She is author of the non-fiction book Pretty Things: the Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens, (HarperCollins 2006) and the novel Sporting Guide (Regan Arts/Phaidon 2015) based on original historical research.
Goldwyn has been commissioned as an artist and designer by M.A.C Cosmetics, Van Cleef & Arpels, Altamont Apparel and Le Bon Marché and has created jewelry for feature films including Running With Scissors (2006).
Goldwyn was a global consultant for Shiseido Cosmetics from 2000–2002 where she founded and directed a fashion sponsorship and arts installation program for the company.
A collector and authority on vintage clothing since she was a teenager, Goldwyn was hired as consultant and curator for Sotheby's newly created fashion department in 1997 while still in college.
In 2014 Goldwyn founded Vintage Vanguard with partner Karen Elson, an innovative fundraising project supporting women's issues.