Background
Lambert, Eleanor was born on August 10, 1903 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States.
executive journalist public relations authority
Lambert, Eleanor was born on August 10, 1903 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States.
Student, John Herron Art Institute. Student, Chicago Art Institute. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Parsons School Design, 1993.
Pioneer publicist for American art and artists and later for creative talents in American fashion. Originator, coordinator Coty American Fashion Critics Award and Cotton Fashion Awards. Originator, founder, coordinator National Fashion Press weeks and annual International Best Dressed polls.
President Eleanor Lambert Ltd., New York City. Original director ILGWU's consumer service program. Producer large fashion shows.
Special consultant on uniforms Women's Army Corps and United States Army Nurse Corps, 1943-1945. Member National Research Council advisory committee to quartermaster on women's military clothing. Member advisory committee Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum Art.
Appointed by President Johnson as member National Council on Arts, 1965-1966. Founder, charter member Council Fashion Designers of America, 1963. Member New York Mayor's Committee World Fashion Center.
Member Mayor's Hospitality Committee, New York. Board directors New York World's Fair, 1964. Founder, organizer Fashion Institute of Technology School.
Member New York Fashion Group (vice president 1961-1963).
Daughter of Henry Clay and Helen Houghton (Craig) L. M. Seymour Berkson, 1936 (deceased 1959). 1 son, William Craig Berkson.