Valerie Louthan, who designed cashmere sweaters under her own name for a number of years, now works for the N. Peal group.

Mrs. Messmore designed and sold beaded cashmere sweaters for 20 years through her company, Messmore Originals.

About five years later, she moved to Manhattan, where she designed sweaters and handbags for Barneys New York's private label.

She has also designed sweaters.

He designed sports coats, leisure suits, shirts, pants, sweaters and outerwear, and within six years the company had annual sales of about $8 million.

Viola Sylbert also designed poor-boy sweaters, knitted shifts and leather jackets as a response to French ready-to-wear.

Schiaparelli began modestly, designing sweaters.

As a buyer at Macy's, she found herself designing sweaters that would carry the store's label.

Soon she had jobs designing sweaters for juniors, then moved on to blouses and to her own company.

He began designing sweaters for Charivari when he was in his teens and since then has had all kinds of bad luck, including a fire that destroyed his spring collection.