HENRI BENDEL 30 FASHION DESIGNS POSTCARDS FROM BROOKLYN ART MUSEUM COLLECTION

Henri Bendel (1868-1936) was born in Louisiana but moved to New York to work as a milliner. He opened his first store, in Greenwich Village, in 1895. It was he beginning of Henri Bendel, Inc, a chain of women's department stores that sold women's handbags, jewelry, luxury fashion accessories, fragrances, chocolate and gifts. Bendel was the first retailer to have its own fragrance, to offer in-store makeovers, and to stage its own fashion show. Henri Bendel died in 1936 and the store passed to family members.The store's success led to the desire to grow from an iconic New York brand to a nationally recognized accessories company and beginning in 2008 the Brandel brand expanded beyond New York to become a national chain with 28 stores across the U. S. But the operation shortly thereafter became the victim of market forces and in 2018 it announced the closing of it 23 store and ending its brand after 123 year in business. In Henri Bandel Fashion Designs 1915, A Book of Postcards (Po