Leslie Fay Companies
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1938 (date of establishment)
Biography
Leslie Fay was founded around 1938, incorporated in 1959, became a public company in 1967, and became "private" once again in 1982, at which time it was estimated to have achieved a volume of about $250,000,000. In 1993 the company experienced a severe accounting scandal, which forced it to declare bankruptcy. The company slowly recovered, however it never reached the same dominance as it previously had.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Eve Pollack interview, 1995 March 6, 1995 March 6
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.21
Scope and Contents
Chair of the Marketing Department at the time of this interview, Eve Pollack explains the educational and professional trajectories that led her to a position at FIT in 1978. As her father was a textile converter, Eve found a career in buying haute couture to be a natural fit. She worked in the financial sector as well before being offered an adjunct position teaching a class called “Introduction to the Fashion Business,” at FIT. Pollack discusses the changes she has witnessed in both the...
Dates:
1995 March 6
John Pomerantz interview, 1981 November 11 & 1982 March 3, 1981 November 11, 1982 March 3
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.5
Dates:
1981 November 11, 1982 March 3