Coutureallure
Alumni
I can't find any information on this designer. The label says Irving Schechter Original of California. Does anyone have the California Fashion Designers book? Is he in there? Isn't this jacket fabulous?????
Who is Irving Schechter?
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Gorgeous jacket! Don't know anything about him though.
hatfeathers
VFG Member
Sha-freekin-zam! I'd love to see more of his stuff, if that jacket is any indication of style. Surely that wouldn't have been a local name/line?
borntoolatevintage
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In the Pacific, the United States Marines were fighting to regain the major islands that the Japanese had captured in the early stages of the war. Major Irving Schecter of New York, with his assault unit, landed on the beach in Tinian, one of the Marianas islands. They were met with gunfire from the enemy as they established a beachhead to protect the left flank of the invasion force.
After a quiet night, Major Schecter and his Marines were awakened by a barrage of Japanese gunfire and hand grenades. His men quickly responded with their own gunfire to keep the overwhelming force of Japanese from breaking through the lines. The skirmish lasted for many hours, and Major Schecter's fighting Marines were diminishing in number as they suffered many casualties. Finally a relief force came to their rescue and pushed the Japanese back to their own lines.
Major Schecter found himself once again fighting the enemy when the Marines invaded Saipan. He led his rifle company into battle with the Japanese, exposing himself so that he could better guide his men with their rifle fire. His unit suffered many casualties and he directed the evacuation of the wounded until they were relieved by another Marine Corps unit.
Major Schecter was recognized for his bravery when he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart and a Presidential Unit Citation.
Detail Information
RN Type: RN
RN Number: 1731
Legal Name: IRVING SCHECHTER CO INC
Company Name: IRVING SCHECHTER CO INC
Business Type: UNKNOWN
Address Line 1: 350 7TH AVE
City: NEW YORK
State Code: NY
Zip: 10001
Product Line:
Issued Date: 06-AUG-1998
I wonder if your Irving Schechter is the same as the one I found.
After a quiet night, Major Schecter and his Marines were awakened by a barrage of Japanese gunfire and hand grenades. His men quickly responded with their own gunfire to keep the overwhelming force of Japanese from breaking through the lines. The skirmish lasted for many hours, and Major Schecter's fighting Marines were diminishing in number as they suffered many casualties. Finally a relief force came to their rescue and pushed the Japanese back to their own lines.
Major Schecter found himself once again fighting the enemy when the Marines invaded Saipan. He led his rifle company into battle with the Japanese, exposing himself so that he could better guide his men with their rifle fire. His unit suffered many casualties and he directed the evacuation of the wounded until they were relieved by another Marine Corps unit.
Major Schecter was recognized for his bravery when he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart and a Presidential Unit Citation.
Detail Information
RN Type: RN
RN Number: 1731
Legal Name: IRVING SCHECHTER CO INC
Company Name: IRVING SCHECHTER CO INC
Business Type: UNKNOWN
Address Line 1: 350 7TH AVE
City: NEW YORK
State Code: NY
Zip: 10001
Product Line:
Issued Date: 06-AUG-1998
I wonder if your Irving Schechter is the same as the one I found.
Coutureallure
Alumni
Gee, I wonder, Marge. I found myself rewording the phrase:
"Major Schecter found himself once again fighting the enemy when"....when he went up against Lilli Ann and Irene Lentz in the women's suit business.
"Major Schecter found himself once again fighting the enemy when"....when he went up against Lilli Ann and Irene Lentz in the women's suit business.
borntoolatevintage
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claireshaeffer
VFG Member
When I was in Berlin recently, I examined Dietrich's garments in the Berlin Film Museum archives. She had a Chanel suit with a similar back treatment but it was early 60s. Claire