During her 29-year career there, Ms. Stutz made Henri Bendel a place where new designers (including Ralph Lauren, Stephen Burrows, Perry Ellis and, briefly, Monica Lewinsky) could get tremendous opportunity and exposure. And where shoppers could walk out with brown-and-white striped bags full of stylish wares. Mr. Bendel died in 1936 at the age of 69, two decades before Ms. Stutz’s career at the store began. He was buried in Valhalla, N.Y. (“A Negro quartet” performed at his funeral, The Times noted.) The store’s vice president, Abraham Beekman Bastedo, succeeded Mr. Bendel as steward of the institution for almost 20 years after his death.

Source: New York Times September 14, 2018 20:58 UTC