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FIT Foundation
US.20220325.002 · Corporate body · 1944-
FIT Natural Dye Garden
US.20231205.004 · Corporate body · 2014-

The FIT Natural Dye Garden was created in 2014 by a team of three FIT Textile Development and Marketing students, Caitlin Powell, Amber Harkonen, and Meghan Navoy. With the the help of Suzanne McGillicuddy, then Assistant Dean of Students, Professor Liz Spencer, The Brooklyn Grange, and Professor Jeffrey Silverman, they submitted their concept to the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative University competition. The team did not win, but raised a significant amount of money from the affiliated crowdfunding competition, which funded the establishment of the garden. Used as an educational tool by FIT's Textile Development and Marketing Department, the garden explores alternatives to synthetic dyes. It is completely student-run and -maintained, with students across numerous departments involved in its upkeep. Plants used to create a variety of dyes are planted, along with native and pollinator species to support an urban agricultural environment. As of 2022, the garden was growing 28 species, including pollinator species and 21 dye species, all grown from seed. The FIT Rooftop Natural Dye Garden has now been active for close to ten years, and is located on the ninth floor rooftop of the Feldman Center.

FIT Soul Club
US.20221217.003 · Corporate body · 1968- circa 1990s

The Soul Club of FIT was organized in 1968 by community member Clara Branch after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Clara Branch was a staff and faculty member of the Fashion Design Department who served as the club’s advisor until her retirement in 1991. The purpose of the club was to share and celebrate Black heritage and culture, and to assist students with books, materials, and mentorship. The Soul Club of FIT is best remembered for its annual standing-room only event, The Soul Fashion Show, which was held at FIT from 1971 through the early 1990s. Clara Branch directed these shows which featured the work of young Black designers and models, and were supported by the larger community of the New York City fashion industry. In 1992, Rhonda Burrell-Stubbs took over as director upon Clara Branch’s retirement.

US.20200404.010 · Person · 1877-1960

The American painter and illustrator James Montgomery Flagg was born in Pelham Manor, New York in 1877. Flagg sold his first illustration at the age of 12. Flagg studied at the Art Students League in New York City. Although he worked in a number of mediums, he is best remembered for his poster art. When the U.S. entered WWI, Flagg produced one of the most memorable campaigns in history when he debuted the "I Want You for U.S. Army" poster.

Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
US. 20200418.021 · Person · 1919-1991

Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE, born Margaret Evelyn Hookham, known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II.

US.20200813.001 · Corporate body · 1983-

The first Footwear and Accessories Design initiative began in 1983 as a one-year program, which initially shared rooms with the Fashion Design and Textile Surface Design programs. Its first group of students graduated in 1985, and industry support for the program grew over the following decade through work with the Fashion Footwear Association of New York. In the 1990s, the program expanded to a two-year duration, and expanded again to a full bachelor's program in the 2000s. Money was raised for a handbag lab and a dedicated footwear lab after the FIT fur program was dissolved. The program further changed to adapt to the changing needs of the industry with the addition of internships as well as new classes, scholarships, and faculty. Students learn to design and produce a full range of accessories, from footwear to handbags to belts, incorporating use of sustainable materials, and visits to prominent showrooms, design studios, and production sites.

Ford Models, Inc.
US.20200314.001 · Corporate body · 1946-

Ford Models, Inc. was founded by Eileen and Jerry Ford in either 1946 or 1947. The agency quickly gained a reputation for providing a caring environment for its models. Occasionally, the Ford's would invite some of the younger models to live with them in their Upper East Side apartment. The company quickly became the premiere modeling agency in the U.S., although not without competition. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, other agencies competed with Ford for the best models. This prompted the Ford's to open offices all around the globe, and in 1980, the agency hosted its first scouting contest. The company was sold in 2007 to Altpoint capital Partners (then Stone Tower Equity Partners).

