Bozart fashion brand

hello. I inquired yesterday about dating a garment based upon clothing tags, and I got an answer for that part.

Today I am wondering if someone can tell me a little more about the clothing brand/designer I inquired about yesterday, which is the designer Bozart. I can't find ANYTHING on the internet or at VFG. I'd like to know when they originated and a little info about the creator. Thanks in advance!

 

Yes, I saw your post about that beautiful blouse.

While I have no information about the maker, I might venture a guess that the name is a take off of the term "Beaux Arts" a French term that is loosely pronounced "Boze Art" / "Bows Art".

 

“If you do a Google search for:

“Bozart Blouses”

(typed exactly like that, with quotation marks around the words) you should get quite a few results with a bit of information, ads, etc. for Bozart blouses. I think the earliest reference you will see is from a 1909 publication.

 

This is a 1954 ad...(and EDITED TO ADD: The attached ad is for educational purposes only and should not be reproduced anywhere else, thanks)

 

So, these were fairly high end blouses. (The one is the other post is gorgeous!). Average salary was $3000 yearly in the US in 1954 which is about $50-60 weekly take home. $12-17 is a pretty big chunk of that.

 

I found just a few more bits to add to the information about Bozart. A 1920 publication of the Dry Goods Economist listed Blouses and Waists manufacturers and among the listings is:



A label on a blouse sold on Etsy is clearly the same Bozart trademark as yours, but has the Helitzer attribution:



This 1945 ad obviously indicates Bozart Co. is a Helitzer Bros., Inc. business:



This 1949 publication lists the Helitzer partners in the Bozart company:



I saw a 1961 reference to a Melvin Helitzer as an officer(?) or director(?) of Bozart, so I am assuming the Helitzer family was or is the owner of, or partners in, Bozart.

 

One of my most treasured blouses has this label!

My blouse belonged to my husband's grandmother. I've always assumed it was from the 40s, as it was stored inside a 40s suit.

As far as quality, the suit it was inside is a Gilbert Adrian. She left behind two other Adrian suits and some very beautiful silk evening and night gowns, so this label was probably considered very nice at the time.

Here are pics of my blouse. Wonderful information in this thread!

 

Wow! So amazing! That's so neat that it's one of your most treasured pieces! Thank you so much for the info!

 

Wow! Great info!!! I appreciate all of this so much! I love learning about new brands ! You're the best!

 

Oh my! That's crazy! I loved reading this! Thank you so much!

 

That's the exact same thing my label says!!!! This is great news! Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! ❤️

 

Wow! You are really thinking outside the box! That is a clever theory! Thanks for the insight. I appreciate it dearly!

 

Thank you so much! I never thought about putting quotations around it when I searched online. Such a simple thing I overlooked . I'm going to do that right now. Thank you SO much!

 

I actually found a necklace with "bozart" on it. Seems there is another Bozart brand, but Italian and does jewellery since 1950s

It looks like the famous fashion photo - these were Bozart earrings

 

and this is from Vogue US

https://archive.vogue.com/article/1952/2/helitzer

https://archive.vogue.com/article/1952/2/helitzer-bros-co-inc

 

Oh that second one is fantastic!