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Dennita Sewell

Dennita Sewell is Curator of Fashion Design at Phoenix Art Museum, where she oversees a comprehensive permanent collection and organizes three exhibitions a year. A graduate of Yale University School of Drama (M.F.A.), Sewell teaches classes in costume history at Phoenix College.  

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Nettie Rosenstein

Nettie Rosenstein was a twentieth-century fashion designer and entrepreneur who was instrumental in the popularization of the “little black dress” in America.

Hattie Carnegie

Hattie Carnegie was a leader in American fashion for three decades, designing clothes with a blend of simplicity and elegance. Carnegie’s work ranged from designing uniforms for the Women’s Army Corps to one-of-a-kind creations for clients like the Duchess of Windsor, Clare Booth Luce, Tallulah Bankhead, and Joan Crawford.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Dennita Sewell." (Viewed on September 29, 2023) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/sewell-dennita>.

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