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Theater District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
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Stephen Burrows

Fashion Walk of Fame

 
 
Stephen Burrows Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 16, 2012
1. Stephen Burrows Marker
Inscription. Stephen Burrows, best known for fluid, body-conscious clothes in bold colors, “stretches a rainbow over the body,” said one admirer. In 1970, he opened a boutique called Stephen Burrows’ World at Henri Bendel, where he sold his famous jersey dresses with rippled “lettuce” hems. Other trademarks include bold color blocking, decorative stitching, and innovative styles in suede and leather. Burrows’ vivacious clothes were featured in the 1973 epochal American fashion show at Versailles.
 
Erected 2002.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansArts, Letters, MusicIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.
 
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 40° 45.302′ N, 73° 59.267′ W. Marker was in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It was in the Theater District. It was on Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in the sidewalk on Seventh Avenue between West 40th Street and West 41st Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: New York NY 10036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in New York City. It was also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this location: New Amsterdam Theatre (about 500 feet away); Knickerbocker Hotel (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map
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Other markers no longer nearby. Geoffrey Beene (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Bill Blass (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Diane von Furstenberg (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Marc Jacobs (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Norma Kamali (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Calvin Klein (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Betsey Johnson (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Fashion Walk of Fame (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Ralph Lauren (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Ralph Rucci (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Donald Brooks (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Rudi Gernreich (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Halston (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Claire McCardell (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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Stephen Burrows Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 16, 2012
2. Stephen Burrows Marker
marker.
This marker, and all other markers in the series, are currently (July 2020) missing. A 2019 posting on the Garment District Alliance website says “The Walk of Fame has been removed for redesign”.
 
Also see . . .  Stephen Burrows. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Stephen Burrows image. Click for full size.
from C'est Jolie!, unknown
3. Stephen Burrows
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 933 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.   3. submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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