Tom Brigance, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tom Brigance

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1913

Place of Birth: Waco, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 14-Oct-1990

Profession: fashion designer, textile designer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Tom Brigance

  • Thomas Franklin Brigance (February 4, 1913 – October 14, 1990), professionally known as Tom Brigance, was a Texan-born New York-based fashion designer noted for his work in sportswear in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
  • As a house designer for Lord & Taylor, Brigance was best known for bathing costumes and play clothes, and for his clever use of flattering details such as pleats and darts.
  • During the 1930s Brigance was a rare example of a male working in the female-dominated world of American sportswear design.
  • In the late 1930s, he was regularly mentioned alongside Clare Potter as a leading name in mid-range priced sportswear.
  • Like Potter, Brigance was skilled at designing smart, fashionable clothing which could easily be mass-produced, making his work attractive to manufacturers as well as to customers.After serving in the Army during the Second World War, Brigance resumed designing for Lord & Taylor and for Charles W.
  • Nudelman; branching out into a wider range of garments, including suits, coats, and formal wear.
  • He was known for his clever use of unusually textured and/or unexpected fabrics, such as a flannel swimsuit, and in 1953, reportedly designed over half of the textiles in his collections himself.
  • In 1953 Brigance was awarded the Coty Award for his designs.Brigance continued designing during the 1960s and 1970s, focusing on swimwear for various companies.
  • One of his swimsuit designs for Gabar, produced before his retirement in the late 1970s, was still a best-selling design for the company in 1990.
  • He died in New York in 1990.

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