Leslie Fay Companies
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
John Pomerantz interview, 1981 November 11 & 1982 March 3, 1981 November 11, 1982 March 3
The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries began informally in the late 1970s, and was officially funded by a grant from the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries beginning in 1981. The project was guided by an industry advisory committee chaired by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., and was largely guided by then director of the Gladys Marcus Library at FIT, John Touhey.