Nan Alexander -3- Career overview
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- Nan Alexander -3- Career overview
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- Mother creating clothing with Vogue Patterns and standing for fittings with her, Neiman-Marcus's "Junior Program" at Preston Center store, unpaid model on the weekends in 1950s, fashion sense at Highland Park High School, modelled in Shreveport for a few department stores, got married and had children, moved back to Dallas in 1960s, worked for Howard Wolf and designer Marge Cain as sample model and "girl Friday," 1963 started working for Neiman-Marcus as sportswear model on third floor of downtown store, Stanley Marcus approached about joining executive training program, started buying job for "young career girls" clothing, modeled for Kim Dawson at the Dallas Apparel Mart (where fashion collection housed)
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