- Saharah : designer of international apparel
- Joyce Scott : designer of wearable art, jewelry, and installation art
- Patricia Jackson : button artist and knit designer
- Rita Johnson Falkener : clothing and commercial interior designer
- Sara Penn : ethnic arts and designer of international apparel
- Claudia Robinson : designer to Shakespeare
- Chery Diane Carson : ethnic clothing for all
- Part V. The Black Fashion Museum.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0970971303
- 9780970971302
- OCLC:
- 54432967
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