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Saks Fifth Avenue was started as a joint venture between two of the largest retail establishments in New York City – Saks and Co. and Gimbels. The store was opened in 1924, and from the beginning it offered the highest quality clothing for men and women. Originally the store was supervised by Horace Saks but after his death in 1926 Adam Gimbel was made president of the company. He headed Saks until 1969.
By 1931, the in-house designer was Sophie Gimbel, Adam Gimbel’s wife. She designed under the label Sophie Originals. Saks’ high-end department, Salon Moderne, carried Sophie’s in-house designs as well as fashions from Paris by Louiseboulanger, Chanel, Vionnet, Patou, Schiaperelli, Agnes, Reboux and Callot Soeurs.
In the 1970s, the couture and custom salons were closed, as well as the millinery departments. Saks stores were built across the country, but without the level of customer service that had been available at the New York store during the Adam Gimbel days. In 1998, Saks merged with Proffitt’s department store chain.
Written by pastperfectvintage.com
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from an early 1930s evening cloak
from a 1930s opera coat
from a 1930s hat
from a 1939 couture jacket by Schiaparelli
from a late 1940s evening dress
from a 1950s dress
from a 1950s hat
from a 1950s cocktail dress
from a 1950s cabana shirt
from a late 1950s shirt
from a late-1950s evening dress
from a late-1950s/early-1960s dress
from a 1960s hat
from a 1960s party dress
from a 1960s Bill Blass dress
from a 1969 Geoffrey Beene dress
from a late 1960s maxi dress
from an early 1970s coat
from a 1970s dress
from a 1970s maxi dress
from a 1980s skirt
from a 1980s blouse
from a pair of 1980s pants
from an early 1990s garment
from an early 2000s men's blazer