Henry W. Bendel

A legend in the American women’s fashion sector. In 1896 Henry W. Bendel, who combined creativity with a talent for business, opened a store influenced by European tastes in New York. Its interior was French in design and in its clothing proposals. Bendel became so famous that he was hired as one of the permanent collaborators for Harper’s Bazaar. Every season he designed a Collection of his own as well as importing the most current fashions from Paris. After the Second World War, he even converted his American colleagues into designers. Since 1991 the boutique has been located in Fifth Avenue in an old building of the 1920-30s, with Art Deco windows.