Fort, Syvilla
US.20200715.030 · Person · 1917-1975

Syvilla Fort was a celebrated and pioneering black dancer and choreographer. She was born on July 3, 1917 in Seattle. She attended the city's Cornish School of the Arts. While there, John Cage wrote a piano composition for her. During the 1930s and 1940s, Fort was a professional dancer, working with Katherine Dunham's troupe. In 1948, three years after injuring her knee, Fort was named dance teacher and chief administrator at the Katherine Dunham School of Dance in New York. From 1948 until the school's closure in 1954, Fort taught eager students at the school. Fort and her husband, Buddy Philips, decided to remain in New York, opening their own dance studio West 44th Street. During this time, she perfected her Afro-Modern technique. In addition to running her own company, from 1954 to 1967, Fort worked as a professor of Physical Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Students like Jane Fonda, James Earl Jones, Marlon Brando, and James Dean demonstrate how popular and successful Fort's studio was. Unfortunately, in 1975, Fort was diagnosed with breast cancer, and later that year, she passed away.

Fortuny (Firm)
US.20200404.014 · Corporate body · 1922-

Fortuny was founded in the first decade of the 20th century by Mariano Fortuny. Fortuny's first garments were scarves, which he named Knossos. In 1907, he introduced the dress that would become synonymous with the name Fortuny; the Delphos gown is a pleated, column-shaped dress with minimal seaming. Two years after creating the first Delphos, Fortuny patented the design, noting "This invention is related to a type of garment derived from the classical robe, but its design is so shaped and arranged that it can be worn and adjusted with was and comfort.” Beginning in 1912, Fortuny worked exclusively in the Palazzo Pesaro degli Orfei. Production continued to grow during the 1910s, and in 1921, he moved production to the Giudecca factory. Elsie McNeill Lee, a New York interior designer, met Fortuny in 1929 and convinced him to allow her to be the sole Fortuny distributor in the U.S. Her store at 509 Madison Avenue sold Fortuny textiles and dresses. Mariano Fortuny passed away in 1949. By this time, the company was producing textiles exclusively. McNeill, now the owner of the company, moved to Venice to oversee the Fortuny production. In 1988, McNeill sold the company to Maged Riad, who has continued the legacy of the Fortuny brand. Today, one can find Fortuny fabrics in over 100 independent showrooms.

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.

Fox, Barbara
US.20180702.096 · Person

Barbara Fox is a painter and illustrator working in the United States. She has worked as a Master Designer for the United States Mint. She is a member of both the National Watercolor Society and the International Guild of Realism.

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/

Frankel, Selma
US.20200715.031 · Person · 1910-1990

Selma Frankel was born on September 12, 1910 in New York City. She is the daughter of Maurice Rentner. Both she and her husband, William V. Frankel, were active philanthropists. She passed away in 1990.

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.

US.20180702.038 · Person · 1706-1790

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston, MA. He was educated at the Boston Latin School but dropped out at the age of 10 to help his father run the family candle and soap store. He moved to Philadelphia in 1723, and a year later, traveled to London, finding work in a printing press. Franklin published his first text in 1725. He returned to Philadelphia in 1726 and entered a common-law marriage with Deborah Read. Franklin continued to worked in publishing in the States. His success and fame grew throughout the 1730s. The following decade saw Franklin expand into inventing. His first invention, the Franklin stove, was introduced in 1740. Franklin entered politics in 1748, when he joined the Philadelphia’s city council. In 1775, Franklin was elected to the Second Continental Congress. The following year, he helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Shortly after this, he became the United State's first ambassador to France, where he stayed until 1785. In 1787, Franklin was elected to represent Pennsylvania at the Constitutional Convention. Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790, in Philadelphia.

Frederic L. Milton (firm)
US.20230525.015 · Corporate body · 1940?-1959? (active)

Frederic L. Milton was a prominent New York-based sketch agency during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1955, the company was sued by the French fashion houses Dior, Lanvin, Fath and Patou for $1,350,000 in a claim of "style piracy, trademark infringement and unfair competition," according to the New York Times. As of August 1959, the suit was still pending in New York Supreme Court.

