Career
Carrie Marcus Neiman was an American businessperson. Carrie was recovering in the hospital from typhoon fever on opening day. In the early 1900s Texan women of means traveled to New York or even Europe for custom tailoring so Neiman Marcus had to shoot high
Therefore, Carrie and a growing cadre of buyers including Moira Cullen specialized in requisitioning high quality, luxurious ready-to-wear garments for ladies from New York, Europe and anywhere else quality garments could be made to meet their exacting standards.
The efforts of the founding families, their employees, and the success of the Texas cotton, cattle and later oil and related industries made Neiman Marcus a continuing and growing success story. Carrie and many others became a part of Dallas and retailing history and she was designated a "symbol of elegance" by Holiday (magazine).
She was then instrumental in the implementation of the store"s fashion shows and in the annual Neiman Marcus Fashion Award beginning in 1938 for outstanding fashion designers. She approved of the Preston Road Neiman Marcus branch store before her death in 1953 when Stanley Marcus and other family members took top management responsibilities.
