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Dr. Allan F. Hershfield, an academic administrator and professor at various colleges and universities, assumed the presidency of FIT in 1992. Dr. Hershfield had been dean of Boston University's Metropolitan College, which specializes in continuing education, since 1989 and before that held high posts at the University of Maryland, and the University of California, among other institutions.

Dr. Mortimer C. Ritter served as FIT President from 1951-1952. He is credited with a large part in the development of cooperation between the apparel industry and education in New York City. He was aided in this work by Max Meyer, who had become known as the dean of the fashion industry. Ritter attended Boys High School in Brooklyn and received a Master of Arts degree at the Teachers College, Columbia University. He began his career as a designer of men's apparel. In 1920, he became a teacher of garment design and in 1926, the Board of Education appointed him to create the Central High School of the Needle Trades. He was principal of the High School and then the Director of FIT. In 1951, he was made its first President.

Mr. Feldman headed the College from 1971 until his retirement in 1992 and was the longest-serving president of the school. During his tenure, the College's enrollment rose to 12,000 from 5,000, the selection of courses increased greatly, and the number of buildings went from two to eight. Under his direction, the College, which is affiliated with the State University of New York system, began awarding bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as the associate's degree. F.I.T. also set up the Advanced Apparel Manufacturing Technology Demonstration Facility, which includes a large collection of computer-driven equipment, and, in 1983, a Small Business Center that provides services and support for entrepreneurs. Early in his career, Mr. Feldman was a secondary school educator and administrator in California, and from 1964 to 1969 he was an officer of the Ford Foundation's Division of International Education and Research. He also served in a variety of capacities in Washington in the Office of Education and the Office of Economic Opportunity.

The Gladys Marcus Library is the library at FIT and supports the academic and research needs of the FIT community. Collections are comprised of both physical and electronic resources which include: trend forecasting services, sketch collections, clipping files, and fashion show DVDs. The library also houses a special collections divison (FIT SPARC) that includes rare and manuscript materials, as well as corporate and academic archives.

Karen Trivette is the Head of the Special Collections and College Archives at Fashion Institute of Technology.

Grace Kelly was an American actress. She married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956, becoming Princess Grace of Monaco.

Director of the Library at FIT in the 1980s who played an integral role in the development of the institution's oral history collection.

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.

According to the NY Times, "China Machado was one of the first non-Caucasians to appear in the pages of an American glossy fashion magazine and a model who helped break not only the race barrier but also the age barrier."

Cesare was a distant cousin of the famous Titian, and studied in his shop. He was a member of the branch of Vecellio descended from Giovanni Antonio. He is best known for his prints; he published illustrated books on costume, embroidery and lacemaking, and other subjects. Francesco, Cesare, Orazio and Marco were the only family members allowed to use the appellation "di Tiziano." Comment on works: ornamental

Erica Perl was a fashion illustrator working between the 1950s and 1970s.

Jonathan Joseph Peters is an American designer exploring the folcrum between avant-garde and ready to wear. He specializes in cocktail, special occasion, and custom work and appeared on season 7 of "Project Runway."

Alvin Pimsler was an illustrator at Pratt Institute right before he got drafted into the war in 1941. Coming back, he continued his career as an illustrator and became the president of the Society of Illustrators and taught at FIT.

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) provides legal counsel, representation and oversight to the College and its affiliated entities. The office's goal is to represent the College's interests in business transactions or dispute resolution.

According to FIT's website, "The Office of Information Technology provides technology based services to meet the academic and administrative needs of the school."

Kichisaburo Ogawa is an assistant professor of fashion design at Parsons School of Design. He has previously worked as a fashion illustrator for Henri Bendel and Woman's Wear Daily, and as a lecturer at Bunka Fashion College. His work has been published in various publications including WWD, W, The New York Times, Elle Japon, and Harpers Bazaar Japan.

Edward Ozern (1913-2004) was a New York City based photographer. Some of his work can be found today at the International Center of Photography Museum.

Robert Passantino worked as a fashion illustrator for WWD starting around 1970. His illustrations were inspired by the thin, youthful models of the late 1960s. He enjoyed sketching footwear the best. The dancewear company Capezio offered Passantino a design position but the illustrator declined and continued to sketch.

Frances Neady was an inspiring and dedicated teacher of fashion illustration who served on the faculties of FIT and the Parsons School of Design for a total of 40 years.

