Title: The Threads Of Time, The Fabric Of History: Profiles Of African American Dressmakers And Designers From 1850 To The Present
Publisher: Toast and Strawberries Press
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0970971303
ISBN 13: 9780970971302
Binding: paperback
Illustrator: Souleye
Edition: 3rd Edition
Condition: New

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38 Profiles of Afro-American designers and textile artist from 1850 to the present. @ designers are from jamaica, W.I., 1 is from Ghana. Featuring Ann Lowe who designed Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress, and Elizabeth Keckley, who designed for Mary Lincoln. others are profiled domonstrating their srtruggles & contribution to the world of fashion.

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Rosemary E. Reed Miller, graduate of Temple U. worked as a reporter and accessory designer before open the boutique in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, DC thirty years ago. The book is a tribute to the women who had wonderful talent and a recognition of their design efforts and how they, in small ways, touched history.

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