Career Highlights
1930’s
- Fashion Modeling: Kansas City, Milwaukee, Chicago
- Attended Universities of Missouri and Wisconsin
1940’s
- Attended University of Wisconsin
- Attended Kansas City Art Institute
- Began fashion career in Kansas City, MO
- Design Director, Nardis, Dallas, TX
- Launched Madea by Joy Kingston, Los Angeles, CA
- Launched Joy Kingston of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Joined The Fashion Group of Dallas, Texas
- Nominated as one of 19 top fashion designers of 1949
1950’s
- Designer, Paul Adler, New York, NY
- Returned as Design Director, Nardis, Dallas, TX
- Awarded “Dallas Alice” Fashion Award
- Treasurer, Fashion Group
- Designer, Capri of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Designer, Sportsmasters of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Participant/Honorable Mention at “Fascinations of 1954”
- Freelance Designer, Margot Dresses, New York, NY
- Participant/Commentator, Wheel of Fashion Event, 1957
- Designer, California Girl, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
1960’s
- Designer, Sportsmasters of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Launched Faustina by Joy Kingston, Los Angeles, CA
- Designer, Norman Wiatt, Los Angeles, CA
- Designer, H Howard Hirsch, Los Angeles, CA
1970’s
- Designer, Jaybro, Los Angeles, CA
- Designer, Mode O’day, Los Angeles, CA
- Freelance Designer and Interior Decorator, Los Angeles, CA