Figure in lounging robe; Black and white: graphite; Signed; Client Bergdorf Goodman
Sans titreFendi handbag; Black and white: graphite; Signed; Client Bergdorf Goodman
Sans titreMale figure surrounded by gifts and photo; Black and white: graphite; Signed; Client Bergdorf Goodman Father's Day ad
Sans titreMale figure in robe surrounded by menswear gifts; Black and white: graphite; Signed; Client Bergdorf Goodman
Sans titreFigure in obi pants with fans; Black and white: graphite; Signed; Client Bergdorf Goodman
Sans titreFigure in green blouson dress with hood, cropped at lower legs; Color: brush and watercolor; Client Bergdorf Goodman
Sans titreFigure in tent coat and tiny feathered hat; Black and white: brush and wash; Signed lower right; Client Bergdorf Goodman
Sans titreFigure in broadtail swing coat and pants; Black and white: marker and wash; Signed lower right; Client Bergdorf Goodman
Sans titreThe Bergdorf Goodman Custom Salon sketches collection contains 8,976 pencil, ink, and watercolor sketches by staff artists representing clothing and millinery available in Bergdorf's custom salon. These garments were made to order either from designs purchased by special arrangement from the leading coutouriers of the day or from sketches by Bergdorf's then well known in-house designers. Representative designers include Dior, Balenciaga, Halson and Courreges. House designers include Leslie Morris, Mary Gleason, and Bernard Newman. There is a complete run from 1950 to 1969. In addition, there is a representative sampling of sketches from the 1930s and 40s.
In addition to the sketches, the collection contains preliminary manuscripts and galley proofs of Booton Herndon's book Bergdorf's on the Plaza (NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956) as well as typescripts of his interviews with and about members of the Goodman family and with and about such key members of the staff as Ethel Frankau, Odna Brandeis, and house designers Bernard Newman, Leslie Morris, and Mary Gleason.
The last series contains the original finding aid for the collection.
This folder contains correspondence, press releases, press clippings, and two 8 x 10 black and white photographs of hats designed by Halston for Bergdorf Goodman.
This collection contains fashion illustrations (mainly garments) executed for Harper's Bazaar between the years of 1940-1942 by Dagmar Freuchen-Gale, Sara Johns and Reynaldo Luza. On the back of the illustrations there are Harper's Bazaar issue numbers that the illustrations were published in.
Sans titreThis folder contains 18 fashion illustrations produced by Reynaldo Luza that consists of garments and accessories: (hats, gloves, belts, umbrellas and shoes) Some illustrations are labeled Bergdorf Goodman on the back.
Sans titreThis collection consists of a single 9 1/4" x 14" silver round Bergdorf Goodman hatbox.
Sans titreThis collection contains a 187 page transcript of an oral history with Andrew Goodman.
Sans titreWith an interview of Andrew Goodman conducted by Bob Riley in 1977 as the root, Estelle Ellis and Valerie Steele extended this oral history of Bergdorf Goodman in 1997 by interviewing others who worked for Bergdorf Goodman and knew Andrew Goodman.
Jeannette Jarnow, former Chair of the Fashion Buying and Merchandising Department (FBM), discusses the small and intimate nature of FIT when she joined in 1956. She discusses the founding of the school by Morris Haft, Virginia Pope, and a handful of fashion industry insiders. She then describes the birth of the FBM department thanks to an endowment by Bergdorf Goodman as well as close relationships with Lord & Taylor, Abraham and Strauss, and Bloomingdale's. Jarnow touches on influential people from each department store and then goes into the student demographic make-up of the 1950s. Jarnow describes the changes at FIT over her 38 year career such as the former dress code. She then describes fundraising events and field trips to wholesalers and retailers. Jarnow also remembers famous speakers coming to the school such as Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy. She recalls that Virginia Pope used to take students to the opera and other public events to experience fashion and culture. Jarnow briefly touches on her time as Chair and describes the publication of her book, “Inside the Fashion Business.” Jarnow also emphasizes FIT’s international reach and the vast array of career options alumni have experienced. Finally, she mentions the Oral History of FIT taken by Mildred Finger which was housed in the library.
Sans titrePhotocopied, pasted, and laminated articles concerning the retailer Bergdorf Goodman, including articles from Crain's New York Business.