Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. READ MORE
Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy.
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Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris. READ MORE
Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel. Lagerfeld has his own label fashion house, as well as the Italian house Fendi. He is well recognized around the world for his trademark white hair and black glasses.
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Vera Wang is an American fashion designer based in New York City and former figure skater. READ MORE
Vera Wang is an American fashion designer based in New York City and former figure skater. She is known for her wide range of haute couture bridesmaid gowns and wedding gown collections, as well as for her clientele of elite ladies figure skaters, designing dresses for competitions and exhibitions.
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Oscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading fashion designers. READ MORE
Oscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading fashion designers. Trained by Cristóbal Balenciagaand Antonio Castillo, he became internationally known in the 1960s as one of the couturiers to dress Jacqueline Kennedy. An award-winning designer, he worked for Lanvin and Balmain; his eponymous fashion house continues to dress leading figures, from film stars to royalty, into the 2010s. De La Renta is particularly known for his red carpet gowns and evening wear.
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Joan Rivers is an American television personality, comedian, writer, film director, and actress. READ MORE
Joan Rivers is an American television personality, comedian, writer, film director, and actress. She is known for her brash manner; her loud, raspy voice with a heavy New York accent; and her numerous cosmetic surgeries. Rivers' comic style relies heavily on her ability to poke fun at herself and other Hollywood celebrities.
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Diane von Furstenberg is a Belgian born American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress. The company is now a global luxury lifestyle brand offering four complete collections a year. DvF is available in over 70 countries and 45 free-standing shops worldwide. The company’s headquarters and flagship boutique are located in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.
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Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, with more than 200 retail stores in 80 countries. READ MORE
Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, with more than 200 retail stores in 80 countries. He has been the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton since 1997. Jacobs was on Time Magazine's "2010 Time 100" list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Robert Verdi is an American TV personality and style expert. He is most noted for hosting a variety of TV programs featuring fashion and interior design. READ MORE
Robert Verdi is an American TV personality and style expert. He is most noted for hosting a variety of TV programs featuring fashion and interior design.
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Susan Lucci is an American actress, television host, author and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Erica Kane on the ABC daytime drama All My Children. READ MORE
Susan Lucci is an American actress, television host, author and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Erica Kane on the ABC daytime drama All My Children. The character is considered an icon, and Lucci has been called "Daytime's Leading Lady" by TV Guide, with New York Times and Los Angeles Times citing her as the highest-paid actor in daytime television.
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Rachel Zoe is an American fashion stylist best known for working with celebrities, fashion houses, beauty firms, advertising agencies, and magazine editors. READ MORE
Rachel Zoe is an American fashion stylist best known for working with celebrities, fashion houses, beauty firms, advertising agencies, and magazine editors. Zoe has been involved in the fashion industry for nearly two decades and has since become a renowned stylist and designer. She is known for her extensive influence in the fashion world and for her list of A-list clients like Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Lawrence. In 2008, the first season of her Bravo reality television series The Rachel Zoe Project debuted.
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen are American actresses, fashion designers, and businesswomen. READ MORE
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen are American actresses, fashion designers, and businesswomen. Following their acting debut as infants on the TV series Full House, the fraternal twin sisters appeared together in a variety of TV, film and video projects throughout their child and teenage years. Through their company Dualstar, the Olsens joined the ranks of the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry at a young age.
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Jason Wu is a Taiwanese-Canadian fashion designer based in New York City. READ MORE
Jason Wu is a Taiwanese-Canadian fashion designer based in New York City. He is most famous for designing the dresses of Michelle Obama on several occasions, including during first and second inauguration of American President Barack Obama.
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Isaac Mizrahi is an American fashion designer, TV presenter, and creative director of Xcel Brands. READ MORE
Isaac Mizrahi is an American fashion designer, TV presenter, and creative director of Xcel Brands. He is best known for his eponymous fashion lines.
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Stefano Gabana and Domenico Dolce are the designers behind Italian luxury industry fashion house Dolce & Gabana. READ MORE
Stefano Gabana and Domenico Dolce are the designers behind Italian luxury industry fashion house Dolce & Gabana. The two met in Milano in 1980 and worked for the same fashion house. In 1982 they established a designer consulting studio; in time it grew to become “Dolce & Gabbana”. They presented their first women’s collection in 1985 in Milan, where a year later their store would open its doors.
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Georgina Chapman is an English fashion designer and actress. READ MORE
Georgina Chapman is an English fashion designer and actress. Chapman, alongside Keren Craig, an actress and a former model, are the co-founders of fashion label Marchesa.
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Thakoon Panichgul is a Thai-American fashion designer. READ MORE
Thakoon Panichgul is a Thai-American fashion designer. In September 2004, Panichgul produced his first ready to wear collection and became recognized by fashion press, editors and stylists, and celebrities like Rachel Bilson, Demi Moore, Michelle Obama, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
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Tory Burch is an American fashion designer businesswoman and philanthropist, who has won several fashion awards for her designs. READ MORE
Tory Burch is an American fashion designer businesswoman and philanthropist, who has won several fashion awards for her designs. She was born, raised, and educated in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Her style has been described as preppy-boho and preppy-bohemian luxe and is known for including her T-logo medallion.
