Fashion History Tidbits - Vintage and Modern Designers
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Fashion history is an interesting subject with so many fashion designers to celebrate. It's amazing to learn about their accomplishments and their various styles through my research and reading from my personal library.
This blog focuses on all fashion history topics, both vintage and modern with tidbits about the ones that intrigue me the most including designers, department stores, fabrics, jewelry, handbags, and more.
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Below are some tidbits I'd like to share with you.
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FRANK USHER was launched during post-war austerity Britain, and was in actual fact a defunct name bought by Max and Anne Bruh, a married couple who had fled Nazi-occupied Germany and operated as a ready-to-wear house that copied Haute-Parisian looks.
GIANFRANCO FERRE was chosen to design the Dior collection in 1989, a position he held until 1996.
GOLDWORM was an American sportswear company that ran from 1927 to 1981. It was particularly famous for its knitwear designs. The Goldworm company was founded in 1927 by Samuel Goldworm (d.1953) and his wife Gertrude (d.1983). Their son, Robert Goldworm, joined the company in 1947, and succeeded his father as company president. Under Robert's leadership, the company became quickly renowned for high quality knitwear, for which it won a Coty Award in 1956. Robert Goldworm was an active promoter of knitwear, opening a base in Milan, Italy, where he could have top-quality Italian knits made for the New York market. The first designer of American knits in Italy, in 1959 he was made a Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity by the Italian government in recognition of his active promotion and support of the Italian knitwear industry. In addition to this, Goldworm won five Woolknit Design Awards. REF: Wikipedia
NOLAN MILLER collaborated on many projects with television producers Aaran Spelling and Douglas Cramer, including Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, and Fantasy Island.
SANCREST JEWELRY was made by the Sanford and Company Inc in Los Angeles between 1951 and 1954 and are best known for their production of Native American Indian style Jewelry using synthetic Turquoise.
TORI RICHARD's philosophy was to bring sophistication to women's resort wear. Founder, Mort Feldman, an apparel manufacturer from Chicago, flew to Hawaii in 1953. He established the company Tori Richard in 1956.
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