Rodgers, Shannon, 1911-1996 (1911-1996)
Dates
- Existence: 1911-1996
Biography
Fashion designer and business partner of Jerry Silverman, who together founded and co-owned Jerry Silverman, Inc., one of the fashion industry's most successful New York women's ready-to-wear firms of the second half of the 20th century.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Shannon Rodgers Bio, 1966-1972, 1966-1972
This folder contains 8x10" black and white press photos of Shannon Rodgers, press clippings, press releases
Shannon Rodgers Costume Museum June 1975, 1975
This folder contains press releases, 8x10" black and white press photos with press releases attached, of ensembles by Shannon Rodgers and historic museum collection pieces, original sketches, 8x10" black and white negatives, and correspondence,
Shannon Rodgers for Jerry Silverman, 1967, 1967
This folder contains one black and white 8x10" fashion photograph with press release attached of an ensemble by Shannon Rodgers for Jerry Silverman.
Shannon Rodgers interview, 1982 April 1 & 13, 1982 April 1 & 13
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.