Fath, Jacques, 1912-1954 (1912-1954)
Dates
- Existence: 1912-1954
Biography
Jacques Fath was born in Lafitte, France, on September 12, 1912. He began a career in bookkeeping, later becoming a trader at the Paris Bourse from 1930 to 1932. Fath opened his couture house in 1936. In 1937, Fath showed his first fashion collection in Paris but had to wait until 1940 to reopened his salon. After the war, Fath added a perfume line in 1945. Fath designed a ready-to-wear collection for American manufacturer Joseph Halpert in 1948. Fath is considered to be part of the "big three" post-war Parisian designers, along with Dior and Balmain. In 1954, Fath launched a ready-to-wear collection in Paris. Unfortunately, in November of that year, Fath passed away at the age of 42.
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Fall collection photographs and other photographs of Fath and Halpert, circa 1952
Fath, 1949, 1949
Sketches by Fath, Spring/Summer 1949- Fall/Winter 1949
Fath, 1950-1953, 1950-1953
Sketches by Fath, 1950-Fall 1953 (hats)
Fath, 1954-1956, 1954-1956
Sketches by Fath, Spring 1954-Fall 1956; Spring 1954-Fall 1955 (hats)
Fath, 1955-1957, 1955-1957
Sketches by Fath, Fall 1955-Fall 1957 (hats)
Jacques Fath, 1954-1955, 1954-1955
The series is comprised of 13 black and white photographs.
Jacques Fath collection
This collection contains original and photocopied content from scrapbooks (including print ads, press, editorial copy, and biographical sketches), photographs of collection, photographic portraits and other documents related to the collaboration between Joseph Halpert and Jacques Fath. There is also material related to Halpert's pattern designs for Spadea Syndicates Inc.
"Jacques Fath Designs for Joseph Halpert" photographs, press release and program, Fall / Winter 1951
This folder contains black and white press photographs with attached descriptions for the "Jacques Fath for Joseph Halpert" 1951 fall / winter collection. There is also a press release dated Jun 4 1951 about the collection, and a program booklet for the collection's debut dated Oct 8 1951, with a photograph of Fath boarding an airplane on the cover and retail pricing of the various looks handwritten alongside the printed information inside.
Jacques Fath, undated
This folder contains a biography of Jacques Fath, a press release for the John Halpert Resort 1953 collection designed by Jacques Fath, 8x10 black and white portraits and negatives of Jacques and Genevieve Fath, 4 4x5 negatives of runway shows, and a black and white 8x10 photograph labeled "Helen Lee design."
Photocopies of press clippings, bulk: 1949-1954
This folder contains black and white photocopies of newsprint press clippings; in most cases the original clippings are not present elsewhere in the collection. While the bulk of the press has publication dates between 1949 and 1954, there is one photocopied article from the New York Post dated Oct 1974.