All About Eleanor
Eleanor Lambert established transformative initiatives such as the New York Dress Institute’s Couture Group, the Coty American Fashion Critics’ Awards, biannual Press Week, the International Best-Dressed List, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. She also promoted causes such as the March of Dimes’ fight against polio by producing fashion shows that brought attention…
Organizations
Eleanor Lambert was a pioneering publicist whose work with various initiatives brought new thinking to the advancement of American fashion. Lambert was hired as the press director for the New York Dress Institute to overhaul their approach to advertising. She would go on to help create the Coty American Fashion Critics’ Awards, Press Week, and…
Fashion Meets Politics
Eleanor Lambert’s work in the fashion industry extended into the political sphere. She used her respected position to enhance the industry’s credibility on the national stage. She helped the fashion industry receive government funding and support through the National Council on the Arts and promoted American designers to public figures such as Jacqueline Kennedy. Lambert…
Creative Society
Eleanor Lambert harnessed the celebrity status of artists, dancers, socialites, actresses, and writers to elevate American fashion. Earlier in her career, Lambert had promoted artists and museums, working with the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Costume Institute. In 1949, she commissioned one of her early clients, Salvador Dalí,…
Black Fashion Support
Eleanor Lambert was an avid supporter of black fashion models, designers, and publications. She hired black models for high profile fashion shows such as the 1959 Moscow Exhibition and the 1973 Versailles Fashion Show, which she organized. She selected her client Stephen Burrows as one of the five designers to represent American fashion at Versailles….
Eleanor Lambert’s Vision of Seventh Avenue
Eleanor Lambert’s vision of Seventh Avenue is represented through this selection of garments designed by a few of her esteemed clients. As well as promoting the New York fashion industry, Lambert advocated for individual designers to receive exposure in the press and name recognition through the labeling of their clothes. Lambert also supported her clients,…