FOREWORD: Cartoon: Victoria Roberts, “I want my ashes scattered over Bergdorf’s.” The New Yorker, April 30, 1990. © Victoria Roberts/The New Yorker Collection.
INTRODUCTION: Cornelius Vanderbilt residence, Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, New York City. © Collection of the New-York Historical Society, New York; Photograph: Richard Averill Smith, Bergdorf Goodman store front, 1935. © Mattie E. Hewitt and Richard A. Smith Collection. Courtesy of the New York Times and the New-York Historical Society, New York; Photographs: Howard Graff, “Living Above the Shop,” House Beautiful, August 1965; Reprinted with permission of House Beautiful © 1965; Photograph: Nena and Andrew Goodman. Associated Press, 1939. © Associated Press; Photograph: Jerome Zerbe, “Royal Family of Fashion,” Look, December 4, 1951. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
CHAPTER 1: Photograph: Ormond Gigli, “Posh Palace of Fashion,” the Saturday Evening Post, April 14, 1962. Photograph courtesy of Ormond Gigli; Drawing: Balmain (8372), Bergdorf Goodman French Collection, fall 1951. Courtesy of the Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY, FIT Library Department of Special Collections, and FIT Archives; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman/Tom Ford, the New York Times, fall 2011. Model: © 2012 Liu Wen at Marilyn. Photograph: Miguel Reveriego, © 2012 Miguel Reveriego; Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “One Thousand Vintage Barbie Outfits,” 2011; Drawing: Chanel (B282), Bergdorf Goodman Imports, spring 1965. Courtesy of the Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY, FIT Library Department of Special Collections, and FIT Archives; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman/Valentino, the New York Times, spring 2011. Model: © 2012 Patricia Van Der Vliet at Marilyn. Photograph: Jason Kibbler, © 2012 Jason Kibbler; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman/Michael Kors, the New York Times, fall 2011. Model: © 2012 Liu Wen at Marilyn. Photograph: Miguel Reveriego, © 2012 Miguel Reveriego; Advertisement: “Instant Pepper Exclusive at $310,” Vogue, September 1, 1960. Suit: Christian Dior. Photograph: Ynocencio. Courtesy of Condé Nast; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman/Givenchy, the New York Times, fall 2010. Model: Jacquelyn Jablonski at Supreme. Photograph: Jason Kibbler, © 2012 Jason Kibbler; Drawing: Balmain (B778), Bergdorf Goodman Imports, Evening, spring 1966. Courtesy of Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY, FIT Library Department of Special Collections, and FIT Archives; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman, Vogue, August 1, 1919. Courtesy of Condé Nast; Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “The Scenic Route,” vaudevillian train fantasy with rotating backdrop, Oscar de la Renta dress, Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows, 2010.
CHAPTER 2: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “Subway Twister,” one of a set of windows inspired by New York City’s civic institutions, 2006; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman, Vogue, October 15, 1936. Photograph: Horst, Paris. Courtesy of Condé Nast. © 2012 Estate of Horst P. Horst/Art + Commerce; Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “All Things Chanel,” 2005; Illustration: Larson, sketch of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy’s gown for John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Ball, designed by Ethel Frankau, fashion director, Bergdorf Goodman, 1960; Photograph: Otto Bettmann. Lyndon B. Johnson and President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 1961. © Bettmann/CORBIS; Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “Comparative Philosophy: Karl Lagerfeld versus Coco Chanel,” juxtaposition of current Chanel ensemble (designed by Lagerfeld) and vintage Chanel dress, 2005; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman/Akris, the New York Times, spring 2011. Model: © 2012 Patricia Van Der Vliet at Marilyn. Photograph: Jason Kibbler, © 2012 Jason Kibbler; Drawing: Balmain (B934), Bergdorf Goodman Imports, Evening, spring 1963. Courtesy of the Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY, FIT Library Department of Special Collections, and FIT Archives; Drawing: Lanvin (B784), Bergdorf Goodman Imports, Evening, 1966. Courtesy of Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY, FIT Library Department of Special Collections, and FIT Archives; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman/Lanvin, the New York Times, spring 2011. Model: © 2012 Patricia Van Der Vliet at Marilyn. Photograph: Jason Kibbler, © 2012 Jason Kibbler; Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “Gothic Splendor,” 2006, in collaboration with Douglas Little and House and Garden.
CHAPTER 3: Photograph: Ormond Gigli, “Halston Fitting a Hat,” the Saturday Evening Post, 1962. Courtesy of Ormond Gigli; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman/Oscar de la Renta, the New York Times, spring 2010. Model: Jacquelyn Jablonski at Supreme. Photograph: Jason Kibbler, © 2012 Jason Kibbler; Drawing: Lanvin (832), Bergdorf Goodman Imports, spring 1967. Courtesy of the Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY, FIT Library Department of Special Collections, and FIT Archives; Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “The Psychiatrist” from the Phobia series, Bergdorf Goodman, 2011. Paintings: Mark Gagnon; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman, Vogue, March 15, 1945. Courtesy of Condé Nast; Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “Open All Night,” 2005, created for the publication of the book So80s by Patrick McMullan; Advertisement: “Saber Slim Tailor’s Triumph.” Vogue, October 1, 1969. Coat by Jack Sarnoff. Illustration: Larson, courtesy of Condé Nast; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman/Azzedine Alaïa, the New York Times, 2009. Model: Giedre Dukauskaite at Women. Photograph: Jason Kibbler, © 2012 Jason Kibbler; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman, Vogue, September 15, 1936. Courtesy of Condé Nast; Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “Full Steam Ahead,” a gravity-defying collection of nautical antiques, Naeem Kahn ensemble, Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows, 2010; Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “Testing the Waters,” environment in Italian mosaic tile, dress by Alexander McQueen, from the Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows, 2011. Artist: Brett Windham.
CHAPTER 4: Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “Daytripping,” moonscape from the “Wish You Were Here” set from the Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows, 2010; Advertisement: Bergdorf Goodman/Oscar de la Renta, the New York Times, spring 2011. Model: © 2012 Patricia Van Der Vliet at Marilyn. Photograph: Jason Kibbler, © 2012 Jason Kibbler; Drawing: Balmain (B870), Bergdorf Goodman Imports, Evening, spring 1957. Courtesy of Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY, FIT Library Department of Special Collections, and FIT Archives; Photograph: Ricky Zehavi and John Cordes © 2012. “One Forty-Nine PM,” sculptural clock, 2009.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Illustration: Megan Hess, Brunch at Bergdorf’s, 2011. © 2012 Megan Hess.