FIT Talks: Interview of Lawrence Abrams about his mother Miriam Abrams
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- Title
- FIT Talks: Interview of Lawrence Abrams about his mother Miriam Abrams
- Date
- 2018-01-09
- Date Digitized
- 2020
- Description
- Lawrence Abrams interviewed by FIT's Special Collections Associate, April Calahan.
- Born in New York City, December 5, 1910, Miriam Abrams, worked as a fashion designer for 50 years.
- Mr. Abrams discusses the legacy of his mother, fashion designer Miriam Abrams, as well as his own work as a jewelry, belt, and clothing designer. The talk mentions Mrs. Abrams's work for couturier Billy Gordon, Hattie Carnegie, and Norman Norell, Casino Dress, Glenhaven and Bill Blass, Youth Guild, owned by Arthur and Vera Lefkowitz, and Nat Abelson of Ginsburg and Abelson. Discussed at length is her influence on half-size (petite, plus-size) clothing. Mr. Abrams links the discussion to various materials donated to FIT's Special Collections and the Museum at FIT in 2017, including an image of a young Lucille Ball modeling one of the designs.
- Subject
- Abrams, Lawrence
- Abrams, Miriam
- Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.)
- Fashion designers
- Jewelry
- Design
- Plus-size women's clothing
- New York (State)
- New York (State)--New York
- Rights
- In Copyright
- This video was produced by the Fashion Institute of Technology ("FIT") and is the property of FIT. FIT expressly prohibits the copying, displaying, or uploading to a website of any portion of this video, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright laws, without express written permission from FIT. This video has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for content in this video and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: aod_000622
- SPARC reference code: US.NNFIT.SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.13
Citation
Fashion Institute of Technology. (2018, January 9). FIT Talks: Interview of Lawrence Abrams about his mother Miriam Abrams [Video]. Archive on Demand. https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/135963
Fashion Institute of Technology. "FIT Talks: Interview of Lawrence Abrams about his mother Miriam Abrams." Archive on Demand, 9 Jan. 2018, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/135963
Fashion Institute of Technology, "FIT Talks: Interview of Lawrence Abrams about his mother Miriam Abrams," Archive on Demand, January 9, 2018, video, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/135963