Glossary

Malcolm Starr refers to a popular American ready-to-wear manufacturer who produced impeccable, elegant fashion during the 1960's and 1970's. Malcolm Starr's designed clothes were di splayed in up-scale department stores and were popular with well-to-do women.Malcolm Starr made cocktail and evening dresses from the early 1960s through the 1970s. A Malcolm Starr dress was commonly a sculptural and simple shift dress which was elaborately beaded and sequined. The company also made day attire, in the form of dress and coat or jacket sets. By the end of the 1970s, they were also making separates. Malcolm Starr's dresses are usually show stoppers, as they were usually embellished with sequins, beades, feather, and rhinestones.

Two designer names associated with Malcolm Starr are Youssef Rizkallah, who joined malcolm Starr in 1969 and was there until 1975, and Elinor (Rizkallah) Simmons, who had been there from the early 1960s until 1972. Also, Carol Horn was with Malcolm Starr for a brief period in the early 1970s.

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