Hear & Now Magazine February 2014 | Page 28

Zelda Wynn

(June 28, 1905 – September 26, 2001)

African-American fashion designer and costumer

●1948, she opened her own shop on Broadway in New York City which was the first in the area to be owned by an African American

●Most famous for designing the original costumes for the Playboy Bunnies and the Dance Theater of Harlem