The co-founder of Neiman Marcus was a mystery to her young niece

Stanley Marcus’ daughter, Jerrie Marcus Smith, was 16 when her Aunt Carrie died in 1953. She had no idea how important Carrie Marcus Neiman was to the Neiman Marcus chain — or fashion in general. “I wasn’t interested in clothes. I was interested in boys,” she says, laughing. Smith is walking through an SMU exhibit inspired by her book, A Girl Named Carrie: The Visionary Who Created Neiman Marcus and Set the Standard for Fashion, which was published late last year.

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