SUSAN OLIVER, who learned to sew by watching her mother, designs and sews wedding gowns and couture dresses. She earned her B.A. in English Literature, Fine Arts, and Psychology from Stanford University and her M.A. in Art Therapy from New York University. DAWN JACKSON-ROBINSON is a researcher at the "New York Daily News, where she has worked for 20 years. She received her B.A. in Broadcast Journalism at Western Kentucky University and her M.A. in Creative Writing at the City College of New York.