Frederick Atkins, Inc.
US.20220404.004 · Corporate body · circa 1943 or 1944-2000

Frederick Atkins, Inc. was a retail buying and consulting firm.

US.20220414.006 · Corporate body · 1946-

When Frederick Mellinger returned from WWII in 1946, he brought with him the idea of selling a sensuous and sophisticated European style of lingerie to American women.

With only a limited success in New York, Mellinger moved to Hollywood a year later and renamed his company "Frederick's of Hollywood". His sexy lingerie was an instant smash with the Hollywood's film stars, complementing their glamorous lifestyle and image of the time.

Frederick's of Hollywood launched a constant stream of new and pioneering products, from the first padded bra in 1947 to the "Rising Star," the world's first push-up bra 1948.

During the fifties, Mellinger had the nous to market his lingerie in both men's and women's magazines, a strategy which proved very successful.

Many of Mellinger's achievements were owed to his understanding of women, and the fact that lingerie could make women feel beautiful. This, together with the association he had made with the glamorous Hollywood movies of the time, led fashion-conscious women to seek out his pointed, cone-stitched bras, sold under brand names such as Missiles, in their droves.

Frederick's of Hollywood had become a trendsetter. In the sixties, the "Cadillac" bra was launched, and soon became the company's bestseller. Other innovations included the front-hook bra, bras with shoulder pads, padded girdles, and body shapers.

By the seventies, when women were demonstrating and 'burning their bras' outside Frederick's of Hollywood's store, he had enough media sense to proclaim in public that the "law of gravity will win out." It was an incredible publicity coup, and sales of his bras soared across the continent.

It was Frederick's who introduced the thong to American women in 1981. However, a little later, Mellinger had seen the risk in Frederick's of Hollywood associating itself too unashamedly with explicitly sexual lingerie. Conventional American women wanted good quality lingerie, which was soft and sensual, but certainly not seedy; Nevertheless the thong still became one of fastest selling items around the world, despite this caution.

Mellinger always had an aptitude for picking up and coming celebrities to work with as models. Pamela Anderson Lee for example, appeared in his lingerie catalogues and later landed a role in Baywatch.

In 1989, Frederick has opened the world's first Lingerie Museum to huge success.

By the nineties, Frederick's was extremely successful, it continued with its lingerie innovations introducing the Water Bra and the Hollywood Kiss with its "wishbone" construction. Frederick's had also expanded its range to include dresses, sportswear, swimwear, hosiery, and accessories to name but a few.

Frederick Mellinger retired in 1984, and died in 1990, but the company was positioned to provide the lingerie market with original and innovative lingerie items and continue to satisfy women's unchanging desire for sensual lingerie.

US.20200222.001 · Person · 1907-1991

Dagmar Freuchen-Gale (1907–1991) came to New York from the town of Lyngpy, outside Copenhagen, in 1938 and worked for various magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She also taught fashion illustration at the Art Students League for 20 years, from the late 1940s.

Fried, (Furman) Eleanor
US.20200804.016 · Person · 1913-

Eleanor Fried was born in 1913 in New York City. At age two, her family moved to Long Island. She graduated from Barnard College in 1933. Fried joined the Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.) in 1947, leaving her previous position in the New York State Employment Service. She was Director of Placement from 1947 - 1973. After retiring, she was given the title Professor Emeritus.

Frowick, Lesley
Person

Lesley Frowick is the niece of fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick who was know professionally as Halston. She is the Halston Archives, the author of Halston: Inventing American Fashion (Rizzoli, 2014) and the executive producer of the documentary Halston: The Original Fashion Mogul produced by Frederic Tcheng. She lives and works as a real estate agent in New Braunfels, Texas.

Fuchs, Valerie
US.20180921.007 · Person

"Valerie Weil was raised in a well-to-do Jewish family in eastern Czechoslovakia where her father owned a department store in Turciansky Svaty Martin. She and her husband, Leslie Fuchs, a dentist, married quietly in 1938 under the shadow of Nazism. Their families were sent to concentration camps, but Leslie’s profession was needed by the Germans so the couple was sent to Povazska Bystrica, near Bratislava. A sympathetic assistant to the town mayor warned them when the situation with the Germans worsened. The couple were first hidden in an attic in a villa. During this time, Valerie created very complex ‘mathematical’ drawings in pencil on small pieces of graph paper during the long days when the other tenants played cards. Another scare sent the Fuchs to a crawl space used to store wood, and they were saved from having to winter there by an invitation from another Jewish man to share the attic of a nearby house where they hid for eight months. Throughout the ordeal, Valerie saved her tiny drawings. After immigrating to the United States, Valerie Fuchs was given a scholarship at the Fashion Institute of Technology on the strength of her drawing talent. Upon graduation, she was hired to be a textile designer at Pacific Mills, and designed gloves on the side. Lari Stanton of Aris gloves first bought her designs and then made sure she worked for him exclusively. She created a drawing of a young goat that became the company logo. Printed in both black and brown, it was die cut and placed inside the gloves to emphasize they were made of French kid leather (at first, in the early 1960s, the gloves were made in France, later in the Philippines)." -From an appraisal by aGatherin' written in 2014.

Furness, Betty, 1916-1994
US.20200321.027 · Person · 1916-1994

Elizabeth "Betty" Mary Furness (1916 - 1994) was an American actress and consumer affairs expert. She began her career as a model, working for the Powers agency. Through her modeling, she began landing small roles in films. In 1949, she became the television spokesperson for Westinghouse Electric Corporation. She left the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1960 to focus on "more serious work." President Lyndon B. Johnson elected her for a position as the special assistant to the president for consumer affairs. She continued to work in this field throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In 1974, she became a regular on the Today Show. Betty Furness passed away on April 2, 1994 in New York, NY.

Galanos, James, 1924-2016
US.20200715.032 · Person · 1924-2016

James Galanos was an American fashion designer whose clientele consisted of famous individuals. After studying at Traphagen School of Fashion, Galanos worked as an assistant to designer Hattie Carnegie, and interned in Paris for couturier Robert Piguet. He then relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked as a sketcher for Jean Louis, a costume designer at Columbia Pictures. Galanos started his company Galanos Originals in 1950, and designed formalwear for clients including Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, and Jacquline Kennedy. Galanos designed Grace Kelly's wedding dress for her wedding to Rainier III, prince of Monaco in 1956, and most famously created dresses for Nancy Reagan.

US.20200516.002 · Person · 1962-

Character on the British television show "The Avengers," played by actress Honor Blackman.

Galliano, John
US.20180702.097 · Person · 1960-

John Galliano is a British fashion designer. He has produced ready-to-wear and haute-couture collections for various fashion houses including Christian Dior, Givenchy, and Maison Margiela. In 1995, he was appointed to replace founder Hubert de Givenchy at the house of Givenchy. He was then appointed designer in chief at Dior fashion house in 1996. In 1996, he left Givenchy and was succeeded by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen. In 2013, he collaborated on Oscar de la Renta’s fall collection, and in 2014 was named creative director of Maison Martin Margiela.

Ganapoler, Paul
US.20201112.53 · Person · 1915-1999

Paul Ganapoler was born in June 1915 in the Bronx. He worked as an assistant designer and production manager from the late 1950s through the 1970s, most notably The French Connection (1971) and The Boys in the Band (1970).

Gandhi, Indira, 1917-1984
US.20200321.002 · Person · 1917-1984

Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. She served as Prime Minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984.

GAP, Inc.
US.20220408.002 · Corporate body · 1969-

Gap was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company operates six primary divisions: Gap (the namesake banner), Banana Republic, Old Navy, Intermix, Hill City, and Athleta.

Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990
US.20200321.012 · Person · 1905-1990

Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s.

