Jensen, Dorothy

Person

Biography

Dorothy Jensen designed youth sportswear from around 1950-1970 for companies including Johnston, Inc., Bedford Dress, and Jonathan Logan. During the 1950s and 1960s, she taught the Doris Anderson Simplified System of Sewing and Styling at Gimbels department stores. She was a former pupil of Ms. Anderson.

Women's Wear Daily, 1953 March and New York Times, 1960 April 15

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Dorothy Jensen collection

Collection

Identifier: SC.72

Scope and Contents

This collection contains small catalogs and pamphlets from various department stores, photographs, business documents, and rough "process" pencil and ink sketches on various types of paper as well as more finished design sketches on paper, some with textile swatches present.

Dates: 1958-1972

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive