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:
Photographs from scrapbook, circa 1950 - 1951
Press clippings, 1951
This folder contains newsprint press clippings; items have been removed from their backing paper, and in most cases sleeved to reflect the same groupings found on the original scrapbook pages.
Tear sheets , 1951
This folder contains magazine tears from publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Carnival and Town and Country. Clippings have been removed from their backing paper, and in most cases sleeved to reflect the same groupings found on the original scrapbook pages.
Tear sheets, 1949-1950
This folder contains magazine tears from publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Life and Town and Country; the clippings are still attached to their oversized black construction paper backing, though blank sections of the sheets have been trimmed when possible.