Garcia, Nina
US.20200715.033 · Person · 1965-

Nina Garcia is a Columbian-American fashion journalist. She was born in Barranquilla, Columbia on May 3, 1965. After completing earning an undergraduate degree from Boston University in 1983, Garcia continued her undergraduate eduction by attending school at École Supérieure de la Mode (Esmod) in Paris and completing her degree in fashion merchandising at FIT in 1992. Garcia began her career in fashion merchandising in 1980 at Perry Ellis, under then head designer Marc Jacobs. After leaving Perry Ellis, she worked for Mirabelle as a stylist and market editor before accepting a position at Elle magazine as fashion director in 2000. Garcia was promoted to Editor-at-Large in April, 2008 before leaving the magazine for a position as fashion director at Marie Claire magazine in August 2008. In 2012, she became creative director of Marie Claire in 2012 and served as creative director for the magazine until September 2017 when she rejoined Elle magazine as Editor-in-Chief. Nina Garcia's fashion influence has extended beyond just print media as well, serving as a style expert on programs such as Good Morning America, The View, and Today. She has been a host on the Oscar Red Carpet for ABC and has been a judge on the television show Project Runway since it's creation in 2004, serving as the show's longest running judge in 2020.

US.20190412.004 · Person · 1891-1981

After his hometown of Valladolid, Spain granted him a scholarship to study at the École des Beaux Arts, Benito moved to Paris in 1912. While completing his studies, he became part of a circle of Spanish artists that included Picasso and Juan Gris and was inspired by the nascent Cubist and Futurist art movements. A painter his whole life, Benito is best known for his illustration work for both French and American publications—Femina, Gazette du bon ton, Vogue and Vanity Fair—which necessitated him to split his time living between Paris and New York during the 1920s and 1930s. Hollywood celebrities, including Gloria Swanson, employed his talents as an interior designer and portraitist. He returned to his roots the last two decades of his life, living quietly as a painter in Valladolid.

Garofalo, Joseph
US.20230525.011 · Person · 1933?-2016

Joseph Garofalo was a professor of textile science at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC for over 40 years. He was also a trustee and treasurer of the Federal Teachers' Credit Union, as well as treasurer of the United Federation of Teachers.

Garro, Dennis
US.20181109-008 · Person · [1931]-

Dennis Garro served as the Senior Vice President / General Manager of the Men's division at Bloomingdale's as well as the Boys division and Young World (kids) division. He worked with Macy's San Francisco for nine years prior, and was with the Macy's organization in Kansas City for a year and a half before that. His career first began in 1970 at Abraham & Straus. His work with the men's division began when he moved to Macy's San Francisco. While at Macy's San Francisco, Garro also worked in general ready-to-wear before becoming the regional director of stores. At the time of this interview, Garro had been reporting directly to Marvin S. Traub at Bloomingdale's for roughly one year. Garro retired from Bloomingdale's in 1989, after roughly four and a half years with the company. This happened amidst the pending sale of Bloomingdale's.

Gaskins, Eric
US.20230719.001 · Person · 1958-

Eric Gaskins was born in 1958 in Germany and grew up in Groton, Massachusetts. He attended Lawrence Academy and graduated from Kenyon College with a degree in fine arts. He was trained in Paris by Hubert Givenchy before returning to the United States where he launched his own label in New York in 1987. He designed for Koos Van den Akker, Bob Evans, and Scott Barrie before starting his own label. His designs have been featured on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Spy, Bazaar, Glamour, Vanity Fair, and Palm Beach Illustrated. Other significant editorial coverage included such magazines and television programs as Self, New Woman, Elle, Essence and Entertainment Tonight. His celebrity clients include Salma Hayek, Melanie Griffith, Vanessa Williams, Mariah Carey, Geena Davis, Maria Shriver, Jada Pinkett, Jennifer Lopez, Allison Janney, Kim Cattrall, Kathy Bates and Goldie Hawn. He worked as a designer for 22 years before closing his business in 2009 to reveal he had been blogging under the pseudonym Fluff Chance for the blog The Emperor's Old Clothes.

