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Hsieh, Tony
US.20200715.003 · Person · 1973-

Tony Hsieh is the former CEO of Zappos.com.

Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998
US.20200715.005 · Person · 1920-1998

Bella Savitzky Abzug was an American lawyer, U.S. Representative, social activist and a leader of the Women's Movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus.

Koch, Ed, 1924-2013
US.20200715.002 · Person · 1924-2013

Ed Koch was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989.

US.20200715.016 · Person · 1821-1910

Elizabeth Blackwell was a British physician, and the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, as well as the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council. She was a large supporter and advocate for education for women in medicine.

Chloé (Firm)
US.20200715.023 · Corporate body

Chloé is a French fashion house that was founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. Chloé coined the term "prêt-à-porter", as the Ready-To-Wear concept was relatively new at the time.

Bishop, Hazel, 1906-1998
US.20200715.015 · Person · 1906-1998

Hazel Bishop was a chemist and invented the first long-lasting lipstick. In late 1948, she co-founded her company, Hazel Bishop, Inc., to manufacture her lipstick. In 1954, she left the company and became a consultant to the National Association of Leather Glove Manufacturers where she developed "Leather Lav," a leather glove cleaner in 1955. In 1957, she created a solid perfume stick called Perfemme. She became a professor at FIT in 1978, teaching in the cosmetics, fragrances, and toiletries department. Bishop helped develop a curriculum whose focus included marketing and merchandising principles, advertising, promotion, and publicity campaign concepts, and product knowledge. She was appointed to the Revlon Chair in Cosmetics Marketing in 1980. She stopped teaching in 1986, though she remained involved with the Fashion Institute as a consultant.

Chalayan, Hussein, 1970-
US.20180702.012 · Person · 1970-

Hussein Chalayan is a Turkish Cypriot-British fashion designer. He started his own Ready-To-Wear fashion line "Hussein Chalayan" in 1994, which was later shortened to "Chalayan" in 2010. He received the Designer of the Year award at the annual British Fashion Awards in 1998, and was voted British Fashion Designer in 2010.

US.20180702.004 · Person · 1924-2009

Kenneth Paul Block was an American fashion illustrator. He worked as an in-house artist for Fairchild Publications and was featured prominently in their magazines Women's Wear Daily and W. His personal clientele included fashion retailers including Bergdorf-Goodman, Lord &Taylor, and Bonwit-Teller. His long-term life partner was fellow artist and fabric designer Morton Ribyat.

Catalano, Elisabetta
US.20180702.013 · Person · 1941-2015

Elisabetta Catalano was an Italian photographer who did work for various publications including L'Espresso, Vogue Italia, and the American, French, and English editions of Vogue.

Björk
US.20180702.005 · Person · 1965-

Björk is a singer and musician from Reykjavík, Iceland.

Bow, Clara, 1905-1965
US.20180702.020 · Person · 1905-1965

Clara Bow was an American actress who got her start in silent film in the 1920s and successfully made the transition to talkies in 1929. She was nicknamed "The It Girl" following her globally renowned role as a shopgirl in the 1927 film It.

Claire, Ina, 1893-1985
US.20180702.022 · Person · 1893-1985

Ina Claire was an American stage and film actress.

US.20200715.006 · Person · 1907-1975

John Ray Dunning was a pioneer in the development of nuclear energy and a professor of physics at Columbia University.

Yamamoto, Yohji, 1943-
US.20200715.010 · Person · 1943-

Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese contemporary fashion designer. Yamamoto's mother was a dressmaker with a shop in Shinjuku and he worked as her assistant after graduating with a law degree from Keio University in 1966. At her behest, he later enrolled at Bunka Fashion College. Yamamoto opened his first shop in Paris in the early 1980s and has since become internationally renowned with his lines Yohji Yamamoto, Y's, Pour Homme, Costume d'Homme, and Regulation Yohji Yamamoto. He has collaborated with brands including Adidas (Y-3), Hermès, Mikimoto and Mandarina Duck.

Grammer, June Amos
US.20180702.040 · Person

June Amos Grammer was a doll designer and illustrator.

Saunders, Ramona
US.20180711.053 · Person

Ramona Saunders was a Black model, and one of the ten who walked in The Battle of Versailles fashion show.

Royer, Chris
US.20180711.052 · Person

Chris Royer was an American model who got her start as a prominent model for Halston, and became part of his close group of models known as the Halstonettes. Royer was signed to Ford Models, where she was one of their top models in the 1970s. She has worked as a fashion executive for Revlon, Halston Enterprises, and is now the President of CRC, a consulting firm specializing in strategic marketing for fashion and beauty related brands such as Remington, M.A.C. and Betsey Johnson. Royer also acts as a consultant, contributor, writer, collector, and archivist to major exhibitions of Halston at various institutions including the Museum at FIT, the Costume Institute at the MET, and the EMP Museum.

Ogawa, Kichisaburo
US.20180726.026 · Person

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.

Oiticica, Hélio, 1937-1980
US.20180816.005 · Person · 1937-1980

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.

Lauren, Ralph
US.20180914.001 · Person · 1939-

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.

Ruffin, Clovis
US.20180907.002 · Person · 1946-1992

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.

Wolfe, David
US.20180816.002 · Person · 1941-

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.

Kirke, Betty, 1924-
US.20180808.001 · Person · 1924-2016

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.

Paulin, Frank
US.20180816.008 · Person · 1926-2016

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."

Pomerantz, John
US.20180817.002 · Person · 1933-

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.

US.20180921.002 · Person · 1929-

Imelda Romualdez Marcos was the first lady of the Philippines from 1965-1986. She was also appointed as governor of Metropolitan Manila from 1975 to 1986 and minister of human settlements and ecology from 1979 to 1986.

Griffe, Jacques
US.20180927.015 · Person · 1917-1996

Jacques Griffe (1917-1996) was a French fashion designer. After beginning his career as a tailor and cutter, Griffe opened his own house in 1942. Griffe is celebrated for his use draping techniques in order to accent the female form. Griffe retired from fashion design in 1968.

US.20180921.003 · Person · 1913-1994

37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Nixon was born in Yorba Linda; graduated from Duke University School of Law.

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.

Plunkett, Walter, 1902-1982
US.20180907.008 · Person · 1902-1982

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."

Wybenga, George L.
US.20200917.002 · Person

George Wybenga is a former faculty and board member of FIT. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a bachelor's degree (cum laude) in graphic design, and holds an MA in art education from Hunter's College. Prior to working at FIT, Wybenga was a teacher at Parsons School of Design. At FIT, he helped to develop their Bachelor of Fine Arts program in Packaging Design and eventually became the chair of the Packaging Design department.

Godnick, Newton Everett
US.20200918.001 · Person · 1926-2020

Newton Everett Godnick was a former chairman of the Fashion Buying and Merchandise Department at FIT.

Jarvie, Lawrence L.
US.20180719.001 · Person · 1990 November 22 (date of death)

"Dr. Lawrence L. Jarvie, an educator who helped to lead the postwar expansion of New York State's community colleges and served as a president of the Fashion Institute of Technology, died on Thursday at the Largo Medical Center in Florida. He was 84 years old and lived in Belleair, Fla.

He suffered a stroke on Oct. 7, his wife Wynn said.

As executive dean of the State University of New York for two-year and community colleges, Dr. Jarvie was credited with a leading role in the expansion of the state's two-year colleges after World War II.

When he moved to the position in 1949 from similar responsibilities as associate state commissioner of education, the State University had five community colleges, known then as institutes. By the time he left the post in 1961 to become president of the New York City College of Applied Arts and Sciences, the state system had grown to 16 community colleges.

After a brief time as general superintendent for community education in Flint, Mich., he returned to New York in 1965 to serve as president of the Fashion Institute of Technology. During more than five years there, he oversaw the growth of the its plant, programs and enrollment."

Metrick, Marc J.
US.20200918.002 · Person

Marc J. Metrick is the President of Saks Fifth Avenue. He has been with Saks since 1995, beginning in their executive training program before spending over 15 years in senior leadership roles and eventually becoming Saks' chief strategy officer. In 2012, he joined Hudson’s Bay Company as its chief marketing officer and executive vice president, overseeing marketing and digital commerce for Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor. In 2013, he was appointed chief administrative officer of Hudson’s Bay Company and aided in their acquisition of Saks that same year. He was promoted to President of Saks in 2015.

Osgood, Charles
US.20200918.003 · Person · 1933-

Charles Osgood is a news broadcaster and commentator, and was an anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning from 1994 to 2016.

Stowell, Davin
US.20200918.006 · Person

Davin Stowell is the founder and CEO of Smart Design.

Brandriss, Marion K.
US.20191018.005 · Person

Marion Brandriss originally taught English at the Central High School of Needle Trades after graduating from Cornell University. In 1944, she was asked to move to the Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.) to help create the foundation of the school. She and Rosalind Snyder developed the Business Management Curriculum. At first, Brandriss was the Director of Admissions, then took over the position of Director of Admissions and Student Personnel before becoming Dean of Students. She retired in the mid 1970s.

Feldman, Marvin
US.20180719.005 · Person · 1993 November 26 (date of death)

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.

Pope, Virginia
US.20180907.007 · Person · 1885 June 29-1978 January 16

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.

Botany
US.20200923.008 · Corporate body

Botany Mills (textile company), Botany 500 (menswear and suit brand)

Yohji
US.20200924.001 · Corporate body
Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971
US.20180927-006 · Person · 1883-1971

Coco Chanel (1883-1971) was a French fashion designer and the founder of the Chanel brand. Chanel is renowned for her prolific post- World War I fashion creations, including the Chanel suit, quilted Chanel purses, and Chanel fragrances. In addition, Chanel is famous for popularizing the "little black dress." Designs by Chanel emphasized simplicity and elegance. Chanel is considered one of the most influential designers of the 20th century.

Felsher, Lynn
US.20201002.006 · Person

Lynn Felsher was the curator of textiles at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Fishel, Carlton
US.20201002.008 · Person · -1997

Carlton Mark Fishel was the former Chairman of the Board of the jewelry company Trifari, Krussman & Fishel, Inc. until he retired in 1975.

Gogol, Miriam, 1949-
US.20201007.001 · Person · 1949-

Miriam Gogol is an associate professor at the Fashion Institute Technology and has been since 1981. She is also an acting chairperson at the Fashion Institute Technology and has been since 1991. She has previously been an instructor and lecturer at The New School and Columbia University.

Hinerfeld, Norman
US.20201008.006 · Person · 1929-

Norman Hinerfeld was a former Chairman of the Executive Committee of the apparel producer Kayser-Roth Corporation. He started at the company in 1956 and became the Executive Vice President in 1967. He was then elected President and Chief Operating Officer in 1974.