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US.20180702.071 · Corporate body

In the 1940s, fashion and apparel industry members were faced with a dwindling number of qualified people to help them run and carry on their businesses. The next generation wanted to be doctors and lawyers?not tailors. A group of industry members, led by Mortimer C. Ritter, an educator with an interest in programs for young working people, and Max Meyer, a retired menswear manufacturer, set about organizing a school to ensure the vitality of their businesses. First, they created the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries to promote education for the industry. The Foundation then obtained a charter from the New York State Board of Regents to establish a ?fashion institute of technology and design.? The institute opened in 1944 with 100 students, and was located on the top two floors of the High School of Needle Trades.

Soon, supporters wanted to bring greater prestige to the industry by having the institute become a college with the authority to confer degrees. Industrialists and educators decided on two majors: Design (with programs in apparel, millinery, and textiles) and Scientific Management. The curriculum also included Liberal Arts. In 1951, three years after the State University of New York had been established and state law had provided for the creation of community colleges, FIT became the second SUNY community college empowered to grant the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. By then, there were 400 day students and about 1,000 evening students.

FIT received accreditation in 1957, and as the curriculum and student body grew, the college moved into its first real home?a nine-story building on Seventh Avenue in the heart of the garment district?in 1959. The building had been planned for 1,200 students; by 1963, there were 4,000. During this time, the college?s curriculum was growing beyond traditional notions of fashion, to include subjects like photography and advertising and interior design.

The college wanted to further expand its curriculum by offerings bachelor?s and master?s degrees? something that ?was just not done? by a community college, according to the State University?s former chancellor. Representatives of the college and supporters in the industry and government lobbied hard to persuade legislators to allow FIT to do this. In 1975, an amendment to the Education Law of New York State permitted FIT to offer BS and BFA programs; another in 1979 authorized master?s programs.

By this time, six more buildings had been added to the campus, including two dormitories, and the Shirley Goodman Resource Center, which houses the Gladys Marcus Library and The Museum at FIT. The school continued to grow by adding state-of-the art facilities, like the Design/Lighting Research Laboratory and the Annette Green Fragrance Foundation Studio (the first of its kind on a college campus), making international programs available to students, and evolving its academic offerings

Today, the campus encompasses an entire city block, and serves more than 10,000 students. The college offers degrees in diverse subjects, such as Menswear and Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, which are unique to the college, and Fashion Merchandising Management, Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design, and Toy Design, the first of their kind in the country (http://www.fitnyc.edu/1807.asp).

Warner's
US.20180711.037 · Corporate body
Diversity Council
US.20180718.002 · Corporate body · 2005 (date of establishment)

The Diversity Council of FIT is an advisory group, increasing diversity awareness and assisting the President and the Affirmative Action Officer in matters concerning equity, inclusion, and diversity including racial and ethnic identity, age, cultural identity, religious and spiritual identity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical and mental ability, nationality, social and economic status, and political and ideological perspectives.

The mission of the Council is to help FIT students, faculty and staff fulfill their personal and professional potential by creating a climate of inclusion and equality within the FIT community. The Council fosters diverse relationships and gives a voice to diversity by cultivating an inclusive learning environment.

Office of the President
US.20180718.005 · Corporate body · 1951 (date of establishment)

Under the leadership of the President, the office supports all activities related to FIT's mission, while assisting in continual assessment of the efficacy and quality of its programs and administrative offices.

The President engages the college community in strategic and investment planning efforts to build faculty ranks, increase technology, expand the curriculum, and improve student services.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the President oversees a nine-member cabinet of senior administrators and manages divisional units of the college. The President also has an Extended Cabinet, comprised of the Cabinet plus all deans, associate and assistant deans, associate and assistant vice presidents, the director of the The Museum at FIT, and the internal auditor.

Dr. Joyce F. Brown is the current President of FIT; she has served since 1998. Her predecessors are, in reverse chronological order, Stuart Steiner (1997-1998), Alan F. Hershfield (1992-1997), Marvin Feldman (1971-1992), Shirley Goodman (1970-1971), Lawrence L. Jarvie (1966-1970), Samuel Dietsch (1965), Lawrence Bethel (1953-1965), again Samuel Dietsch (1953), Max Meyer (1952-1953), and Mortimer C. Ritter (1951-1952). Ritter also served as Director from 1944-1951.

