The Threads Of Time, The Fabric Of History: Profiles Of African American Dressmakers And Designers From 1850 To The Present

Rosemary Reed E. Miller

ISBN 10: 0970971303 / ISBN 13: 9780970971302

Published by Toast and Strawberries Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• 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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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.