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Black designers reshape fashion on international stage
In a series on Negro designers shaping fashion, Ed ward Booker of the House of Worth rises to couture prominence after years in New York and Europe. Hazel Blackman from Jamaica pioneers African fabrics and ethnic wear in New York showrooms. Jean Williams builds a NY couture niche with private salons and star clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Brewster
New York
WNS
Paris
Edward Masket
Masket
Worth
Charles Worth
Hyland Booker
Hazel Blackman
America
Jamaica
West Indies
Seventh Avenue
Hylan Booker
Djellaba
Africa
Lesotho
International Couture
Jean Williams