Joan Kaner and Maria Thacker
Recorded
January 7, 2022
Archived
January 7, 2022
42:24 minutes
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Id:
mby021349
Description
Joan Kaner (87) shares a conversation with her friend Maria Thacker (78) about her love of and career in fashion.Subject Log / Time Code
MT talks about how she and JK met. JK describes where she grew up, and her favorite memories of living with her grandmother.
JK describes the nationalities of people who lived in her childhood neighborhood. She talks about her educational journey, and remembers getting her first job in fashion retail in college.
JK talks about the significance of an aunt in her fashion journey.
JK discusses having children in her 20's, and returning to work in her mid-30's. She talks about how she became a fashion director.
JK talks about becoming the fashion director at Bergdorf Goodman, and describes what her role was at fashion shows.
MT and JK talk about street fashion. MT discusses JK's sense of style, and her ability to engage with other people.
JK talks about important lessons she's learned in her career.
JK discusses her late husband, and how he support her.
Participants
- Joan Kaner
- Maria Thacker