Phyllis G Tortora Author & Editor

Phyllis G. Tortora is Professor Emerita at Queens College, The City University of New York, US. She is co-author of The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, 8th Edition (Fairchild Books, 2013) and The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Fashion, 4th Edition (Fairchild Books, 2013). Sara B. Marcketti is an associate professor at Iowa State University, US, where she serves as an associate director in the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and formerly served as curator at the Textiles and Clothing Museum.