US.20180726.001 · Corporate body

The Division of Enrollment Management and Student Success (EMSS) is dedicated to offering student-focused services and co-curricular programming in support of our diverse student population. EMSS aims to collaborate with students and other members of the FIT community to create an experiential environment that complements and contributes to students’ academic learning, social growth, and professional development.
EMSS consists of student and residential life, counselling, health and disability services, orientation programming, admissions, financial aid, as well as registration and student academic records.

US.20180726.034 · Corporate body · 1944 (date of establishment)

Communications and External Relations is F.I.T.'s centralized office responsible for directing media and public relations, marketing communications, and government and community relations functions of the college.

The mission of the Division of Communications and External Relations is to position F.I.T. as an innovative, creative, and global leader in higher education. Reflecting the college’s strategic plan and brand goals, the division directs communications and external relations initiatives and collaborates with colleagues throughout the institution to support recruitment and development and promote the success of F.I.T. Responsible for media relations, print and digital communications, brand management, marketing strategy, government/community relations, and special events, the division tells the F.I.T. story to all its audiences, internal and external.

Areas of activity include: advertising, government and community relations, graphic design, internal communications, marketing strategy, media planning, media/public relations, Hue magazine, photography, publications, signage, web communications, writing, editing, and proofreading.

Mirsa
US.20180927-017 · Corporate body · 1937-1984

Mirsa was a Italian knitwear company founded in 1937. The company was founded by the Marchesa Olga di Gresy , producing ready-to-wear designs sold in leading department stores.The company closed in 1984.

Board of Trustees
US.20180702.070 · Corporate body · 1951 (date of establishment)

The Board of Trustees of the Fashion Institute of Technology establishes policies governing the college. Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York, the Board appoints the college president, approves curricula, approves budgets, establishes tuition and fees within legal limits, and approves sites and facilities. It is responsible for the care, custody, control and management of the college’s physical facilities. The Board sets policies and delegates to the president or her designees the responsibility for implementing them, including personnel policies; the creation of divisions, departments, and administrative and academic positions; rules governing student conduct; the use of college facilities by outside organizations; the admission of students; and the preparation of the budget. The Board also has such other powers and duties as provided by New York law or prescribed by the SUNY Board of Trustees.

By State law, there are sixteen trustees: eight are appointed by the college’s local sponsor, through the New York City Panel for Educational Policy; seven are appointed by the governor, but must reside in New York City; and one, a student at the college, is elected by the other students of the college. Other than the student trustee, all trustees appointed after August 5, 2003 have seven-year terms; trustees appointed previously had nine-year terms. The student trustee serves for one year but has the same parliamentary privileges, including the right to vote, as the other members. The Board selects its chair from among its voting membership.The first Board of Trustees meeting was held on 1951 November 5 where all oaths of office were administered by Justice Charles D. Breitel, Justice of the Supreme Court, First Judicial District. Dr. Lawrence L. Jarvie served as the first and temporary chair and then Max Meyer served as the first elected chair. Also elected was Mortimer Ritter as President of the College. The first Secretary of the Board was Shirley Goodman. Minutes are produced as a result of each meeting. In the early days of the College, the Board met much more frequently, as often as once a month whereas now, the Board meets four (4) times per year.

Doneger Group
US.20180818.001 · Corporate body · 1946 (date of establishment)

"The Doneger Group operates as a source of market trends and merchandising strategies to the retail and fashion industry. It offers analysis and direction on product and business planning, as well as reviews the marketplace in the design, development, and merchandising process. The company provides trend and color forecasting services and products, as well as offers trend services and fashion publications. It also offers consulting services, including lifestyle profiling, industry analysis, customized color and trend research, and product line development. In addition, the company provides online reporting system that offers fashion and merchandising information and digitally photographed products. It offers its services to retail and wholesale apparel and accessories markets. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in New York, New York." -Bloomberg

Esquire, inc.
US.20180702.072 · Corporate body · 1933 (date of establishment)

Esquire is an American men's magazine, published by Hearst Corporation in the United States. It was founded in 1933 by Arnold Gingrich, David A. Smart, and Henry L. Jackson. Each of the founders had a different focus: Gingrich specialized in publishing, Smart led the magazine's business operations, and Jackson led and edited the fashion section. Jackson died in 1948, Smart died in 1952 but left Esquire in 1936 to found another men's magazine, Coronet. Gingrich led the magazine until his death in 1976, though Harold Hayes succeeded him as editor in 1961. The magazine was originally headquartered in Chicago but moved to New York City in 1950.

