Saks Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
Dates
- Existence: 1867-
Biography
Saks Fifth Avenue was an extension of Andrew Saks' A. Saks & Co. store, which opened in Washington, D.C.'s F Street shopping district in 1867. Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel came up with "Saks Fifth Avenue" in the early 1900s but it took almost two decades for their creation to come to fruition. The first Saks Fifth Avenue store opened on September 15, 1924, and, as is still the case, sold high-end women's and men's fashions. Adam Gimbel became President of Saks Fifth Avenue in 1926 after the death of Horace Saks. Adam Gimbel was responisble for expanding the brand, setting up stores throughout the country. Gimbel retired in 1969. Affiliates of Investcorp S.A. ("Investcorp") acquired Saks & Company in July 1990. In April 2015, Marc Metrick became president of the company, and five years later, Metrick took on the title of CEO as well.
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Catalogs, 1961-1963, 1961-1963
This folder contains approximately 50 catalogs from department stores including Arnold Constable, B. Altmann, Best & Co., Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, and Bonwit Teller.
Department store window photographs
This collection holds photographs of store windows from Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bonwit Teller, Best & Co., Macy's, Franklin Simon, B. Altman & Co., and others.
Jay Rossbach interview, 1990 February 20, 1990 February 20
Estelle Ellis interviews Saks Fifth Avenue's former Senior Vice President Jay H. Rossbach, Jr. about his time at Saks Fifth Avenue, including the goals of Adam Long Gimbel for the department store as well as the names of those who worked for Saks at the time.
Label samples, 1930s-1967, 1930s-1967
This folder contains loose pages with over 200 woven fabric labels and printed hang tags from Everfast Fabrics' collaborations with department stores and designers in the 1930s-1960s.
Men's Wear Ads, 1945, 1945
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945 with newspaper clippings for men's wear made with Erin, Gabardine, and Challis from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for sport shirts, ties, and robes, sold at various department stores, including Franklin Simon, Macy's, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Nassau Promotion, April 1, 1955, 1955
This folder contains a scrapbook from April 1955 with newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, promotional materials, and business correspondence for a "Nassau Cottons" promotion from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for designs by Mr. Mort, Sportlane Deb, and Arlene Henry Originals by Topsey. There are hang tags for "Nassau Cottons" and photographs of displays at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale's, and Best & Co.
Ready to Wear Ads, 1945, 1945
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945 with newspaper clippings for women's and children's ready-to-wear fashions from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for fashions designed by Tina Leser, Emily Wilkens, and Mary Stevens, made with Erin, Sandringham, Chambray, Waffle Pique, Crashmere, and Dragonia fabrics.
Ready to Wear Advertisements, 1944 - 1, 1944
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944 with newspaper clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. The ads are primarily for ready to wear sold at various department stores, including B. Altman, Bonwit Teller, Best & Co., and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Ready to Wear Advertisements, 1944 - 2, 1944
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944 with newspaper clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. The ads are primarily for ready to wear sold at various department stores, including B. Altman, Bonwit Teller, Best & Co., and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Saks Fifth Ave. window display photos and press, 1959-1966, 1959-1966
This folder contains four black & white photos of window displays at Saks Fifth Ave., two related press clippings about 1966 window display and one telegram from Henry Callahan dated 1959.