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\"dress<\/a>When Rochel Leah Katz, a consultant at iconic New York bridal boutique Kleinfeld, was hired for her job nearly 16 years ago, she assumed the position would be temporary.<\/p>\n

Katz had no formal education in fashion, much less bridal fashion. But in her tight-knit, Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, she\u2019d always been known by family and friends as “that person” to take along to fabric shops and dressmaker appointments.<\/p>\n

In 1999, Kleinfeld\u2019s current owners, Mara Urshel and Ronnie Rothstein, bought the then-struggling store and an investor and mutual friend suggested they bring on Katz to work with religious brides. Not only did she have a knack for bridal style, she also understood how to incorporate the rules of modesty into wedding looks.<\/p>\n

Read the full story at Racked.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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