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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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