Gaultier, Jean-Paul
US.20200125.006 · Person · 1952-

French fashion designer. Since his début collection, Gaultier has repeatedly been called the enfant terrible of French fashion for his rejection of conventional distinctions between male and female dress, his controversial historical and global references, and an ongoing ironic evocation of the Paris of popular imagination.

Gaultier credited his early interest in fashion to the influence of his grandmother, an amateur hypnotist and fortuneteller with a colorful group of clients for whom Gaultier imagined dramatic outfits and hairstyles. His grandmother’s foundation garments were particularly important and inspired an obsession with corsets that became a recurring motif in his design career.

As a teenager, he designed fashion collections for his mother and grandmother and sent sketches to Pierre Cardin. On his 18th birthday, Gaultier was offered a job by Cardin, where he stayed for about one year. He then moved on to a short stint with the avant-garde designer Jacques Esterel (1918–74). On 24 April 1971, his 19th birthday, he began working at the house of Jean Patou, where he spent two years as assistant to Michel Gomez, then to Angelo Tarlazzi. Gaultier then returned to Cardin and worked from 1974 to 1975 in Manila, assisting with the designer’s collections for the American market.

In 1976, after launching a line of electronic jewellery, Gaultier presented his first apparel collection under his own name at the Palais de la Découverte, Paris, consisting of woven straw dresses that resembled placemats. A lower-priced range, Junior Gaultier, was launched in 1988 and was replaced by the JPG by Gaultier line in 1994. Gaultier Jeans débuted in summer of 1992; the line is now known as Jean’s Paul Gaultier. His first haute couture collection was shown in January 1997. His first fragrance, Jean Paul Gaultier (now known as Jean Paul Gaultier Classique), introduced in 1993 in a bottle shaped like a female torso, included a ‘modern’ note of nail polish remover. Additional fragrances for women and men followed.

Since the 1980s, Gaultier has designed for an international group of performers including David Bowie, Tina Turner, Prince, the accordionist Yvette Horner, Sylvie Vartan and Kylie Minogue. His most famous costumes were the outfits he created for Madonna for her 1990 Blond Ambition tour, featuring bras with exaggerated cone-shaped cups (see fig.). He also outfitted Madonna for her 2001 Drowned World and 2006 Confessions tours. His film credits include costumes for Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover (1989), Pedro Almodovar’s Kika (1994), The City of Lost Children (1995) directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element (1997).

Gaultier’s collections reveal a wide range of influences, and a humorous, irreverent attitude toward fashion (see fig.). In a 1984 interview, he revealed that a tramp asleep on a Paris street wearing a sweater over a coat inspired a collection. Inspiration has also come from other unexpected sources. ‘Le dadaïsme’ (1983) included clothes that seemed to be falling off the models. ‘La Concierge est dans l’escalier’ (Spring/Summer 1988) fondly acknowledged the berets and polka-dotted scarves of a stereotypical Paris concierge. ‘Les Rabbins Chics’ (Autumn/Winter 1993–4) was inspired by the traditional clothing of Hasidic Jews. ‘Les Tatouages’ (Spring/Summer 1994) included flesh-colored pieces printed with tattoo-inspired designs. While many top mannequins have modeled Gaultier’s designs, they have often shared the runway with non-professionals recruited by the designer for their ethnic diversity or less-than-fashionable figures.

