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KASPER VINTAGE FULLY LINED PEAK LAPELS (3) BUTTON CLOSURE (4) BUTTON CUFFS His name was Herbert Kasper, but like Halston, a contemporary, people knew him only Kasper. The fashion designer, who served as President of the CFDA from 1977 to 1979. After studying English and Advertising at New York University, Kasper ventured into fashion design at Parsons School of Design. He spent two years in Paris, studying at l’École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and honing his craft at couture houses Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas When he returned, he worked with milliner Mr. Fred and sold some of his designs to Lord & Taylor and one of his dresses became the department store’s all-time bestseller. Lord & Taylor sought to promote Kasper as one of its emerging talents, and he subsequently staged a fashion show that landed him the front page of the fashion bible Women’s Wear Daily. The rest, as they say, is fashion history. Working for Joan Leslie, who had a dress and women’s sportswear company, helped cement his reputation and when Leslie died, he was named Head Designer (and eventually Vice-President) for the Leslie Fay Co. Inc. He left in 1985 Kasper won the Coty American Fashion Critics award three times and was inducted into the Coty Hall of Fame. His clothes, which looked expensive, were known for being modern, well-constructed, and commercially successful. Kasper served as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 1977 to 1979.