Kenneth Cole Productions

Organization

Dates

Existence: 1982-

Biography

Kenneth Cole Productions, founded by American designer Kenneth Cole (1954-), creates modern, versatile, and functional clothing, shoes, and accessories that make daily dressing under the labels Kenneth Cole Black Label, Kenneth Cole New York, Reaction Kenneth Cole, and Unlisted, as well as footwear under the name Gentle Souls.

The company has also granted a wide variety of third-party licenses for the production of men’s and women’s apparel, fragrances, watches, jewelry, eyewear, and several other accessory categories, including children’s footwear.

The company’s products are distributed through department stores, better specialty stores, company-owned retail stores, and its e-commerce website.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

September 4-5 1993, 1993

folder

Identifier: SC.214.1.1.406

Scope and Contents

This folder contains a column on shoes and black and white photos of shoes by Joan Halpern of Joan and David, Kenneth Cole, Yves Saint Laurent, and Roger Vivier.

Dates: 1993

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Eleanor Lambert collection, 1942-2003 / Eleanor Lambert Columns and Column Records / Eleanor Lambert Columns