Esquire started in 1933 as a quarterly magazine, and later transformed itself into a more refined periodical with an emphasis on men's fashion. Originally published by Esquire Publishing Co., it has been published by Hearst since 1986. It has gone through numerous iterations. During the 1960s, the magazine was distinctive for its oversize pages and helping pioneer the trend of "New Journalism." It shrank to a standardized 8 1/2 by 11 inches in 1971. In 1977, the magazine was sold to Clay Felker who reinvented it as Esquire Fortnightly. This only lasted a year, after which the magazine ran monthly. David M. Granger has been editor-in-chief of Esquire since June 1997.

Fragrance Foundation
US.20181207-001 · Corporate body · 1949 (date of establishment)

"The Fragrance Foundation, established in 1949, is a not-for-profit whose membership includes more than 82 of the world’s most important corporations in the world of Fragrance." http://www.fragrance.org/about/

Harper's Bazaar
US.20180927-001 · Corporate body · 1867 (date of establishment)

Harper's Bazaar is an American fashion magazine founded in 1867 by Harper and Brothers. The magazine began as a weekly publication for women in middle and upper classes, eventually moving to monthly publication. In 1913, Harper's Bazaar was purchased by William Randolph Hearst. Currently, Harper's Bazaar is owned by the Hearst Corporation.

State University of New York
US.20181026-003 · Corporate body · 1948 (date of establishment)

The nation’s largest comprehensive public university system, The State University of New York (SUNY), was established in 1948.

Sustainability Council
US.20180718.003 · Corporate body · 2007 (date of establishment)

The Sustainability Council was established by the President, to develop and foster sustainability initiatives throughout the FIT community.

Each year the Council organizes and hosts a business and design conference on campus. The Council also offers and manages an annual grant fund of $15,000 to support creative and innovative campus sustainability initiatives.

Totes Isotoner Corporation
US.20180921-001 · Corporate body · 1910 (date of establishment)

ARIS»ISOTONER was a company founded in 1910 as the Aris Glove Company by three brothers, Arthur, Robert and Irwin Stanton. The company was taken over by Robert's son Lari, who ran the business from the 1940s and retired in 1993. The name was likewise changed to include the name of its leading product, the ISOTONER nylon/spandex glove that the company developed in the late 1960s.

US.20180702.077 · Corporate body · 1984 (date of establishment)

On February 6, 1984, an exhibition of 45 superb fashion drawings opened in the lobby of the Shirley Goodman Resource Center at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). The show included works by storied illustrators Antonio (Lopez), Eric (Carl Ericson), and Esther Larson. An exciting mix of illustrators, art directors, collectors, and members of the College community attended the champagne reception. It was an auspicious inauguration of the Frances Neady Collection of original fashion illustrations.

Housed in the FIT Library’s unit of Special Collections, the collection was established in honor of an inspirational fashion illustration teacher who served on the faculties of Parsons School of Design and FIT for a total of 50 years before retiring in 1978. Soon after her death in 1982, two FIT faculty members and erstwhile Neady students, Rosemary Torre and Frederick Bennett, began working to create a permanent testimonial in her memory. This collection of twentieth-century fashion illustrations would be properly stored and maintained, and made available for students, faculty, and independent researchers to study.

Bennett and Torre chaired a committee that included noted illustrators (and FIT faculty) Alvin Pimsler, Morton Kaish, and Richard Ely as well as Richard Martin, a celebrated fashion scholar who curated exhibitions at what became The Museum at FIT and was later curator of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The committee determined criteria for accessioning work. They looked for illustrators who set high standards of draftsmanship and aesthetic quality; demonstrated originality and technical virtuosity; worked for topflight stores, magazines and corporations; and earned the admiration of their peers.

Over the years, top illustrators and important donors contributed pieces. Esther Larson worked from the 1930s to 1995 for high-end stores including Lord and Taylor, Jacobson's, and Montaldo's as well as for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. George Stavrinos created an unmistakable identity for Bergdorf Goodman. Harvey Boyd, FIT faculty member, was an artist for Vogue. Bob and Bertha Hermann filled Lord & Taylor ads with Cary-Grant- like figures. Kermit Adler, former Art Director at Lord & Taylor, donated drawings by Dorothy Hood, Fred Greenhill and Carl Wilson. Among the accessioned works are a rare nude by René Bouché and a series by Antonio that demonstrates the process by which an illustration is created.

In 1999, New York’s Society of Illustrators mounted an exhibition of highlights from the Neady collection, and The Museum at FIT included selections in its 2004 show The Artful Line. The Brandywine River Museum and what is now the New Britain Museum of American Art have also exhibited works, and Neady illustrations have appeared in important publications on fashion art: Illustrating Fashion, by noted illustrator Eunice Sloane; Fashion Illustration in New York, edited by Peter Sato; Antonio’s Girls; and 20th Century Fashion Illustration: The Feminine Ideal, by Rosemary Torre.

Today, the nucleus of 45 high-quality illustrations has grown to more than 300, and it continues to expand. Much of the collection has been digitized and is accessible on the Library website, and individuals can make an appointment through Special Collections to view the original pieces. The Frances Neady Collection continues to evolve, delight and, most appropriately, to instruct while offering a valuable overview of a specialized art field.

Leslie Fay Companies
US.20180817.001 · Corporate body · 1938 (date of establishment)

Leslie Fay was founded around 1938, incorporated in 1959, became a public company in 1967, and became "private" once again in 1982, at which time it was estimated to have achieved a volume of about $250,000,000. In 1993 the company experienced a severe accounting scandal, which forced it to declare bankruptcy. The company slowly recovered, however it never reached the same dominance as it previously had.

Marimekko Oy
US.20180702.076 · Corporate body · 1951 (date of establishment)

Marimekko Oy, established in 1951, is a Finnish textile and clothing design company renowned for its original prints and colors. The company designs and manufactures high-quality clothing, interior decoration textiles, bags and other accessories. Marimekko

Beer
US.20190412.003 · Corporate body · 1890-

Founded around 1890, the fashion house Beer was one of the four oldest in Paris, its only predecessors being Worth, Doucet, and Paquin. Designer Gustave Beer’s design philosophy was “conservative elegance for conservative customers,” which included the who’s who of international royalty. The former Czarina of Russia and queens of Belgium, Italy and Romania were patrons of the house, which was reputed to have the highest prices in Paris. The house was especially known for their evening gowns, rich embroideries, furs and lingerie. Founder, Gustave passed away in 1908 after which time Beer continued under the direction of Paul Trimbach and Monsieur Pierre, who served as the head designer into the 1920s.Merged with Drecoll in 1929 under the name Drecoll-Beer. Drecoll-Beer merged with House of Agnes in 1931, dropped Beer from name.

Bianchini-Férier (Firm)
US.20190412.006 · Corporate body · 1889-

The textile firm was founded in 1889 in the city of Lyon—the center of French luxury textile production since the days of Louis XIV. Bianchini-Férier set the industry standard with innovative and novel fabrics and cultivated a close relationship with the couture industry. Many of their most innovative fabrics, such as silk charmeuse and crepe georgette, were designed specifically for their use in couture gowns. From 1912 to 1928, the company collaborated with artist and designer Raoul Dufy whose bold, distinctive patterns often played out within the pages of Gazette du bon ton. The company survives to this day, albeit under a different name: in 1992, it was taken over by Tissages Bauman and later by Cédric Brochier.

Camille Roger
US.20190412.007 · Corporate body · 1885-

Formed by its namesake in 1885, the millinery firm Camille Roger was considered one of the finest hat-making establishments in Paris for decades. Roger, herself, eschewed the limelight brought by the renown of her hats, and fostered a familial atmosphere within her establishment; her employees were fiercely loyal to their boss who demanded the utmost quality of workmanship and personally inspected each model produced. After her death in 1905, the house was headed by a succession of female directors, most notably Madame Prisca during the 1920s and 1930s.

Chéruit
US.20190412.009 · Corporate body · 1900-1936

The Maison Cheruit was one of the premiere couture houses of the early 20th century, founded by Louise Chéruit in 1906. Chéruit was one of the original sponsors of the luxury fashion magazine Gazette du bon ton, and during WWI was one of a handful of couture houses that remained open. In 1914, a scandal regarding her Austrian lover forced Chéruit to flee Paris, leaving her business in the hands of Julie Wormser and Louise Boulanger. The house remained open, under the direction of various designers, until 1935 when Elsa Schiaparelli took over the premises for her own couture business.

Dœuillet
US.20190412.010 · Corporate body · 1900-

The couture house Dœuillet opened its doors in 1900 on the place Vendôme, Paris, the same year several of the house’s debut designs were featured in the Exposition Universelle. The founder of the house, twenty-five year old Georges Dœuillet had parlayed his former career as a silk merchant into his own business with the financial backing of Benjamin Guggenheim, which may explain why so many of Dœuillet’s clients were wealthy American women. The house was especially known for their robe-de-style, which was the equivalent of the modern day cocktail dress.

Doucet
US.20190412.011 · Corporate body · 1818-1928

Doucet was founded around 1818 as a purveyor of lace and lingerie and existed as a family enterprise until 1871, when Jacques Doucet converted the business into a couture house. The house’s creations often incorporated the fine laces, for which Doucet was already known, as well as bead and featherwork. Some of the era’s most famous women including the actress Réjane and the celebrated courtesan Liane de Pougy were Doucet patrons.

As an individual, Jacque cultivated the persona of connoisseur: an oenophile, gourmand and important collector of eighteenth century and modern art. His air of aficionado made a strong impression on a young Paul Poiret, who entered the employ of Doucet in 1897, as would another soon-to-be luminary of twentieth century fashion, Madeleine Vionnet, in 1907. By the 1920s however, the house’s relevance was on the decline, and following Jacque’s death, Doucet merged with Dœuillet to become Dœuillet-Doucet in 1928.

Fourrures Max
US.20190412.015 · Corporate body · circa 1904-

Advertisements for the elite French furrier, Fourrures Max first begin to appear in fashion magazines around 1904, with an additional attribution to Leroy & Schmid. Presumably, Schmid was the male business partner of Madame André Leroy, and perished in WWI. After his death, Madame Leroy served as the sole director and lead designer of Fourrures Max. The house garnered a reputation for the ultra-modern aesthetic infused into its fur garments, and the cutting-edge interiors of its Parisian fur salons. Abroad, original Fourrures Max creations, as well as adaptations the house’s designs, were retailed in the United States at high-end department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Bonwit Teller.

The Queen
US.20190412.016 · Corporate body · 1861-2006

The Queen was a magazine that was launched in 1861 by English publisher Samuel Beeton. Together with his wife, Isabella, they also published the best-selling Victorian ladies’ manual Mrs. Beeton’s Guide to Household Management. The success of this volume led to the creation of a whole line of other guides on various topics including needlework, folk remedies, flora and fauna, culinary arts, gardening and history. Other publications under his imprint included The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine (which we also hold) and The Boy’s Own Magazine, which was one of the first influential magazines aimed at adolescents. At the age of 22, he was the first British publisher to put out Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, concurrently with its first publication in the US.

Beeton was forced to sell most of his copyrights to avoid bankruptcy in the 1870s, after the death of his wife, who was a creative partner and writer for many of his projects. At this time, The Queen was sold to a handful of publishing entities and continued to run as a high society magazine with in depth coverage of British aristocracy until the late 1950s when it was acquired by Jocelyn Stevens. Stevens dropped “The” from the title and reconceived the magazine for a younger, hip audience who was embodied by an imaginary reader named Caroline—a pretty, red headed high school dropout who was more interested in casual sex than she was in pursuing an education or a traditional path of marriage and children. At this point, Queen became a voice for swinging London’s youth-driven underground culture. The small Chelsea boutiques run by “Youthquake” fashion designers such as Mary Quant were regularly featured among its pages and the magazine ran early photographs of the model/icon of the era Twiggy, which were shot by legendary fashion photographer David Bailey.

Stephens’ liberal views translated into the political realm as well. When the British government issued a report condemning the future of commercial broadcasting—both radio and television¬—Stephens helped to fund an off-shore, ship-based radio station that blasted the type of young, hip programming which was all but banned from British radio at the time. Named Radio Caroline, after the Queen’s imaginary muse, the pirate radio station’s target audience was much the same as the magazine’s and initially Radio Caroline’s offices operated out of the Queen’s. Radio Caroline, and other pirate radio stations like it, reached an estimated 20 million Brits and were a critical platform for the rock ‘n roll revolution as many bands such as the Stones received their first airtime via these pirate radio stations, which were the subject of the 2009 feature film, Pirate Radio.

In 1970 interests in Queen were sold to the UK edition of Harper’s Bazaar, which was then issued as Harper’s & Queen until 2006 when Queen was dropped from the title to bring the British edition in line with its sister publications from around the globe, which are titled, simply Harper’s Bazaar.

Continental Airlines
US.20190715.001 · Corporate body · 1934 -

"Continental Airlines was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers. Continental started out as one of the smaller carriers in the United States, known for its limited operations under the regulated era. Post 1978, Continental grew into one of the country's largest carriers despite facing financial troubles and other issues, eventually becoming one of the more successful airlines in the United States. The airline merged with UAL Corporation (the parent company of United Airlines) via a stock swap in 2010. Continental's shares were acquired by UAL Corporation; the re-organized holding company was renamed United Continental Holdings. During the integration period, each airline ran a separate operation under the direction of a combined leadership team, based in Chicago. The integration was completed on March 3, 2012. Although the merged airline retained the United name, it uses Continental's operating certificate and livery. On Thursday June 27, 2019 United changed its parent company name from United Continental Holdings to United Airlines Holdings." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Airlines

US.20190723.001 · Corporate body · circa 1930s

Chambre Syndicale des Teinturiers was a professional organization which governed the dye trades in France.

