Sloane, Janet (1914-1996)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1914-1996
Biography
Janet Sloane was a fashion director who helped to usher in haute couture headwear from Europe to upscale American stores. She was a stylist, scout and vice president of Madcaps Inc., a Manhattan millinery and accessories company founded by her brother and partner, Alfred Z. Solomon, and worked there from the 1940's until the business was sold in 1992. She was among the first to adapt the millinery designs of Givenchy, Yves St. Laurent and other Europeans for the American market. She was a founding member of the Fashion Group International and the Fashion Round Table, two organizations for industry executives, and a member of the Soroptomists, an international women's community service alliance.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Janet A. Sloane collection
Collection
Identifier: SC.366
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of files kept by American millinery stylist Janet A. Sloane (1913-1996). Sloane worked under Madcaps Inc. from the early 1940s to 1992, and most of the content lies within these publication dates. Series 1 covers French periodicals she collected, particularly the almost complete L'Histoire du Costume Feminin Francais fashion series whose contents span from 1837 to 1870. Of 10 albums, albums 6 (Extravagance precieuse sous Louis XIV 1715-1774) and album 9 (Sobres...
Dates:
1913-1993
Found in:
Special Collections and FIT Archive
Janet Sloane interview, 1982 December 19, 1982 December 19
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.118