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Erté
US.20200418.015 · Person · 1892-1990

Romain de Tirtoff was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erté, from the French pronunciation of his initials.

Fairchild, John, 1927-2015
US.20200418.016 · Person · 1927-2015

John Burr Fairchild was the publisher and editor in chief of Women's Wear Daily from 1960 to 1996 and the founding editor of W magazine in 1972.

Farrell, Suzanne, 1945-
US.20200418.017 · Person · 1945-

Suzanne Farrell is an American ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Epstein, Diana, 1936-
US.20200418.014 · Person · 1936-1998

Diana Epstein was the founding proprietor, along with Millicent Safro, of Tender Buttons, a famous button store in New York City.

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.

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
US.20200418.022 · Person · 1938-1993

Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer.

Grable, Betty, 1916-1973
US.20200418.024 · Person · 1916-1973

Elizabeth Ruth Grable was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.

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.

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.

US.20200418.033 · Person · 1904-1986

Jacob Koppel "Jack" Javits (May 18, 1904-Mar. 7, 1986) was a politician who served as United States Senator from New York from 1957 to 1981.

Johnson, Amy, 1903-1941
US.20200418.034 · Person · 1903-1941

Amy Johnson CBE was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia.

Wills, Helen, 1905-1998
US.20200418.035 · Person · 1905-1998

Helen Newington Wills, also known as Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She became famous around the world for holding the top position in women's tennis for a total of nine years: 1927–33, 1935 and 1938.

Katz, Michael
US.20200502.001 · Person · 1953-2019

American artist and designer.

Kitt, Eartha
US.20200502.002 · Person · 1927-2008

American singer and actress.

Kleibacker, Charles
US.20200502.003 · Person · 1921-2010

American fashion designer.

Kloss, John
US.20200502.004 · Person · 1937-1987

American fashion designer.

Newhouse, Samuel I.
US.20200502.021 · Person · 1895-1979

American magazine and newspaper publisher.

US.20180711.051 · Corporate body · 1949-

In 1949, Faith Reichert and some friends founded the Roundtable of Fashion Executives, a group of women executives in fashion that was meant to support women in what was then a male-dominated field.

Watelet, Gerald
US.20200509.011 · Person · 1963-

Belgian fashion designer.

Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
US.20200509.016 · Person · 1915-1985

American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer.

US.20200516.003 · Person · 1961-

Character on the British television show "The Avengers," played by actor Patrick Macnee.

US.20200516.002 · Person · 1962-

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

Kasper
US.20200516.014 · Person · 1926-

American fashion designer.

Brioni (Firm)
US.20200516.024 · Corporate body · 1945-

Italian menswear couture house.

Kmart
US.20200523.010 · Corporate body · 1962-

S. S. Kresge Company was renamed Kmart Corporation in 1977. The first store with the Kmart name opened in 1962.

Bloomie's Express
US.20200530.002 · Corporate body · 1986

In 1986 Bloomingdale's opened two small stores at JFK Airport in New York called Bloomie's Express.

Norton, Eleanor Holmes
US.20200715.009 · Person · 1937-

Eleanor Holmes Norton is a delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the District of Columbia.

Bethel, Lawrence L.
US.20180719.002 · Person

Lawrence L. Bethel was President of FIT from 1953-1965. He was considered a prime mover in the expansion of the school and was the driver behind a 10-year, $36 million dollar plan to add four additional buildings to the campus. He was born in Warrensburg Missouri and graduated from Central Missouri State College in 1928. From there, he earned degrees from Columbia and Yale. He was the author of several books on industrial management and opened new doors to link the fashion industries with FIT. He was also instrumental in helping Mexico and Israel set up schools like FIT. He believed that the growth of community colleges was the most significant development in education in the 20th century.

Callas, Maria, 1923-1977
US.20180702.017 · Person · 1923-1977

Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano opera singer.

Cosby, Bill, 1937-
US.20200715.025 · Person · 1937-

Bill Cosby is an American comedian, actor, musician, and author.

MacLaine, Shirley, 1934-
US.20200715.008 · Person · 1934-

Shirley MacLaine is an American film and theater actress, singer, dancer, activist and author. Her brother is Warren Beatty.

Cooper-Hewitt Museum
US.20200715.024 · Corporate body

Cooper-Hewitt Museum is a design museum in New York City and one of 19 museums that fall under the wing of the Smithsonian Institution.

Clark, Lygia, 1920-1988
US.20180702.023 · Person · 1920-1988

Lygia Clark was Brazilian artist who worked in mediums including painting, sculpture, and installations.

Daché, Lilly, 1898-1989
US.20180702.026 · Person · 1898-1989

Born in 1898 in the Bordeaux region of France, Lilly Daché received her millinery training under the famed Parisian milliners Caroline Reboux and Susan Talbot. In the early 1920s, she made her way to the United States and by 1924 had become part owner of The Bonnet Shop, which was eponymously named after the departure of her partner, shortly into the venture. The 1930s saw the business find great success with many Hollywood actresses patronizing the talents of the House of Daché. In 1931, Daché married COTY vice-president Jean Despres, in whom she found a warm and supporting partner through out her life. In 1940, Daché received the Neiman Marcus Award and the following year the Coty American Fashion Critics Award. The 1940s would also see her offer cosmetics and clothing to her clients as well as imported couture models of clothes and hats from Paris. When the demand for hats declined in the 1960s, Daché opened a hair salon on her premises and also sold wigs. In 1968, at the age of 73, Daché retired and liquidated her business assets. She died in Louvecienne, France in 1989. One of the many illustrious protegées who trained under Daché was Halston, who left her employ in 1958 to take the job of milliner for Bergdorf Goodman.

Daniels, Bebe, 1901-1971
US.20180702.027 · Person · 1901-1971

Bebe Daniels was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer.

De Wolfe, Elsie, 1865-1950
US.20180702.029 · Person · 1865-1950

Elise de Wolfe, also known as Lady Mendl, was an American actress and interior decorator.

Demeulemeester, Ann
US.20180702.030 · Person · 1959-

Ann Demeulemeester is a Belgian fashion designer. She got her start in the mid 1980s as a graduate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and her showcase at London Fashion Week in 1986 has earned her a title as part of the "Antwerp Six". She launched her eponymous label in 1985 in collaboration with her husband, photographer Patrick Robyn.

Deslys, Gaby, 1881-1920
US.20180702.031 · Person · 1881-1920

Gaby Deslys was a French singer, dancer, and actress.

Dugan, Bill
US.20180702.034 · Person

Bill Dugan was an American fashion designer. He co-founded his design firm W.S. Dugan, Inc. in 1988 with his partner Nancy North. He was previously the executive design assistant to Halston Enterprises in New York City from 1972 to 1984 for designer Halston.