Jacobson Stores
US.20200118.007 · Corporate body · 1838-2011

Jacobson Stores was a department store chain based in Jackson, Michigan. The chain operated primarily in Michigan and Florida, but also had stores in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Kansas. Jacobson's focused on apparel, fine jewelry and home furnishings. The chain entered bankruptcy in 2002 after 164 years of operation. One store in Winter Park, Florida was re-established as Jacobson's in 2004, but closed on December 21, 2011.

Aris Glove Company
US.20200118.008 · Corporate body · 1910-

The Aris Glove Company, a European maker of fine leather gloves and knit accessories, was founded in 1910. The company moved to the United States and in the early 1970s, created a unique glove made from a nylon/spandex fabric with leather trim. Recognizing the glove’s unique 4-way stretch and massaging properties, Aris named the glove isotoner by combining the words “isometric” and “toning.” The isotoner glove was a major success with a name so recognizable that Aris adopted it and became ARIS Isotoner, Inc.

In 1997 the Totes Corporation merged with Aris Isotoner forming the Totes Isotoner Corporation.

Ladies' Home Journal
US.20200118.011 · Corporate body · 1883-

Ladies' Home Journal is an American magazine first published in 1883.

US.20200118.003 · Corporate body · 1946-

The Costume Institute began as the Museum of Costume Art, an independent entity formed in 1937 and led by Neighborhood Playhouse founder Irene Lewisohn. In 1946, with the financial support of the fashion industry, the Museum of Costume Art merged with The Metropolitan Museum of Art as The Costume Institute, and in 1959 became a curatorial department. The legendary fashion arbiter Diana Vreeland, who served as special consultant from 1972 until her death in 1989, created a memorable suite of exhibitions, including The World of Balenciaga (1973), The Glory of Russian Costume (1976), and Vanity Fair (1977), galvanizing audiences and setting the standard for costume exhibitions globally.

In 1989, Richard Martin took the helm, with the support of Harold Koda, and began a rotating cycle of thematic exhibitions including Infra-Apparel, Waist Not, The Four Seasons, and Cubism and Fashion. Martin's tenure culminated in Rock Style, the last exhibition before his death in 1999. Mr. Koda, who had previously departed from the Museum, rejoined The Met in 2000 as curator in charge, hiring Andrew Bolton in 2002. Upon Mr. Koda's retirement in January 2016, Mr. Bolton became curator in charge, and in March 2018, upon the endowment of the postion, he was named Wendy Yu Curator in Charge.

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

The redesigned Costume Institute space reopened in May 2014, after a two-year renovation, as the Anna Wintour Costume Center with the exhibition Charles James: Beyond Fashion. The complex includes the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Gallery, the main showcase space with a flexible design that lends itself to frequent transformation with video, sound, and wireless technology. The Center also includes the Carl and Iris Barrel Apfel Gallery to orient visitors to The Costume Institute's exhibitions. Behind the scenes is a state-of-the-art costume conservation laboratory; a study/storage facility to house the combined holdings of The Costume Institute and Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection; and The Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library, one of the world's foremost fashion libraries.

US.20200118.009 · Corporate body · 1896-

Parsons School of Design is an American school of art and design founded in New York in 1896. In 1970 the Parsons School of Design was incorporated into the New School for Social Research; in 2005 when the parent institution, New School University was renamed New School (New York, N.Y.); Parsons School of Design, was renamed: Parsons the New School for Design.

Tampax Incorporated
US.20200118.012 · Corporate body · 1931-

Tampax was founded in 1931 as the Tampax Sales Corporation. Tampax was based in White Plains, New York until its sale to Procter & Gamble in 1997.

Henry Ford (Organization)
US.20200118.013 · Corporate body · 1929-

The Henry Ford, a National Historic Landmark, is also known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, and more formally as the Edison Institute, named after American industrialist Henry Ford. The Henry Ford Museum began as Henry Ford's personal collection of historic objects and is primarily a collection of antique machinery, automobiles, locomotives, and aircraft. Greenfield Village is a reconstruction of a 19th century American town consisting of historic buildings from around the country, such as Noah Webster's Connecticut Home, the Wright brothers' bicycle shop, and the Logan County, Illinois courthouse where Abraham Lincoln practiced law. The Edison Institute was dedicated by President Herbert Hoover to Ford's longtime friend Thomas Edison on October 21, 1929.