Androgyny has been a continuing theme for Gaultier. ‘Une garde-robe pour deux’, presented in 1985, offered each sex the opportunity to dress up in the other’s clothes (see fig.). Women paraded in black leather lingerie and tailored suits. Men posed as ‘hommes fatals’ in low-backed sweaters and hats with veils. ‘Et Dieu créa l’homme’, Gaultier’s 1985 Spring/Summer menswear collection introduced a notable item: the skirt for men. The first skirt was actually a pair of trousers with an extra panel of fabric across the front of both legs. His explanation of the skirt option for men is that the style is not cross-dressing but ‘a way to put fabric on the body’. Subsequent collections included variations in the form of kilts, sarongs, miniskirts over trousers, and tunics. Since ‘Adam et Eve Rastas d’aujourd’hui’ in 1991, Gaultier has on occasion shown men’s and women’s collections together. ‘Mongole’ (Autumn/Winter 1994–5) included particularly androgynous models in look-alike fashions inspired by Mongolian dress.

In addition to preparing his numerous collections for men and women, since 2004 Gaultier has been head designer for Hermès.

Gaynor, Janet
US.20240318.001 · Person · 1906-1984

Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter.

"One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multiple roles. This rule would be changed three years later by AMPAS. Her career continued with the advent of sound film, and she achieved a notable success in the original version of A Star Is Born (1937). She worked only sporadically after the late 1930s. Severely injured in a 1982 vehicle collision, the incident contributed to her death two years later."

Gazette du bon ton
US.20210123.002 · Corporate body · 1912-1925

The Gazette du Bon Ton (roughly translated to Journal of Good Style) was a small fashion publication produced in France by Lucien Vogel, and published in the United States by Conde Nast by the title Gazette du Bon Genre. It was founded by the top couture houses at the time: Cheruit, Doeuillet, Doucet, Paquin, Poiret, Redfern and Worth. The magazine strove to respresent fashion as an art, portraying fashion in a similar to the way that painting and sculpture are protrayed. The magazine briefly stopped publication during WWI and resumed in Spring of 1920. When the Gazette began to be published again it included other prominent fashion houses such as: Beer, Lanvin, Patou, and Martial & Armand. The Gazette featured essays and fashion illustrations, with the illustrations being the most prominent piece of the publication. Each issue included 10 full page illustrations, 7 couture designs and 3 illustrations inspired by couture designs.

Geizinger, Jack
US.20180702.099 · Person · unknown

Jack Geisinger was an American fashion illustrator.

Genest, Rick
US.20200418.025 · Person · 1985-2018

Rick Genest, also known as Zombie Boy, was a Canadian artist, actor, fashion model, and musician.

Genny (Firm)
US.20200418.026 · Corporate body · 1961-

Genny is a clothing company founded in Ancona, Italy in 1961 by Arnaldo Girombelli.

George G. Hodges Limited
US.20230829.001 · Corporate body · 1950-unknown

George G. Hodges Limited was a purveyor of women's shoes in the 1950s.

Gerber Garment Technology
US.20230525.010 · Corporate body · 1967-

Gerber Garment Technology is credited with being one of the leaders in automated apparel technology. H. Joseph Gerber introduced the Gerber Cutter System 70 which was one of the first automated textile innovations. A year later, in 1968, Gerber formed Gerber Garment Technology. Gerber introduced several more advancements in automated apparel technology including, cutters, pattern designers, and automated sewing machines. In 1998, the name of the company was changed to Gerber Technology to better represent their role outside of the apparel industry in automated production.

Gernreich, Rudi, 1922-1985
US.20200418.027 · Person · 1922-1985

Austrian-born American avant-garde fashion designer of the 1960s.

Gersman, Lana Toni
US.20200418.028 · Person · 1952-

Celebrity make-up artist and writer.

Giblin, Jean Ellen
US.20201002.010 · Person · unknown

Jean Ellen Giblin was a professor and Vice President of Academic Affairs at FIT. She began at FIT as an economics professor in 1970. She later became Chair of the Social Science department and a member of the curriculum committee. Giblin took an active role in the creation of an upper divisional program with a marketing option in international trade. This work led to her appointment as Dean of the Business and Technology department at FIT, and ultimately to her position as Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Gigli, Romeo, 1949-
US.20200314.012 · Person · 1949-

Italian fashion designer.