Nancy North was a model for Halston beginning in 1972.

The Office of Advancement provides information about giving alumni opportunities to help advance the mission of the university. The Office of Advancement supports the College's educational mission, vision, needs and strategic plan.

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.

According to FIT's website, "The Office of Faculty Services is an administrative office dedicated to providing guidance and support to all full-time faculty in the areas of College policies and procedures. The office also manages the administration of the student evaluation of teaching effectiveness process."

No Mend Hosiery Inc. was an American hosiery manufacturer which produced seamless hosiery on a circular type knitting machine.

Tom Morrow (1928-1994) was an American painter and commercial artist best known as the designer of several iconic advertisements for Broadway plays and musicals.

According to Mattel's website, "Mattel is the owner of one of the strongest portfolios of children's and family entertainment franchises in the world. Our iconic brands have been inspiring generations of consumers and have deep emotional connections with a large fan base of children everywhere. Our brand portfolio has a range of categories such as Dolls, Vehicles, Infant, Toddler and Preschool, Action Figures, Games, Construction and Plush, and includes popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies."

First chairman of the FIT Board of Trustees and acting president of the college at his death in 1953.

"Born in Alsace in 1876, Max Meyer immigrated to the US with his family in 1890. The family's decision to move was largely undertaken so that Max could avoid compulsory service in the Prussian army and to improve the marriage prospects for his sisters, one of whom married Abraham Beller, the owner of A. Beller & Co. (established in 1890), a cloak and suit manufacturer. Max's formal education ceased at the age of 14 when he went to work for his new brother-in-law, sweeping the sidewalks and executing other menial tasks. Max quickly earned the trust and respect of his new boss and by the age of 21 was promoted to buyer.

Mr. Meyer made his first trip to Paris in 1897. Meyer later recollected that he believed that he was among the first buyers from American ready-to-wear manufacturers to purchase models directly from the couture houses. Over the course of his 39 year career as a buyer and executive for A. Beller & Co., Meyer visited Paris 110 times licensing designs from top houses including Chanel, Lanvin, Cheirut, Jenny, Paquin, Premet, Callot Soeurs, Worth, Drecoll, Poiret, Patou, and many others. Largely the garments were suits or outerwear, but occasionally dresses, which coordinated with an outerwear garment, were included in their collections.

The A. Beller & Co. adaptations of imported models as well as the company's own original designs were of the highest quality and retailed at high-end department stores. The company's product was considered the gold standard for American manufacturers, and as executives, Beller and Meyer were widely respected within the industry. Meyer, in particular, was heavily involved with various garment trade worker unions and an activist for worker's rights and labor reform. Meyer retired from A. Beller & Co. in 1929 two years before the company would shutter its doors amid the Great Depression.

Meyer's personal involvement with the fashion industries did not end upon his retirement. In 1939, he helped found the Central High School of the Needle Trades to prepare young minds and hands for careers in the fashion industry. The High School would expand to become the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1944." (bio by unknown author)

Macy's is an American department store founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. In 1994 it became a division of the Dayton based Federated Department Stores and became affiliated with Blomingdale's department store chain. As of 2015, Macy's was the top U.S. department store chain by price sales. The flagship store is located at Herald Square in New York City.

In 1858, Rowland Hussey Macy opened R.H. Macy & Co, as a dry goods store in New York City. According to Macy's website, "First-day sales totaled $11.06 but by the end of the first full year, sales grossed approximately $85,000. By 1877, R.H. Macy & Co. had become a full-fledged department store occupying the ground space of 11 adjacent buildings in Manhattan." Macy adopted a red star as his symbol of success, becoming the iconic Macy's symbol.

Fashion illustrator Dora Mathieu was born in 1909 and studied at Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn. She later returned as an instructor from 1955 to 1957 and taught at the Art Students League in New York, exhibited with the Society of illustrators, and taught at Parsons School of Design.

Alfred V. Sloan, Jr. was born in New York City in 1921, and grew up in the Bronx in the same building where his father practiced medicine. After graduating from Townsend Harris High School in 1937 at age 15, he obtained his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in both History and English. In 1941, he joined the Air Force, and served overseas for several years during World War Two as a signalman. Around 1946, he returned to the United States, and found a job working for the well-established Strawbridge & Clothier in their New York offices. Simultaneously, he attended New York University on a part-time basis, earning a Master's of Science in Retailing in 1950, and a PhD in education in 1956, also from NYU. He then began a teaching job at SUNY Orange (Orange County Community College). After two years, he was recruited by FIT, and taught various business and marketing courses there for an impressive 58 years, until his retirement in December, 2016. Professor Sloan passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018.

