Israeli model and one-part actress who was born in Rumania. Blonde, with a very impressive figure, she appeared on many magazine covers in the late 80s and early 90s. She also appeared as one of three brides of Dracula in "Bram Stokers Dracula". We have seen a report that she has retired.
Famous dress designer to the rich and famous. Dressed many First Ladies.
Born Richard Selzer in Brooklyn, NY. He had a failed career as an actor and re-invented himself as a minor fashion designer. But he hit it big with his annual (catty) list of the "10 Worst Dressed Women in Hollywood. The list began in 1960.
Famous extravagant Western clothes designer and tailor. Born "Nuta" Cohen in Kiev, Russia. He moved West, designed g-strings for strippers, but soon found his art as the creator of delightfully over the top Western/Rock music outfits ("rhinestone cowboys") Dressed Gene Autry to "J.R. Ewing"; Elvis to John Lennon. One of his customers was Roy Rogers, who had one of the most amusing name changes for a non-Jewish performer--born Leonard Slye.
Belgian fashion designer: real name is Nissim Israel. (Family are Sephardim, originally from the island of Rhodes.)
Famous clothing designer who was born in the Bronx in 1942. His parents were immigrants from Europe. Klein was always known as the best dressed boy on the block. He began his company in 1968 with $10,000 and the help of his childhood friend, Barry Schwartz. The rest is fashion history.
Karan, born Donna Faske, is a design mogul. She began with Anne Klein and took over as chief designer of that firm with Kleins death in 1974. Ms. Karan is one of many celebrities reported to be studying kabbalah, Jewish mysticism.
Bauer was born and raised in the state of Washington, he was a husband, a father, a businessman, an innovator and a true outdoorsman. Eddie Bauer lived a full life filled with ideas and inventions.
Lauder was a famous cosmetics manufacturer who was born Josephine Esther Mentzer in Queens, NY. Her married name, Lauter, was later changed to Lauder. Named to Time Magazines list of the 100 most influential business people of the century. She built the company from scratch; based on great service, free gifts, and a great sense of the market.
Mizrahi ia an American TV presenter, fashion designer, and was the creative director of Liz Claiborne. He is best known for his eponymous fashion lines. As a child Mizrahi attended a yeshiva.
Cole is a famous shoe designer. Rather than sell from an exhibitor space, he registered the company as a movie production company with NYC officials. He thus got permission to park a forty foot trailer in midtown and sold 40,000 pairs of shoes out of the trailer in a matter of days. Cole has recently been reported to be studying with the orthodox group Aish Ha Torah.
Bakst was born Lev Rosenberg in Russia in 1864. Bakst was his mothers maiden name. He converted to Christianity as a young man, but later returned to Judaism. Bakst was the principal costume designer for Diaghilevs famous Ballet Russes.
Strauss is a German-Jewish founder of the Levi Strauss Company. The company, which began in San Francisco in the 1850s, made clothes gold miners wanted. His sisters descendants, the "Haas" family, still control the company.
Jacobs is an American fashion designer. As one of todays premier clothing designers his line can be found in Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bergdorf Goodman. He has been the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton since 1997. Jacobs is on Time Magazine's 2010 Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Azria is a French fashion designer of Tunisian Jewish descent who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBGMAXAZRIA. Azria is also the designer, chairman and CEO of BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP, a global fashion house that encompasses over 20 brands. He is based in Los Angeles.