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Catherine Malandrino is a fashion designer. READ MORE
Catherine Malandrino is a fashion designer. She was born in Grenoble, France and now works in New York City as well as in Paris. Malandrino currently designs two collections: her contemporary Catherine Malandrino line and her runway line Malandrino which features shoes and accessories including jewelry, handbags, and belts.
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Candice Bergen is an American actress, producer and former fashion model. READ MORE
Candice Bergen is an American actress, producer and former fashion model. She is known for starring in two TV series, as the title character on the situation comedy Murphy Brown, for which she won five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards; and as Shirley Schmidt on the comedy-drama Boston Legal, for which she was nominated for two Emmys, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Patricia Field is an American costume designer, stylist and fashion designer. READ MORE
Patricia Field is an American costume designer, stylist and fashion designer. During Field's tenure as costume designer on Sex and the City, the show became famous for the fashions showcased.
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Nicole Richie is an American fashion designer, author, actress, singer and television personality. READ MORE
Nicole Richie is an American fashion designer, author, actress, singer and television personality. Richie rose to prominence for her role in the Fox reality television series, The Simple Life, alongside her childhood best friend and fellow socialite Paris Hilton, which lasted five seasons.
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Alber Elbaz is a Moroccan-born Israeli fashion designer. READ MORE
Alber Elbaz is a Moroccan-born Israeli fashion designer. Elbaz has worked for the Paris fashion house Lanvin since 2001.
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Matthew Miele
Matthew Miele- After a successful career composing music for commercials and a subsequent stint as an accomplished literary agent for the oldest agency in America, Matthew Miele made an impractical, yet romantic leap at 30 years young—he began a writing/directing career. READ MORE
Matthew Miele- After a successful career composing music for commercials and a subsequent stint as an accomplished literary agent for the oldest agency in America, Matthew Miele made an impractical, yet romantic leap at 30 years young—he began a writing/directing career. Allowing his whimsical side to take over, he manifested his ideas into feature films, documentaries, books and soon a daunting foray into a hopeful Broadway production of a new play. Previous to his latest documentary, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s, his Quixotic Endeavors (the name of his production shingle) have included:
The ‘Soon to be Titled’ Documentary (2013): The true chronicle of a man named Abner Zwillman whose every action, decision, deal, order, handshake, wish or wink would spark a chain reaction of events leading to every major moment and event over the last century of American history. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.
Skywalkers (2012): Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, from the voices of family members, photographers, architects, critics, real estate developers and authors comes the true story leading to the capture of one of the most iconic photographs in the world…the once anonymous photographer who captured it…and the identities of the men on the beam.
Ella Screenplay (in development): From his previous screenwriting work combined with his musical and literary accomplishments, Miele was hired to pen the life story for the future biopic of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald.
Miele’s previous feature length features include: Everything’s Jake (Warner Bros. 2007) and Eavesdrop (Shoreline Ent. 2008).
David Hoey
David Hoey is Senior Director of Visual Presentation at Bergdorf Goodman. READ MORE
David Hoey is Senior Director of Visual Presentation at Bergdorf Goodman; he has designed more than three thousand display windows since joining the store’s visual department in 1996. His work has been collected in the book “Windows at Bergdorf Goodman”, co-authored with Linda Fargo and published by Assouline in 2010. Originally trained as a musician, David has also served as creative director in print, television, fashion, and retail.
Betty Halbreich
Betty Halbreich was born and raised in Chicago, where she started playing dress-up as soon as she was able to rummage through her mother’s closet….and she hasn’t stopped experimenting with clothes ever since. READ MORE
Betty Halbreich was born and raised in Chicago, where she started playing dress-up as soon as she was able to rummage through her mother’s closet….and she hasn’t stopped experimenting with clothes ever since. In her thirty-plus years as director of Solutions at New York City’s famed Bergdorf Goodman specialty store, Betty has helped make the world a better-dressed place, worked with countless designers and showed generations of women how to create their own style. Betty is the author of “Secret of a Fashion Therapist” published by Harper Collins in 2005 and she is the process of publishing another book in the upcoming months.
Linda Fargo has held the position of Senior Vice President, Fashion Office and Store Presentation of Bergdorf Goodman since 2006. READ MORE
Linda Fargo has held the position of Senior Vice President, Fashion Office and Store Presentation of Bergdorf Goodman since 2006. In her role, Ms. Fargo oversees the Women’s Fashion Office in addition to Store Presentation, which includes Interior Design, Windows, and in-store. She has deftly devised a creative vision and management style that have resulted in worldwide acclaim for the store within the luxury retail market. Ms. Fargo shapes the fashion direction of the store and brings fashion to life visually. She is the chief trend spotter, ambiance master, gatekeeper of style and a key member of the store design team. Ms. Fargo began her exuberant relationship with Bergdorf Goodman in 1996 as the Visual Director of the Women’s store, and was rapidly promoted to the position of Vice President of Visual Merchandising in 1997. Ms. Fargo is the author of “Dreams Through the Glass,” which chronicles her career in visual magic. In 2010, a second book, “Windows at Bergdorf Goodman,” debuted. The seventeen-pound tome encompasses the past decade of the store’s fanciful creations. Prior to joining Bergdorf Goodman, Linda was Senior Director, Visual Merchandising for the Gap, Vice President, Visual Merchandising at I. Magnin, and Visual Director for Macy’s New York. Ms. Fargo is a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison. She majored in Fine Art and continues to draw upon her foundation in the arts.
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