Jenny Sacerdote was a French fashion designer. She opened her first boutique in 1909 in Paris and is the creator of iconic styles including the boat neck and the "little gray suit." In 1926, Sacerdote became the second ever woman to be made a Knight of the Legion of Honour for services to fashion.

Betty Kirke was born in Milan, MI in 1924. She attended the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and majored in fashion design. She completed her degree at SUNY, earning liberal arts credits at various colleges and universities.
Kirke worked as a designer of custom-made clothing in California starting in 1949. In 1952, she moved to New York and founded B.L. Griffith Designs, Inc., which manufactured ready-to-wear fashions. She met and married musician and actor Walter Kirke in 1955. In 1972, she closed B.L. Griffith Designs, Inc.
The following year, Kirke started to work as a restorer at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. During this period, Kirke began to learn about and study the designs of Madeleine Vionnet. Kirke became an expert on Madeleine Vionnet, and authored multiple books and articles on her work.
In 1979, Kirke accepted the position of Senior Conservator of the costume and textile collection at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Kirke also taught in F.I.T.’s graduate program for museum studies from 1985 until 1991.
After her retirement in 1991, Kirke was awarded the 1999 Millia Davenport Publication Award from the Costume Society of America, which recognizes excellence in scholarship in the study of costume.

Louise Dahl-Wolfe was born in Alameda, California in 1985. She studied interior design at the San Francisco Institute of Art. In 1928, she married the sculptor Meyer Wolfe. Dahl-Wolfe began a career in photography in the early 1930s. Vanity Fair published her photograph, "Tennessee Mountain Woman," in 1933. Encouraged by this, Dahl-Wolfe moved to New York and opened a photography studio. Carmel Snow, editor of Harper's Bazaar hired Dahl-Wolfe as a staff fashion photographer for Harper's Bazaar in 1936. A year later, Dahl-Wolfe's work was included in the Museum of Modern Art's first photography exhibition. Dahl-Wolfe was an early supporter of color photography and she insisted that the colors in her photographs be as true to life as possible, resulting in vibrant works. Dahl-Wolfe left Harpers Bazaar in 1958 and began freelancing. She accepted work from Vogue and Sports Illustrated until her retirement in 1960. Louise Dahl-Wolfe passed away in December, 1989 at the age of 94.

David Wolfe has worked in fashion industry for over 50 years, and is one of the industry’s most influential trend forecasters. Born in 1941 in Ohio, he took a strong interest in fashion illustration as a young boy. In his first job at Carlisle’s Department Stores, a small family-owned chain in Ohio, Wolfe was given free reign to take on multiple roles, including visual merchandise director, and teen fashion coordinator. He also wrote advertising copy and created fashion illustrations for the advertising department, and worked on their bridle fashion shows. Wolfe there met and married his wife Sheila, who helped foster his career as a fashion illustrator. During a visit to London in the late 1960s, Wolfe landed an illustration job at the prestigious fashion store, Fortnum & Mason. He then worked steadily as a freelance fashion illustrator for the next 20 years, for publications including the London Sunday Times, Womenswear Daily, and Galeries Lafayette. He also began working with Lee Rudd's I.M. International fashion forecasting business, which provided reports for department stores, textile companies, color companies, and designers. After a couple of years working with the forecasting company, IM International, in 1981, Wolfe started his own company, The Fashion Service, which created and sold trend information to designers, and advised merchandisers on what they should buy. In 1990, he joined the New York-based Doneger Group, from which he retired from his position as Creative Director in 2018.

Saul Nesbitt was an American artist who specialized in packaging, industrial, and graphic design, and sculpture. He was married to fashion illustrator Esta Nesbitt.

Hélio Oiticica was a Brazilian visual artist and a prominent contributor to the Neo-Concrete Movement. His formats of work include sculpture, painting, performance art, film, and writing.

