• Ep. 61: How Dorothea Towles Church Became the First Black Woman to Model for Major European Fashion Houses

  • Sep 28 2023
  • Length: 14 mins
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Ep. 61: How Dorothea Towles Church Became the First Black Woman to Model for Major European Fashion Houses

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  • Dorothea Towles Church spent over five years in Europe during the 1950s, modeling for designers like Christian Dior, Elsa Schiaparelli, Robert Piguet, Jacques Fath, Pierre Balmain and more. As the first Black woman to model for major European fashion houses, Church used her gifts and access to help othe black women learn about the fashion industry and give back to her community. Taniqua dives into the career of Dorothea Church.

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    Blazing the Way One Runway Turn at a Time

    Dorothea Church, 83; First Black Model to Work for French Designers

    1950s Fashion Model | Dorothea Church

    Church, Dorothea Towles (1922-2006)

    Dorothea Towles: Christian Dior's Choice for the "New Look"

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