Gimbel Brothers
US.20220408.004 · Corporate body · 1842-1987

Founded in 1842 by German Jewish immigrant peddler Adam Gimbel in 1842 in Vincennes, Indiana, by the 1920s Gimbel Brothers was the largest and most profitable department store retailer in America. The Gimbel’s name was known to everyone in New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee, as well as millions of visitors to those cities. At its 1940s peak, over 500,000 people attended the Gimbel’s Thanksgiving Parade in Philadelphia, which predated the Thanksgiving Parade in New York, organized by arch-rival Macy’s. Millions more later watched the Gimbel’s and Macy’s parades on network television. Gimbel’s had a starring role in the popular 1947 movie Miracle on 34th Street.

Gimbel, Adam
US.20230525.009 · Person · 1817-1896

Born to a Bavarian family in 1817, Gimbel immigrated to the United States in 1833. Working as a ship hand to pay for the voyage, he settled in New Orleans where he found employment as a dock worker. Paying attention to the various pettlers that sold their wares along the coast, Gimbel began to save his earnings to purchase an inventory of needles, thread, and cloth. After amassing an inventory he headed north along the Mississippi River. After five years of selling his wares along the river, he was able to afford a horse and cart to more easily sell his goods and increase the variety of his inventory. In 1842, Gimbel arrived in Vincennes, Indiana where his sales were so successful he decided to settle in the town and purchased a small house which would serve as his home and storefront named The Palace of Trade. The store continued to increase its inventory and sold all kinds of goods including: nails, gunpowder, harnesses, shawls, shows, cloth, and pelts. In 1869 he expanded his business by opening a store in Danville, Illinois. In 1887, after selling his store in Vincennes, Gimbel moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he purchased a four-story store on the corner of Wisconsin and Grand. The Gimbels store became the largest dry goods vendor in the city, with its own elevator and 40-75 salespeople. In 1894, the Gimbel Brothers Company expanded by purchasing another location in Philadelphia. Adam Gimbel died two years later in 1896 at the age of 79.

Gimbel, Adam Long
US.20200515.001 · Person · 1893-1969

Adam Gimbel was born in 1893 and named for his grandfather who founded the Gimbel retail empire. His cousin, Isaac Gimbel, was responsible for the merger of the Herald Square locations of Gimbel's and Sak's, and renaming the chain Sak's Fifth Avenue. The youngest member of the third generation of the Gimbel family, Adam Gimbel was reluctant at first to join the family business. Asked by his father to work for the store in 1916, Gimbel dropped out of Yale to work in introductory positions for the store. After serving in WWI, Gimbel helped his father set up manufacturing locations in Japan and the Philipines. By 1924, Gimbel had become Vice President of the Philadelphia store and by the end of the year had been made VP of the Fifth Avenue location. In 1927, he bought a storefront location on Michigan Avenue in Chicago on an impulse. Which was the instigation of many impulse decisions which made him quite reputable within the store's upper management until his retirement in 1975.

Gimbel, Sophie, 1898-1981
20190214-001 · Person · 1898-1981

Sophie Gimbel, more well-known as Sophie of Saks, was born Sophie Hass in 1898 in Houston, Texas. She attended Agnes Scott College in Atlanta. In the late 1920s she moved to New York and was hired as a stylist at Saks Fifth Avenue. Shortly thereafter she was asked to re-vamp their foundering custom-order Salon Moderne. She was successful in this endeavor, as well as with her line of ready-to-wear, Sophie Originals. In 1931 she married Adam Gimbel who was president of Saks Fifth Avenue from 1926 to 1969. Sophie did not sketch her designs, rather, she used sketchers to assist with visualizing her ideas, or purchased designs from other designers and modified them. She enjoyed significant success, particularly in the 1940s, and her designs were noted for their elegance. Her clientele included Claudette Colbert, Rose Kennedy, and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson who wore a red coat and dress designed by Sophie Gimbel to her husband's inauguration in 1965. Sophie Gimbel retired in 1969 and passed away in 1981.