Episode 419 - Stan Herman and Ann Leary - Memoirs

Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine

Stan Herman The three-time Coty award-winning designer Stan Herman is truly a pioneering man. Not only

was he the President of the Council of Fashion Designers of America for sixteen years, but also

the founding president of 7th on Sixth Corporation; the fashion shows in Bryant Park. With

KOMAR, Stan has incorporated his ready-to-wear design savvy to become America’s foremost

designer of robes and loungewear.

His comfortable, lifestyle driven products can be found on QVC, QVCUK, QVCItaly. After over

24 years on air he has built a return customer base of over 300,000 people and has sold over $150

million worth of robes alone. Furthermore as the leading uniform designer in the world his

uniforms arguably cover more bodies than any other single designer.

As a pioneer in the industry, Stan popularized "fashion at a price" with his Mr. Mort label; a label

sought by vintage collectors today. When most designers were relegated to backrooms, he served

as a spokesman for the creative side of the industry, championing designer names on labels, and

watching out for the good of his colleagues. He was on the vanguard of designer boutiques with

Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, and in-store designer partnerships with Henri Bendel.

Mr. Herman popularized the Designer Uniform. His list of corporate clients has included many

of the world's leading corporations. FedEx, Jet Blue, United Airlines, TWA, U.S. Airways

McDonald's, and Amtrak, Avis, Humana, RCCL, and Securitas along with Las Vegas Hotels

including Paris, MGM Grand, Monte Carlo and Mandalay Bay. He just launched the redesign for

the newly re-opened Regency Hotel as well as the rest of the Loews Hotel system. He has

redesigned the next look for FedEx and the new JetBlue uniform.

Ann Leary is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels, THE FOUNDLING, THE CHILDREN, THE GOOD HOUSE, OUTTAKES FROM A MARRIAGE, and the memoir, AN INNOCENT, A BROAD.

She has written for numerous publications including Ploughshares, NPR, Real Simple and the New York Times. Her novel, THE GOOD HOUSE was adapted as a motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline and will be released in theaters in September, 2022.

Her new essay collection, I’VE TRIED BEING NICE (Simon Element/MarysueRucci) will be published on June 4, 2024

Ann and her husband Denis Leary live in New York.

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