US.20200118.015 · Corporate body · 1870-

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY was founded in 1870 by a group of American businessmen, financiers, leading artists, and thinkers, who wanted to create a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. Its collections date from prehistory through the present day and come from all parts of the world.

US.20200118.016 · Corporate body · 1972-

The Aston Magna Foundation sponsors educational programs that bring to communities the study of music and other arts of the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries and organized performances at various concert halls.

Delano & Aldrich
US.20200118.018 · Corporate body · 1903-1940

Delano and Aldrich was an American Beaux-Arts architectural firm founded by William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, based in New York, N.Y.

US.20200125.013 · Corporate body · 1857-

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

US.20200201.008 · Corporate body · 1937-1946

The Museum of Costume Art was formed in 1937 and led by Neighborhood Playhouse founder Irene Lewisohn. In 1946, with the financial support of the fashion industry, the Museum of Costume Art merged with The Metropolitan Museum of Art as The Costume Institute.

Nina Ricci Couture (Firm)
US.20200201.006 · Corporate body · 1932-

Nina Ricci, the French fashion house known for feminine, ladylike clothing and famous perfumes, was founded in 1932 by Nina Ricci, born Maria Nielli, a seamstress turned couture salon stylist, and her son, Robert.

From the start, elegant French women and their daughters streamed through the doors of maison Ricci, seeking debutante dresses, party frocks, and wedding trousseaux distinguished by fine details and luxurious fabrics. To achieve her figure-flattering cuts, the seasoned dressmaker draped on a live model, pinning and snipping with a couturier’s care.

In the ’50s, authorized copies of Nina Ricci couture designs could be found stateside at high-end retailers like Bergdorf Goodman and Henri Bendel. By the ’60s, the house was at the forefront of an emerging trend in Paris couture: ready-to-wear. Mademoiselle Ricci, made for the American market, debuted in 1962.

In 1998, the house was acquired by Spanish company Puig. The couture division was shuttered, and Canadian designer Nathalie Gervais was given the task of creating a new identity for the brand. Perfume sales had long been the company’s strongest source of profits—in particular, the best-selling L’Air du Temps, with its instantly recognizable Lalique flacon—but from now on the firm would concentrate on ready-to-wear.

US.20200314.003 · Corporate body · 1985-

The Kent State Museum contains important collections of fashion and decorative arts. Its eight galleries feature changing exhibitions of work by many of the world's great artists and designers. Closely linked to the Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at Kent State University, the Museum provides students with first-hand experience with historic and contemporary fashions, as well as costumes representing many of the world's cultures. An extensive collection of American glass, fine furniture, textiles, paintings and other decorative arts combine to give context to the study of design.

The Museum serves both the University and the community through exhibitions, public programs, and research appointments in the collections.

Opened to the public in October 1985, the Kent State University Museum was founded with an initial contribution from New York dress manufacturers Jerry Silverman and Shannon Rodgers. Their gift included 4,000 costumes and accessories, nearly 1,000 pieces of decorative art and a 5,000-volume reference library. In the 1960s, Shannon Rodgers began collecting what is now considered one of the finest period costume collections in the United States, today totaling more than 40,000 pieces. The Tarter/Miller collection of some 10,000 pieces of glass formed the second major gift to the Museum. Together with the other decorative arts collected by Rodgers and Silverman, the Museum holds one of the most comprehensive teaching collections of fashionable design from the 18th century to the present.

Kenneth Cole Productions
US.20200314.005 · Corporate body · 1982-

Kenneth Cole Productions, founded by American designer Kenneth Cole (1954-), creates modern, versatile, and functional clothing, shoes, and accessories that make daily dressing under the labels Kenneth Cole Black Label, Kenneth Cole New York, Reaction Kenneth Cole, and Unlisted, as well as footwear under the name Gentle Souls.

The company has also granted a wide variety of third-party licenses for the production of men’s and women’s apparel, fragrances, watches, jewelry, eyewear, and several other accessory categories, including children’s footwear.

The company’s products are distributed through department stores, better specialty stores, company-owned retail stores, and its e-commerce website.

Fendi (Firm)
US.20200314.008 · Corporate body · 1925-

Fendi, an Italian high fashion house best known for its baguette handbags, launched in 1925 by Edoardo and Adele Fendi, as a fur and leather shop in Via del Plebiscito, Rome. Today Fendi is a multinational luxury goods brand.

