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Carolyne Roehm
American author and fashion designer
Carolyne Roehm (born Jane Smith; May 7, 1951) is an American author, businesswoman, socialite, and former fashion designer.
Carolyne roehm biography
Early life
Roehm was born Jane Smith in Kirksville, Missouri[1] to a middle-class high school principal and a schoolteacher.[2] She graduated from Washington University in St.
Louis with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1973. Following her graduation, she moved to New York City.[3]
Career
Following her graduation from Washington University, Roehm moved to New York City to work at Kellwood Company, a women's clothing manufacturer.
Roehm started her high fashion career working for Oscar de la Renta as an assistant and model before becoming an assistant designer. De la Renta became a mentor and father figure to her, even threatening her then-significant other, Henry Kravis, when he did not immediately propose to Roehm upon his divorce to his first wife.
In 1985,