Career
Segal is known for his self-portraits and his belief in self-discovery through art Born in 1904, Segal came from Macon, Georgia though moved to New York on an athletic scholarship and began to study art at the Art Students League at New York University. Before World World War II, he became involved in the magazine industry, beginning in Germany where his clientele were based in the new plastics industry at the time.
His later ventures introduced him to men"s fashion, creating a newsletter and in 1946 helped establish the American Fabrics magazine.
With the introduction of synthetic fabrics, American Fabrics, along with his later publications such as Gentry magazine, along with the International Color Authority, helped establish him in the business. By the age of thirty Segal became a millionaire.
William Segal died May 16, 2000, at the age of 95.