Stanley Marcus’ daughter, Jerrie Marcus Smith, was 16 when her Aunt Carrie died in 1953. She had no idea how important Carrie Marcus Neiman was to the...
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Years later, Carrie Neiman was overshadowed by Stanley Marcus, her legendary nephew. When Carrie died, one of the sympathy Western Union telegrams was addressed to “Aunt Carrie’s favorite boy,” meaning Stanley. “Jerrie saw Carrie as an unsung hero,” Peterson said. “She would call or email ahead saying she wanted to look at a specific timeframe or a scrapbook.Smith dedicated the book toThe sisters had planned to co-author this family tale, Smith said.The girls and their brother, Richard Marcus, got to watch the rehearsals of annual fashion award shows the night before the lavish events that brought designers to Dallas from Europe and New York.
Smith was an art history major at Smith College, but she didn’t want to go into the family business and was a homemaker like her mother Billie.and they had five children. In the 1980s into the 2000s, she became an art consultant. The black-and-camel layered ensemble by American fashion designer Bonnie Cashin “was considered sporty back then,” Smith said. “We can put any of these clothes on today and feel good about it.”Carrie blazed the trail for other women who were her contemporaries and were instrumental in the development of Neiman Marcus. They’re also a part of the SMU exhibit, but Smith has few memories of them.
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