Vreeland, Diana (1903 September 29-1989 August 22)
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Dates
- Existence: 1903 September 29-1989 August 22
Biography
American editor and fashion expert Diana Vreeland was born in 1903. In 1939, she joined Harper's Bazaar and shortly after was appointed fashion editor, being acknowledged as one of the most influential observers of the fashion scene. In 1962, Vreeland left Harper's Bazaar and joined Vogue, of which she became editor in chief in 1963. Later in her life she was named special consultant to the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Alan Fishman interview about his mother, Shirley Goodman, 1996 May 21, 1996 May 21
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.3
Scope and Contents
Alan Fishman, the son of Shirley Goodman, discusses Goodman’s role in the early days of FIT. Goodman had worked on the World’s Fair with Grover Whalen, and was eventually introduced to the group of successful businessmen who were founding the institute out of the High School of the Needle Trades. Fishman describes his mother’s intense and lasting advocacy for the institute, though she came in without fashion industry experience. Fishman began working in the FIT mail room during his high...
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1996 May 21
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