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The Vintage Fashion Guild™ (VFG) is an international organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of vintage fashion.
The Vintage Fashion Guild™ (VFG) is an international community of people with expertise in vintage fashion. VFG members enjoy a wealth of resources, avenues for promoting their shops and specialties, and camaraderie with others who share a common interest and passion.
Carrie Marcus Neiman, Al Neiman, and Mrs. Neiman’s brother, Herbert Marcus, founded Neiman Marcus in 1907. The first store was in downtown Dallas, Texas. From the beginning the goal of the trio was to establish a store in which customer service was unsurpassed. “It’s never a good sale for Neiman Marcus,” Herbert Marcus said, “unless it’s a good buy for the customer.”
In 1925 son Stanley Marcus began working at Neiman Marcus. It was Stanley who developed the image of Neiman Marcus as a luxury department store. He started the tradition of having in-house fashion shows and beginning in 1938 he established the Neiman Marcus Award for Excellence in Fashion. Stanley Marcus became the president of Neiman Marcus in 1950. The following year, in the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalogue, the store started what has become one of their most famous features — the addition of unusual and very extravagant gifts. The publication of the catalogue is always a much-awaited event, with lots of press coverage.
Neiman Marcus ceased using the hyphenated version of the name in 1988.
Today the Neiman Marcus Group includes the Neiman Marcus stores, Bergdorf Goodman, and the Horchow catalog.
Written by vintagegent.com and cosmiccowgirl
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from an early to mid 1930s lamb fur hat
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from a post-war 1940s skirt suit
from a 1948-1952 jacket
from an early 1950s suit
from a 1950s men's casual shirt
from a 1950s Dior dress
from a 1950s evening suit
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from an early-1960s party dress
from a 1960s cardigan
from a 1970s lounge dress
from an early-1980s sweater
from an early-1980s Zandra Rhodes dress
from a 1980s skirt and blouse set
from a 1980s necktie
from a 1980s men's sweater
from a late 1980s dress
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