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Bryan, Robert

 Person

Biography

Bryan was born in Orlando, Florida in the late 1940s and soon after his family moved to Virginia. His passion for fashion began during his adolescence when he discovered the 1930s through Hollywood movies. He studied Art History at the University of Virginia and went to law school at the George Washington University before settling to New York in 1968. He worked at the Abraham and Strauss Department store in Brooklyn until 1973 when he started his career with Fairchild Publications. He was the fashion editor of Men's Wear Magazine from 1973 to 1983 and "M" The Civilized Man from 1983 to 1993, and Men's fashion director for "W" Magazine in 1993. He then joined he New York Times in 1995 until 2006. He contributed articles to the CFDA Third volume of American Fashion in 2008.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Portraits of Robert Bryan - Digital, undated

 digital folder
Identifier: SC.483.1.1b
Scope and Contents

This digital folder holds a variety of photographic portraits of Robert Bryan.

Dates: undated

Robert Bryan collection, 1926- circa 2016

 Collection
Identifier: SC.483
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, print media, correspondence and audiovisual materials pertaining to the career of menswear stylist Robert Bryan.

Dates: 1926- circa 2016

Robert Bryan interview, 2023 April 6, 2023 April 6

 Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.39
Scope and Contents From the sub-sub-sub-series: FIT Talks is an oral history program of the Fashion Institute of Technology/State University of New York. It documents personal accounts and experiences of people relevant to the College and to the industries that support - and are supported by - the College’s curricula. The program incorporates the most suitable technologies for the capture and provision of content and, with the guidance of an advisory board, the strategic addition of new subjects to the collection. The collection is...
Dates: 2023 April 6