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Joan Isabel Kaplan was born in New York City on 19 May 1925. [1] She studied philosophy and history of art at Vassar and the University of Wisconsin , writing her thesis on Søren Kierkegaard . [ 2 ] [ 1 ] While at Wisconsin, she met and married her husband, the Abstract Expressionist painter and sculptor Gene Vass (1922-1996).
Carl J. Shapiro (February 15, 1913 – March 7, 2021) was an American businessman and philanthropist. In 1939 he founded Kay Windsor, Inc. in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and built it into one of the largest women's clothing companies in the country.
Plaque at Spring Forest Cemetery. The 1913 Binghamton factory fire occurred on July 22, 1913, on the premises of the Binghamton Clothing Company, in Binghamton, New York.It destroyed the Wall Street building in less than 20 minutes, [1] killing 31 of the more than 100 people inside. [2]
Peck & Peck was a New York City-based retailer of private label women's wear prominently located at 581 Fifth Avenue. [1]Peck & Peck was known for its classic clothes. Like Bonwit Teller and B. Altman and Company's post–World War II fashions, Peck & Peck personified and flourished in the pre-hippie era in New York [2] when WASP fashion ruled stores and fashion magazines.
Pages in category "Clothing companies based in New York City" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Best & Co. was a department store founded in 1879 by Albert Best in New York City. The company initially sold clothing for infants and children, but later expanded to women's clothing and accessories. It was known for its "tastefully styled and proper women's clothes and its sturdy children's wear."
The company also employed children past 7 p.m. on weekdays, according to investigators. The Fair Labor Standards Act prohibits 14 and 15 year-old teens from working before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m ...
DKNY is a New York City–based American fashion house for men and women, founded in 1984 by Donna Karan. [1] The company specializes in a wide range of fashion products, including clothing, footwear, accessories and fragrances.