From the Bruce Silverstein gallery website: "Paulin began his education in the arts at the age of 16 when he joined the Chicago-based Whitaker-Christiansen Studio as an apprentice in photography and fashion illustration. Shortly after in 1944, Paulin joined the army and spent two years as a member of the Signal Corps in Europe. He began photographing the wartime devastation of German cities. After being discharged from the army, Paulin returned to Chicago to attend the Art Institute of Chicago and the Institute of Design. In 1953, Paulin returned to New York and continued as a freelance fashion illustrator. While most of his time was occupied with work, he began walking the city’s streets at night and found a fascination for street and documentary photography. In 1957, Paulin had his first solo show at the iconic Limelight Gallery. Frank Paulin’s work has been exhibited at numerous institutions including the Milwaukee Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery."

Marie Paulin coordinated fashion presentations at the Sherway Gardens shopping center located in Toronto.

Spadea Syndicate Inc. produces over 100 original couture patterns per year with an average annual sales of about 500,000 patterns. According to The NY Times, "Ranging from petite size three through mature half sizes up to 25, Spadea patterns are purchased at $1.50 to $3 each by women who make their own clothes but want couture styling at moderate or low cost. The company also furnishes fabrics from its choice of 585 exclusive Italian imports stocked in the railroad station, which also houses the company's offices and mailing facilities. The elegant fabrics sell for $3 to $100 a yard, with most between $10 and $30 a yard."

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.

John J. Pomerantz, president of JJP Advisory, LLC, is former chairman and chief executive officer of Leslie Fay Company, Inc., a manufacturer of women's fashions. Pomerantz retired in 2000 after more than four decades with the company. Pomerantz joined Leslie Fay in 1955, became president in 1971 and chairman and CEO in 1980. At the 2002 American Image Awards, the fashion retailing world honored him for nearly three decades at the helm of one of the country's oldest dressmakers. Pomerantz is a trustee emeritus of FIT, and was a director of its foundation from 1976 to 2010, serving more than ten years as chairman. In 1984, Pomerantz and his wife, Laura, donated $1 million to help launch FIT's $5 million development campaign. In recognition, FIT named its Art and Design Center in honor of his father, Fred P. Pomerantz, founder of Leslie Fay. Pomerantz is a founder and supporter of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and serves on its board of overseers. He supports the arts and is involved in community service, including the Boy Scouts, where he was past chairman of the Greater New York Council. He sits on the executive board of City Meals-on-Wheels. Other board memberships include UJA Federation of New York, Fashion Delivers, and Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation. Pomerantz graduated from Admiral Farragut Naval Academy in 1951, and earned his BA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The Pomerantz family includes Johns wife Laura, daughters Andrea Pomerantz Lustig and her husband Mathew, Susie Davis and her husband Kevin, and Marnie Pomerantz MacLean and her husband, Neil. He has five grandchildren, Anna, Michael and James Lustig, and Chelsea and Zachary Davis.

"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

"Robert Lamont Green, a men's fashion editor, consultant and lecturer who was the fashion director of Playboy magazine for more than 20 years, has died at age 79. ... Mr. Green was a familiar figure in the New York fashion world of the 1960s and '70s. Called Robert L. by his friends and associates, he was widely known for his wit, his skills as a raconteur and his many parties. At Playboy, from 1958 to 1975, he strengthened the magazine's fashion coverage and increased its presence in the fashion world by organizing special events and founding the Caswell-Massey Awards, which later became Playboy's Creative Men's Wear Awards. ... He occasionally appeared on "The Merv Griffin Show," "The Mike Douglas Show," "Tonight" show and "Today" show. He also wrote a book, "Live With Style," as well as articles for Architectural Digest and other publications. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles and became a fashion consultant to the TV and film industries. After graduating from Michigan State University, Mr. Green worked as a child psychologist until he served in the Army during World War II. Settling in Washington after his discharge, he started a public relations agency and became the host of a CBS radio program dealing with musical theater." Chicago Tribune, Obituary, 1997

Robert Green made a considerable contribution to the Oral History Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology's Gladys Marcus Library throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s."

