won
a school
com
“I “I
won
a school
compet
with
talented
stu
with
the the
talented
stude
next
thing
and and
the the
next
thing
I kn I
I was
televisio
I was
on on
television…
anyway, to to I can’t
anyway,
I can’t
rememb
remember
a long the the
cut cut
to a to long
name
of the
sh
name
of the
show
story
shot,
I won
story
shot,
I won
one one
I was
also
featu
and and
I was
also
feature
of the
prizes
it was
of the
prizes
and and
it was
Women’s
Wear
Da
Wear
Daily
featured
Woman’s Women’s
featured
in in
Woman’s
But
But
Wear
Daily.
Then
I got
Wear
Daily.
Then
I got
a job
as assistant
an assistant
designer
a woman away
aw
a job
as an
designer
to a to woman
designed
lingerie
Maidenform, who w
who who
designed
lingerie
for for
Maidenform,
made
bras,
panties
lingerie,
ca
who who
made
bras,
panties
and and
lingerie,
so so calle
name
Rosalyn dress
dr
that that
was was
my my
first first
job. job.
Her Her
name
was was
Rosalyn
Hart.
I worked
there
as apprentice,
an apprentice,
Hart.
I worked
there
as an
and and was w
from
there
I went
to another
lingerie
company, Marg
M
from
there
I went
to another
lingerie
company,
a competing lingerie
lingerie company
company called
called going
go
a competing
Duchess
Lingerie.
woman
there
really so I so
Duchess
Lingerie.
The The
woman
there
really
a Duchess,
really
a lovey hone
ho
was was
a Duchess,
and and
she she
was was
really
a lovey
called
Marilyn.
almost
F
lady lady
called
Marilyn.
She She
was was
almost
like like
a a From
mother
besides
being
boss,
w
mother
besides
being
my my
boss,
and and
she she whol
really,
really
nice.
Whenever
ha
was was
really,
really
nice.
Whenever
she she have
would
to Paris
would
bring
things Fred
F
would
go go
to Paris
she she
would
bring
things
back
a wonderful think
th
back
for for
me. me.
She She
was was
just just
a wonderful
human
being.
encouraged
to do this th t
human
being.
She She
encouraged
me me
to do
lingerie,
traditional
of lingerie. talkin
ta
lingerie,
but but
not not
the the
traditional
kind kind
of lingerie.
I was
doing
lingerie
with
B
So, So,
I was
doing
lingerie
with
pop pop
art art Beav
design,
whatever
reflected, happ
ha
design,
and and
whatever
the the
60’s 60’s
reflected,
I had
windows
at Bloomingdales, with w
and and
then then
I had
windows
at Bloomingdales,
with
of my
creations.
(Laughs)
I was
with
all all
of my
creations.
(Laughs)
I was
a a all al
th
teenager.
Anyway,
at that
period
of
teenager.
Anyway,
then then
at that
period
is is of Lo
when
I went
London.
I could
w
when
I went
to to
London.
I could
go go
to to were
London
because
I was
born
in Trinidad. mini
m
London
because
I was
born
in Trinidad.
There
a man
seen
There
was was
a man
who who
had had
seen
me, me,
and and and an
I
asked
mother
if he
could
en
asked
me me
mother
if he
could
take take
me me
to to ende
London
with
education, King