A Perfect Fit

     The magazine article "A Perfect Fit" by Victor Wishna describes the influence of Jewish people and women in the fashion industry in the early to mid twentieth century and during WWII.  He describes the effects that WWII had on what was being produced and people's changing work ethics.  For example, a Sephardi-owned firm that had originally manufactured undergarments began producing parachutes for soilders and uniforms.
     Jewish people had a major impact on American fashion designs during the time of WWII. Their capabilities to use machines that more efficiently produced clothing and various other products made them major components in the fashion industry. Many Jewish people had immigrated to cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Rochester, Cincinnati, and Chicago which quickly become fashion driven cities. The Yeshiva University Museum in New York City honors these people and their influence on American fashion.
      Many women were also able to begin managing shops and designing clothing as they made their impact on the fashion world. Women like Nettie Rosenstein, Hattie Carnegie, and Sally Milgrim were  recognized at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York City for their introduction of women into fashion designing in America.

What other major societal events have had a major impact on American fashion?

     Wishna, Victor. "A Perfect Fit." Humanities (National Endowment for the Humanities) Vol. 27, No. 2. March/April 2006: 30-32. SIRS Renaissance. Web. 18 Feb 2012.