Frederic L. Milton (firm)

Organization

Dates

Existence: 1940?-1959? (active)

Biography

Frederic L. Milton was a prominent New York-based sketch agency during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1955, the company was sued by the French fashion houses Dior, Lanvin, Fath and Patou for $1,350,000 in a claim of "style piracy, trademark infringement and unfair competition," according to the New York Times. As of August 1959, the suit was still pending in New York Supreme Court.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Frederic L. Milton sketches, 1942-1956

Collection

Identifier: SC.7

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of fashion sketches for womenswear.

Dates: 1942-1956

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive