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Ruth Ann Johnstone - 15 - Leaders at Neiman-Marcus

Learning from seasoned buyers, working with artists in visual department, Allen Shaffer as paper sculptor, Merle Cunningham as men's trimmer, Martha Robinson could "fly" merchandise

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 14 - Stanley Marcus

Walk around store, demanding of space and time, impressive, learned from his great ideas, one time asked for windows changed immediately

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 13 - Downtown Neiman-Marcus

Corporate office, even more pressure to keep standards high, see Stanley Marcus

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 12 - NorthPark Center

Nasher family kept NorthPark Center at a similar aesthetic level as Neiman-Marcus, NM with significant presence as "anchor store" at the Center along with JC Penney and Sanger-Harris, Center was selective about stores that were there and didn't fill in spaces with kiosks in open spaces

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 11 - Learning at Neiman-Marcus

Scared at first starting at Neiman-Marcus, learned through listening and watching

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 10 - Trimmer at Neiman-Marcus, NorthPark

Starting at Neiman-Marcus at NorthPark Center in 1973 as a trimmer in display department (later called visual), responsible for cases and pin board and keeping areas maintained, taking care of plants, learned the "NM Way" so product always featured and props minimal, "detail is retail," responsible for fixtures and mannequins

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 09 - Bus to UNT

Taking a bus from Dallas to Denton to attended classes

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 08 - Changes over time in Dallas fashion industry

Many memories, Dallas Apparel Mart setting Dallas apart, people dressed with that in mind, changes over time with downtown architecture and history

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 07 - Zodiac Room

Neiman-Marcus cafe with runway models, demitasse with broth, petite baked goods, flower pot dessert,

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 06 - Titche-Goettinger description

Older store, high end but not couture, elevator operators announcing departments on each floor, wooden floors, departments for furniture and toys and children's department, tea room like an old veranda with a tree and runway

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 04 - First fashion job

Worked at Titche-Goettinger as a trimmer, access to garments, remembers looking at construction of James Galanos garments shopping with mother, learned to sew and made own garments, learned through being around things and being exposed in Dallas

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 05 - Advancing in fashion industry

Many started as trimmers, changed standards as moved to Neiman-Marcus

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 03 - Fashion education

Attended Texas Tech and took history of fashion courses, attended University of North Texas studying design and merchandising, enjoyed evolution of style and society over time, structure of clothing in the past

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 02 - Intro to fashion industry

Shopping in Dallas as a child and a few places in San Antonio, aunt millinery buyer, fashionable mother who dressed for occasions

Ruth Ann Johnstone - 01 - Intro

Biography from interviewee