Born: 1903, United States (assumed)
Died: 1997
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
The following is republished with permission from the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail.
The School of Fashion Design was founded in 1934 by Carolyn L. Dewing and Donald Smith-Fedey as the Modern School of Applied Art. In 1936, Dorchester native Isobel Sinesi joined the faculty and was instrumental in adding fashion design to the curriculum. Serving as co-director from 1952 until her death in 1997, Sinesi led the school in developing its curriculum to focus entirely on fashion design.