Frieda Loehmann - The founder of the chain which pioneered buying designer clothes, ripping out the label, and selling them at a steep discount. The 1st store was a mansion on Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn. Calvin Klein cites shopping trips to Loehmann's as spurring his interest in fashion. Famous for its "non-holds barred" communal dressing rooms.The editor of this site was present, as a child, at the closing of the 1st store. The behavior of the crowd, spurred on by sale prices, is seared in his memory.

Helena Rubinstein was a Polish-American cosmetics industrialist, founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein, Incorporated, which made her one of the world's richest women.

Michaela Bercu, born in Tel Aviv, is an Israeli model and actress. She is represented by Elite. She also appeared in the American film Bram Stoker's Dracula as one of Dracula's brides.

William Henry Fox Talbot (February 11, 1800 – September 17, 1877) was the inventor of the negative/positive photographic process, the precursor to most photographic processes of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was also a noted photographer who made major contributions to the development of photography as an artistic medium. His work in the 1850s, on photo-mechanical reproduction led to the creation of the photoglyphic engraving process, the precursor to photogravure. He is, however, also remembered as the holder of a patent which, some say, affected the early development of commercial photography in England. Talbot also made some important early photographs of Oxford, Paris and York - see "Nathaniel Whittock's bird's-eye view of the City of York in the 1850's" by Hugh Murray.

Isaac Mizrahi is an American fashion designer.

Mizrahi was born in Brooklyn, New York of Egyptian Jewish heritage. He is the cousin of rock guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, former player in the New York Dolls. Mizrahi went to school at NYC's Yeshivah of Flatbush, High School of Performing Arts and the Parsons School of Design.

Janet Reger was an English lingerie designer who became famous in the 1960s and 1970s for her opulent lingerie designs.

Jeff Vakko is Turkey's largest woman's scarf manufacturer. Scarves are wore by many fundamentalist Islamic women as a sign of their piety and politics. The secular government of Turkey has tried to enforce a decades long ban on them. Principally because they are seen as a step towards overturning Turkey's secular constitutional structure.

Jeffrey B. Schwartz - CEO/ President - Timberland Co. (Footware and Apparel Co.). He is orthodox and carries prayer books on planes, uses religious beliefs to guide business decisions and company policy, and often consults with his rabbi.

Jo Copeland Couture designer 1940-1960's. Clothes were also sold under the label "Patullo Jo Copeland".

Judith Leiber, born Judith Peto, is a world-renowned designer of haute couture handbags.

Judith Peto was the first woman to join the handbag-makers guild in Budapest. A Jew, she escaped the Holocaust of World War II to the safety of the Swiss house when her father was able to obtain a Swiss schutzpass, a document that gave the bearer safe passage(this pass is on view at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC).

William Henry Fox Talbot (February 11, 1800 – September 17, 1877) was the inventor of the negative/positive photographic process, the precursor to most photographic processes of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was also a noted photographer who made major contributions to the development of photography as an artistic medium. His work in the 1850s, on photo-mechanical reproduction led to the creation of the photoglyphic engraving process, the precursor to photogravure. He is, however, also remembered as the holder of a patent which, some say, affected the early development of commercial photography in England. Talbot also made some important early photographs of Oxford, Paris and York - see "Nathaniel Whittock's bird's-eye view of the City of York in the 1850's" by Hugh Murray.

Kenneth Cole (Born: March 23, 1954) is an American clothing designer. Born in Brooklyn, he is a graduate of Emory University. Kenneth Cole productions, Inc. is a mid-grade American fashion house founded in 1982 by Kenneth Cole.

Kenneth Jay Lane American costume jewelry designer.

Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß, was the German-born American creator of the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His namesake firm, Levi Strauss & Company, was founded in 1853 in San Francisco.

Liz Steinberg Lange is a dress and clothing designer who specializes in clothing for pregnant women. Her NY store dresses the famous and pregnant.

Maayan Keret Red-haired Israeli model model. Was on cover of Seventeen in 1995 and 1997 Elle Portugal.

Marc Bohbot French Jewish (Sephardic) co-founder and CEO of "Bisou Bisou", a woman's wear company that brings "Paris Street Fashion" to the public. Goldie Hawn, among others, is cited as a shopper. Mark's wife Michelle, the company's designer, is a convert to Judaism.

Marc Jacobs, born in New York City, is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as the diffusion line Marc by Marc Jacobs. Jacobs is also the creative director of the prestigious French design house Louis Vuitton. Jacobs is openly gay, and in a relationship with a man called Jason.

Max Factor, was born Factorowitz or Faktorowicz in Łódź, Poland (then Russian Empire), was a Polish-American businessman and cosmetician who founded the Max Factor Cosmetics Company. He is known as the father of modern cosmetics.

Michael Kors is an American fashion designer. Among the celebrities who have worn Michael Kors' designs are Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Joan Allen wore his gown when she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the The Contender. In addition, Jennifer Garner wore a custom creation as an Academy Award presenter in 2006.