"Harry Pilcer was born in 1885 in New York and debuted on Broadway when he was 14 years old. He was an American dancer and entertainer who spent a good deal of time in France. He was known through his partnership with Gaby Deslys, who was a well-known French actress and dancer in the early 1900s. Together, they popularized a dance named after Deslys, called The Gaby Glide. Pilcer's stage credits include Vera Violetta (1911), Stop! Look! Listen! (1915), Laissez-Les Tomber (1917) and Pins and Needles (1922). He also appeared in the films Her Triumph (1915) and Infatuation (1918). After Deslys's death in 1920, Pilcer partnered with the French dancer Mistinguett for ten years. In 1930, he began working as master of ceremonies and entertainer at French casinos owned by Francois Andre and remained a popular entertainer in France throughout the 1930s. He was a choreographer for and appeared in the film The Razor's Edge (1946). Pilcer continued to work as an entertainer until his death in 1961." Online Archive of California - Finding Aid for the Harry Pilcer collection

Clovis Ruffin was an American fashion designer. He had his first major show in 1972 and was the youngest designer to win a Coty award in 1973. His focus was on womenswear and created pieces outside of the pants trend that was present at the time. His designs included clingy T-shirt like dresses that became his company's trademark look. He also focused on affordable workwear for women that was youthful and carefree. He was one of the first designers to extensively hire Black models. Ruffin opened his company Ruffinwear, that later became a part of the Kreisler group until it closed in 1979. Later on in his career in the 1980s, he designed loungewear and evening dresses. In 1990, he designed costumes for the Alvin Ailey dance company and began to branch out into interior design. He died of complications from AIDS at age 46 in 1992.

Roy Rogers was an American actor, singer, and television host. He starred in 90 motion pictures and over 100 episodes of a weekly television show. He reigned as "king of the cowboys" and was elected to the Country Hall of Fame in 1988.

Mary Quant was a British fashion designer. Quant studied art education and illustration at Goldsmiths, where she graduated in 1953. In 1955, she and her husband, aristocrat Alexander Plunket Greene, and lawyer-turned-photographer Archie McNair opened a boutique named Bazaar, where they stocked Quant's own designs. After expanding and opening a second store in 1957, she signed a design contract with American department-store chain JC Penney in 1962. Quant is widely seen as very influential in 1960's and 1970's fashion and is often credited as inventing the mini-skirt, which was heavily popularized on '60's It-model Twiggy. Often cited as the 'mother of the miniskirt,' Quant created ready-to-wear designs for the hip, youth scene which was later dubbed Youthquake. She was granted an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1966 and granted the title of Dame in 2015 for her services to British fashion.

Virginia Pope, the fashion editor of The New York Times from 1933 to 1955, died yesterday morning in her borne at 419 East 570‐Street. She was 92 years old and had suffered a stroke three years ago. Miss Pope, who joined The Times in 1925 and became fashion editor eight years later, encouraged the young fashion industry just emerging on Seventh Avenue and set standards of taste for young designers. “I think she invented the reporting of fashion,” Pauline Trigere. the fashion designer, said yesterday. “Nobody thought of describing a dress as a news event before she did.” “She was a very knowledgeable woman,” said Geoffrey Beene. “When first began to work in New York as designer, I was completely in awe of her. She was one of the great ladies of fashion. She and the late Jessica Daves were sort of synonymous with me for their taste.” Students at the Fashion Institute of Technology and designers struggling to get a foothold in the business found her a helpful guide. As holder of the institute's Edwin Goodman chair, endowed by Bergdorf Goodman, Miss Pope was a familiar sight on Seventh Avenue until recent years, taking her students to fashion shows and showing them how a business worked behind the scenes. She also appeared regularly on Monday night at the Metropolitan Opera with six students because she felt exposure to culture was essential to the development of a fashion designer. After her retirement from The New York Times, Miss Pope joined the staff of Parade magazine as fashion editor. At her death, her name still appeared on the masthead. In 1942, she originated the “Fashions of the Times,” a fashion show she staged each fall for the next nine years that served as a showcase for American designers. “I was damn proud of being in it,” Miss Trigere recalled. “We all were.” In 1952, the stage presentation was transformed into a fashion supplement with the same name, which The Times still publishes. Miss Pope owned hundreds of hats and almost never wore the same dress and accessories two days running. “I'm drunkard about hats,” she once said. “I cannot bear to throw one away.” Although she dressed in an establishment way, she understood innovations, Mr. Beene recalled. “She could look at clothes objectively,” he added. “That is a great talent.” Miss Pope was one of the first fashion reporters who invaded the wholesale fashion markets for news, to see how clothes were made. And she considered the people who made them news makers as well. In the 1930's and earlier, the only legitimate fashion news was thought to be style changes emanating from Paris. Miss Pope was born in Chicago on June 29, 1885, the daughter of Francis C. and Betty Hamilton Pope. Her father died when she was 5 years old, and she and her mother toured Europe, where she became fluent in French, German and Italian. They did not return to Chicago until she was 20. During World War I, she left again to join the Red Cross. After the war, Miss Pope tried several careers, going into social work at Hull House in Chicago under Jane Addams and appearing as a dancer at the Maxine Elliott Theater in New York City with Yvette Guilbert, the French singer. She wrote an article on the Oberammergau Players from Germany, who were appearing in New York, and sent it to The Times. The article, which she obtained by speaking German to one of the players, was her first published piece. She followed it with Christmas articles set in an Italian neighborhood, where she had to use her Italian. Soon afterward, Miss Pope was hired by The Times as a member of the Sunday staff. In 1937, she obtained radio photographs of the Paris fashion openings for the newspaper and two years later a full fashion page on the Duchess of Windsor. She reported on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Miss Pope, who served as president of the New York Newspaperwomen's Club, received the Neiman‐Marcus Award in 1948 for outstanding contribution to the fashion field. She is survived by a niece, Betty Pope, and a nephew, Francis Pope Jr. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11 A.M. in the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel, at 1076 Madison Avenue, at 81st Street.

Walter Plunkett was an American costume designer. He was appointed head of the Wardrobe department of RKO Studios and worked with RKO from 1926-1935. Following his departure from RKO, he worked as a freelance costume designer until joining MGM in 1947 until his retirement in 1965. Plunkett worked on hundreds of films and specialized in historical films. His most well-known works are 1938's Gone With the Wind and 1920's Singing in the Rain. He has been nominated 11 times for an Oscar, with only one win for "American in Paris."

"Mildred Finger Haines ... helped shape fashion tastes for four decades as a top buyer for department stores and a consultant to clothes makers and retailers.... From the late 1940's through the late 1960's, Mrs. Haines, known throughout her career as Mildred Finger, was a buyer of ready-to-wear at Macy's, Ohrbach's and Bergdorf Goodman, and was one of New York City's most often cited taste makers. At Bergdorf's, in particular, she was noted for bringing European styles to American consumers. She later became Vice President of Charles of the Ritz, headed fashion merchandising for Yves St. Laurent and became an independent consultant, with clients like the Limited and Arthur D. Little. Suffering from multiple sclerosis, she retired in 1986. In succeeding years, she frequently contributed her knowledge of the fashion industry to the oral history projects of the American Jewish Committee and the Fashion Institute of Technology...." New York Times Obituary, 1995

According to the website, "Ralph Lauren Corporation is a global leader in the design, marketing, and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories, including apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren’s reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands, and international markets. The Company’s brand names, which include Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, and Club Monaco, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands. We believe that our global reach, breadth of product offerings, and multichannel distribution are unique among luxury and apparel companies. Reflecting a distinctive American perspective, we have been an innovator in aspirational lifestyle branding and believe that, under the direction of internationally renowned designer Ralph Lauren, we have had a considerable influence on the way people dress and the way that fashion is advertised and celebrated throughout the world. We combine consumer insights with our design, marketing, and imaging skills to offer, along with our licensing alliances, broad lifestyle product collections with a unified vision."

David Lauren is the son of Ricky Anne (née Loew-Beer) and fashion designer and executive Ralph Lauren. He is currently the Executive Vice President, Global Advertising, Marketing and Communications at Ralph Lauren Corporation.

Ralph Lauren is the founder of the Ralph Lauren Corporation. Prior to its foundation, Lauren worked briefly at Brooks Brothers as a sales assistant before moving on to work at tie manufacturer Beau Brummell. In 1967, Lauren started his own line under Beau Brummell, which he named "Polo" based on his interest in sports. His first year of business was a massive success, selling his designs in the mens clothing department of large department stores including Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus. He won the Coty Award for his men's designs in 1970, and in 1972, he designed what is now the Ralph Lauren brand's signature look with his short-sleeved collared polo shirts. He also went on to outfit the cast for major films including the 1974 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, and became well known for Diane Keaton's wardrobe in 1977's Annie Hall.

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.