Franklin Mint
US.20200314.018 · Corporate body · 1964-

The Franklin Mint was a private mint founded by Joseph Segel in 1964 in Wawa, Pennsylvania. The brand name is currently owned by Sequential Brands Group headquartered in New York City, New York. The Franklin Mint sells coins, medals, jewelry, die-cast vehicles, dolls, sculpture and other collectibles.

Cartier (Firm)
US.20200314.028 · Corporate body · 1847-

Cartier, is a French luxury goods conglomerate which designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells jewelry and watches. It was founded by Louis-François Cartier in Paris in 1847.

US.20200321.013 · Corporate body · 1723-1982

Revillon Frères (Revillon Brothers) was a French fur and luxury goods company, founded in Paris in 1723.

Louis Vuitton (Firm)
US.20200321.014 · Corporate body · 1854-

Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton or shortened to LV, is a French fashion house and luxury retail company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton.

Gucci (Firm)
US.20200321.015 · Corporate body · 1921-

Gucci is an Italian luxury brand of fashion and leather goods. Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence, Italy, in 1921.

Coach, Inc.
US.2020.0321.017 · Corporate body · 1941-

American company specializing in leather goods and other luxury accessories. In 2017, after acquiring Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade, Coach Inc. renamed itself Tapestry Inc.

Tiffany and Company
US.20200321.018 · Corporate body · 1837-

The firm Tiffany & Young was founded in New York on 21 September 1837 by Charles Louis Tiffany and his partner John B. Young (1802–52) as a small fancy goods and stationery store. Tiffany proved to be a gifted entrepreneur with an impeccable sense of style; he catered to newly rich clients unsure of their tastes by offering rare and exotic imported goods, and the business thrived. In 1841, with a third partner, John L. Ellis, the company added fine European silver, porcelain, crystal glassware, personal and desk-top accessories, and later jewelry, Swiss watches, and bronze statuary to its stock. As a champion of American craftsmanship and materials, Tiffany established his own jewelry-making workshop in 1848 and subsequently became one of the greatest merchant-jewelers in the USA; the firm produced such pieces of individually crafted jewelry as the ‘Chrysanthemum’ brooch.

In 1851 Tiffany brought the silver manufacturer John Chandler Moore into the firm, and under Moore’s direction the company rose to dominate the domestic silver market. By 1853 the firm was known as Tiffany & Co. In 1850 Tiffany opened a branch in Paris; at the Expositions Universelles of 1867 and 1878 in Paris the firm was awarded medals, the first to be given to an American silver-maker. Moore’s son, the silver designer Edward Chandler Moore (1827–91), also joined the company; in 1871 he created the celebrated ‘Audubon’ flatware, with its modeled and cast design of birds, which continued to be produced during the 1990s, and later such pieces as the opulent enameled silver and inlaid ‘Magnolia’ vase (c1892–3; New York, Met.).

By 1900 Tiffany & Co. included among its clients 23 royal families, including that of Queen Victoria, as well as celebrities, millionaires, and successive US presidents. A notable presentation item was the Adams Vase, designed by Paulding Farnham (1893–5; see United States of America, §IX, 1, (v)). Louis Comfort Tiffany inherited the business on the death of his father in 1902. Tiffany’s also produced some of the most important trophies in the USA, including the silver August Belmont Memorial Cup with festoons of oak leaves and models of Belmont racehorses (1926). In 1932 a store was opened in London, which flourished until World War II. From the mid-1950s the firm was revitalized under the president Walter Hoving (1897–1989) and the design director Van Day Truex. Such prominent European jewelry designers as Jean Schlumberger (1907–87) and Elsa Peretti (b 1940) joined the company, and new stores were opened in major cities in the USA, Europe (including another store in London), and Japan. In 1979 Truex was succeeded by the artist/designer John Loring (b 1939), who introduced work by such designers as Paloma Picasso (b 1949) and Frank Gehry, and revived some classic Tiffany designs.

Harry Winston, Inc.
US.20200321.025 · Corporate body · 1932-

American luxury jeweler and producer of Swiss timepieces; founded in 1932 by the jeweler Harry Winston; headquartered in New York.

Lady Lynne, Inc.
US.20200328.016 · Corporate body · 1956-

Lingerie company.

Comme des Garçons (Firm)
US.20200328.020 · Corporate body · 1973-

Comme des Garçons is a Japanese fashion label founded and headed by Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo and Place Vendôme in Paris.