Pomette
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1947-?
Biography
A label founded by Fred Pomerantz before he created Leslie Fay in 1947.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fred Pomerantz interview, 1981 October 29 and November 5, 1981 October 29 and November 5
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.8
Scope and Contents
Fred Pomerantz, long-time CEO and founder of Leslie Faye, discusses his start in the ready-to-wear business at age 10. Although he was briefly fired for insubordination, by age 18 he was running all of M.B. Kaufman. He then went into business with his brother, Michael. Pomerantz Brothers sold fur coats, and Fred talks colorfully of his sales methods. After enlisting as a teen during World War I, Fred attended a training camp. He talks about being the only Jewish person there and how, after...
Dates:
1981 October 29 and November 5
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
Scope and Contents
From the sub-sub-sub-series:
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.
Dates:
1981 November 11, 1982 March 3