Interview with Marianne Young
Video
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Title
Interview with Marianne Young
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Content type
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Description
Interview with Marianne Young about her life and her experience in Kansas City's garment industry. Born and raised in Germany, she discusses getting her taste for nice things from her mother and her early interest in fashion, coming to the United States on a scholarship to Northeast Missouri State University, meeting her husband, and following his job to Kansas City. She recalls her job at upscale women's clothing store Swanson's in the 1970s, working as a salesperson and helping assemble wardrobes for customers, declining offers to work as a model, and working as a buyer for DuVall's until the store closed. She discusses the fate of the various DuVall's locations in the area, and going to work at Saks on the Plaza as a personal shopper until that store closed circa 2005. She shares her opinions about the state of Kansas City clothing retailers, the change in fashion to focus on younger women, and making her wardrobe work over time.
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Creator Name
Creator: Dvorak, John A.
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Date(s)
2011-04-03
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| Hierarchical Geographic Subject |
Hierarchical Geographic Subject
City Section
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Extent
0:41:57
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Digital Collection(s)
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Related Item
Garment Industry Oral History Collection (SC229)
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Note(s)
The Historic Garment Industry oral history project was conducted by the Historic Garment District Museum in cooperation with the Kansas City Public Library.
Note Type
funding
This project was funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library.
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Shelf Locator
SC229, Series 2
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| Use and Reproduction |
Use and Reproduction
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