Hentz, Eta, 1895-1986 (1895-1986)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1895-1986

Biography

Madame Eta Hentz was a Budapest-born, New York-based fashion designer known for her ready-to-wear women's collections throughout the 1920s-1940s. She designed for the collection Ren-Eta (a business partnership with Maurice Rentner) and beginning in the 1930s, for her own label, Eta. Madame Eta was known for popularizing Grecian drapery and motifs in contemporary fashion collections with her lauded Grecian-themed collection in 1943.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Madame Eta collection, 1933-1967

Collection

Identifier: SC.400

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of press clippings, photographs, correspondence, and other materials relating to the designs of Madame Eta Hentz for "Ren-Eta" and "Eta."

Dates: 1933-1967

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive