Rousso, Louis (Unknown)

Person

Dates

Existence: Unknown

Biography

Eli Louis Rousso, born in Manhattan, was a leader in the apparel industry for over 40 years. He dropped out of high school to work in the garment industry with his brother and together they founded Russ Togs in 1946. Russ Togs Inc. is a leading clothing manufacturer which owns trademarks like Diane Furstenberg, Villager, Diesel, and more. Rousso passed away in 1990.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Louis Rousso interview, 1982 March 24, 1982 March 24

Item

Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.103

Scope and Contents From the sub-sub-sub-series:

The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries began informally in the late 1970s, and was officially funded by a grant from the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries beginning in 1981. The project was guided by an industry advisory committee chaired by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., and was largely guided by then director of the Gladys Marcus Library at FIT, John Touhey.

Dates: 1982 March 24

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Special Collections and FIT Archive / FIT oral histories collection / Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries