An Introduction to the Texas Fashion Collection. The Texas Fashion Collection began in 1938 when Stanley and Edward Marcus preserved examples of top designers' works in honor of Carrie Marcus Neiman, co-founder of Neiman Marcus and arbiter of taste for the store. These artifacts became part of a continuing collection housed at UNT. Annette Becker, director of the 20,000 piece collection, gives a privileged look inside a few of these distinguished garments.