Alan Rosenberg collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains brochures, catalogs, postcards, invitations and other promotional materials relating to fashion designers collected by Alan Rosenberg covering the years 1980-2012. Includes women's wear and menswear, including activewear, bathing suits, and undergarments. Includes store catalogs such as A & F Quarterly, Abercrombie and Fitch, Barneys New York and Bloomingdale's; mail order catalogs such as Go Softwear, International Male and Undergear and fashion designer catalogs and ephemera. Includes issues of periodicals: A & F quarterly, Abercrombie & Fitch quarterly, V magazine, Skinz, and Tzabaco; material on fashion designers: Andre Walker, Anna Sui, Paul LeRoy Gehres (LeRoy "King of Art"), Azzedine Alaïa, Betsey Johnson, Bill Blass, Bill Robinson, Calvin Klein, Christian Lacroix, Claudia Skoda, Diane Pernet, Dianne Brill, Geoffrey Beene, Giorgio Armani, Jacques Heim, Jean Patou, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jil Sander, John Bartlett, John Galliano, Joseph Tricot, Katharine Hamnett, Juliet Cuming, Jun Yuiko Tamura, Laura Urbinati, Linda Dresner, Marc Jacobs, Michael Schmidt, Mitsuhiro Matsuda, David Norbury, Miguel Osuna, Norma Kamali, Shin Hosokawa, Ralph Lauren, Rick Owens, Roberto Cavalli, Sonia Rykiel, Susanne Bartsch, Sylvia Heisel, Valentino, Vivienne Westwood, Willi Smith, Yohji Yamamoto, and Yonson Pak; and firm catalogs: Barneys New York, Benetton, Bloomingdale's, Bodymap, Bodyshop, Burberry, Chanel, Comme des Garçons, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, GAP, Inc., Gene Meyer, Ghost, Gianni Versace S.p.A, Grand Royal, Gucci, Hermès, Parachute, Pashu Co., Ltd., Prada, Richard Edwards, Wike-Rodriguez, X-Large, Go Softwear, International Male, Koala Swim, Lifestyles Direct, Prevail Sport, Raymond Dragon, Undergear, and Universal Gear.
Dates
- Creation: 1980-2012
Creator
- Rosenberg, Alan (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive. If you have any questions, or wish to schedule an appointment contact us at [email protected] or call (212) 217-4385.
Conditions Governing Use
The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.
Biographical / Historical
Alan Rosenberg is an art and design historian and curator. He is also the proprietor of Alan Rosenberg - Works of Art, an occasional gallery that exhibits fine and applied art of the 20th century. He holds a Master's of Arts degree in Museum Studies/History of Applied Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Hunter College and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Fashion Design from FIT. Alan Rosenberg was the son of Robert Rosenberg, a ribbon, sequin and lame yarn manufacturer and Lisa Clerc Stokes Rosenberg, a showroom model. Robert Rosenberg’s grandfather David Jonah Rosenberg founded a ribbon manufacturing business in the early 20th century.
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Existence and Location of Originals
The Library of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive, 27th St. at 7th Ave., NY, NY , USA, 10001
General
Alan Rosenberg is an art and design historian and curator. He is also the proprietor of Alan Rosenberg - Works of Art, an occasional gallery that exhibits fine and applied art of the 20th century. He holds a Master's of Arts degree in Museum Studies/History of Applied Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Hunter College and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Fashion Design from FIT. Alan Rosenberg was the son of Robert Rosenberg, a ribbon, sequin and lame yarn manufacturer and Lisa Clerc Stokes Rosenberg, a showroom model. Robert Rosenberg’s grandfather David Jonah Rosenberg founded a ribbon manufacturing business in the early 20th century.
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- Title
- Alan Rosenberg collection
- Date
- 2025-06-24
- Description rules
- Dacs; Isad(g); Lo C
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository