Angelo Donghia interview, 1979 April 7-8 and May 16, 1979 April 7-8 and May 16
Scope and Contents
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
- Creation: 1979 April 7-8 and May 16
Creator
- Donghia, Angelo (1935-1985) (Person)
- Green, Robert Lamont (1918-1997) (Person)
Language of Materials
English Latin
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Biographical / Historical
Angelo Donghia was an influential interior designer. Donghia was born on March 7th, 1935 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. He studied at the Parsons School of Design. In 1959, he was hired by Yale Burge Interiors and four years later, was named vice president of the company. Donghia became a partner in the firm in 1966. That same year, he designed the interior for the Metropolitan Opera Club. Donghia established a fabric and wallpaper firm called & Vice Versa in 1968. Donghia opened his first showroom under his own name in 1976 in Los Angeles. Two years later, he formed Donghia Furniture to sell his designs. Gray flannel became his signature in interior design. Angelo Donghia passed away in April 1985 at the age of 50.
Biographical / Historical
"Robert Lamont Green, a men's fashion editor, consultant and lecturer who was the fashion director of Playboy magazine for more than 20 years, has died at age 79. ... Mr. Green was a familiar figure in the New York fashion world of the 1960s and '70s. Called Robert L. by his friends and associates, he was widely known for his wit, his skills as a raconteur and his many parties. At Playboy, from 1958 to 1975, he strengthened the magazine's fashion coverage and increased its presence in the fashion world by organizing special events and founding the Caswell-Massey Awards, which later became Playboy's Creative Men's Wear Awards. ... He occasionally appeared on "The Merv Griffin Show," "The Mike Douglas Show," "Tonight" show and "Today" show. He also wrote a book, "Live With Style," as well as articles for Architectural Digest and other publications. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles and became a fashion consultant to the TV and film industries. After graduating from Michigan State University, Mr. Green worked as a child psychologist until he served in the Army during World War II. Settling in Washington after his discharge, he started a public relations agency and became the host of a CBS radio program dealing with musical theater." Chicago Tribune, Obituary, 1997
Robert Green made a considerable contribution to the Oral History Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology's Gladys Marcus Library throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s."
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General
Angelo Donghia was an influential interior designer. Donghia was born on March 7th, 1935 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. He studied at the Parsons School of Design. In 1959, he was hired by Yale Burge Interiors and four years later, was named vice president of the company. Donghia became a partner in the firm in 1966. That same year, he designed the interior for the Metropolitan Opera Club. Donghia established a fabric and wallpaper firm called & Vice Versa in 1968. Donghia opened his first showroom under his own name in 1976 in Los Angeles. Two years later, he formed Donghia Furniture to sell his designs. Gray flannel became his signature in interior design. Angelo Donghia passed away in April 1985 at the age of 50.
General
"Robert Lamont Green, a men's fashion editor, consultant and lecturer who was the fashion director of Playboy magazine for more than 20 years, has died at age 79. ... Mr. Green was a familiar figure in the New York fashion world of the 1960s and '70s. Called Robert L. by his friends and associates, he was widely known for his wit, his skills as a raconteur and his many parties. At Playboy, from 1958 to 1975, he strengthened the magazine's fashion coverage and increased its presence in the fashion world by organizing special events and founding the Caswell-Massey Awards, which later became Playboy's Creative Men's Wear Awards. ... He occasionally appeared on "The Merv Griffin Show," "The Mike Douglas Show," "Tonight" show and "Today" show. He also wrote a book, "Live With Style," as well as articles for Architectural Digest and other publications. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles and became a fashion consultant to the TV and film industries. After graduating from Michigan State University, Mr. Green worked as a child psychologist until he served in the Army during World War II. Settling in Washington after his discharge, he started a public relations agency and became the host of a CBS radio program dealing with musical theater." Chicago Tribune, Obituary, 1997
Robert Green made a considerable contribution to the Oral History Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology's Gladys Marcus Library throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s."
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