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

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Geoffrey Beene

Fashion Walk of Fame

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 16, 2012

1. Geoffrey Beene Marker

Inscription. A designer’s designer, Geoffrey Beene is one of the most artistic and individual of fashion’s creators. He is known for his surgically clean cutting and his fluid use of materials. His designs display a sensuous appreciation of the body and always permit movement. Beene blends masterful construction techniques with seemingly disparate elements, such as whimsically patterned fabrics. The end results are spirited garments, like his famous sequined football jersey evening gown.

Erected 2000.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 40° 45.282′ N, 73° 59.273′ W. Marker was in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It was in the Garment District. It could be reached from the intersection of Seventh Avenue and West 40th Street. This marker is located in the sidewalk on east side of Seventh Avenue between West 39th Street and West 40th Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 555 Seventh Avenue, New York NY 10018, 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. within walking distance of this location: Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Other markers no longer nearby. Bill Blass (was a few steps from this

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marker but has been confirmed missing); Diane von Furstenberg (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Calvin Klein (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Stephen Burrows (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Fashion Walk of Fame (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Ralph Lauren (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Ralph Rucci (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Donald Brooks (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Marc Jacobs (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Norma Kamali (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Rudi Gernreich (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Betsey Johnson (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Halston (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Claire McCardell

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2. Geoffrey Beene

(was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Norman Norell (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Perry Ellis (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this 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 . . .
1. Geoffrey Beene - Encyclopedia of World Biography. Beene's best work often featured undulating seams that moved with the wearer, as well as an unusual mix of fabrics. In 1974, he launched a secondary line, called Beene Bag, which made him one of the first American designers to enter the so-called "bridge" segment of the market. He was also the first American designer to show his work during Milan's fashion week in the mid-1970s, several years before the Italian city became one of the required stops for fashion-magazine editors and retail buyers on the biannual circuit of runway shows. (Submitted on August 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

2. Geoffrey Beene. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 9, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 16, 2012

3. Geoffrey Beene Marker

fashion designer

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 524 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 2. submitted on April 9, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on August 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.