Bonny Carmicino, who lives in Cold Spring, has had an interesting career path but primarily is a clothing pattern maker. We spoke near the end of her term as president of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals about when she learned to sew, her winding route from Capitol Hill to MIT to Wall Street and law school, and what she calls her life work: creating a way to have our clothes fit us better.

A former longtime national magazine editor, Rowe has worked at newspapers in Michigan, Idaho and South Dakota and has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from Northwestern University. He can be reached at [email protected].
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