Herbert Levine
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Herbert Levine was an American
fashion executive active from the 1940s through the 1970s. Together with his fashion designer wife, Beth Levine
, he led the fashion accessory
Herbert Levine label bearing his name until 1975.
in 1937 and worked as a journalist for Gannett newspapers and various fashion trade publications before taking a job as sales and advertising manager for Andrew Geller, a shoe company. He was never himself a designer, but attained success when he married Elizabeth "Beth" Katz
, a shoe model turned designer. They met when he interviewed her for a design position.
He focused principally on running the business of the Herbert Levine label, while she served as head designer for the company.
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fashion executive active from the 1940s through the 1970s. Together with his fashion designer wife, Beth Levine
Beth Levine
Beth Levine was an American fashion designer most known for her designs from the 1940s through the 1970s....
, he led the fashion accessory
Fashion accessory
Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement and complement clothes, such as jewelery, gloves, handbags, hats, belts, scarves, wigs, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow ties, hand fans, leg warmers, leggings, neckties, suspenders, and tights....
Herbert Levine label bearing his name until 1975.
Life
Herbert Levine graduated from Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1937 and worked as a journalist for Gannett newspapers and various fashion trade publications before taking a job as sales and advertising manager for Andrew Geller, a shoe company. He was never himself a designer, but attained success when he married Elizabeth "Beth" Katz
Beth Levine
Beth Levine was an American fashion designer most known for her designs from the 1940s through the 1970s....
, a shoe model turned designer. They met when he interviewed her for a design position.
He focused principally on running the business of the Herbert Levine label, while she served as head designer for the company.