Department Stores and the Modern Fashion Market (1900–1950)

1. Department stores scale up modern retail practices

   Jan 1, 1900Labels: Department stores

   • Britannica

2. Macy’s opens its Herald Square flagship

   Jan 1, 1902Labels: Macy s

   • Macy s HS
   • Macy s

3. Printemps connects directly to the Paris Métro

   Jan 1, 1904Labels: Printemps Paris

   • Printemps

4. Selfridges opens in London as leisure retail

   Mar 15, 1909Labels: Selfridges London

   • London Museum
   • Selfridges

5. Triangle Shirtwaist fire drives garment reforms

   Mar 25, 1911Labels: Triangle Shirtwaist

   • Triangle Fire

6. Galeries Lafayette’s dome completes a retail landmark

   Jan 1, 1912Labels: Galeries Lafayette

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7. Printemps launches the Primavera design workshop

   Jan 1, 1912Labels: Primavera workshop

   • Printemps Hist
   • Primavera

8. Saks Fifth Avenue flagship opens in New York

   Jan 1, 1924Labels: Saks Fifth

   • Saks Flagship
   • Saks

9. Department stores form the IADS network

   Jan 1, 1928Labels: IADS network

   • IADS
   • IADS Site

10. Dior’s “New Look” reshapes postwar fashion demand

    Feb 12, 1947Labels: Dior New

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    • Dior

11. Ready-to-wear promoted through early TV fashion programming

    Nov 4, 1948Labels: Fashions on

    • Fashions TV

12. Department stores cement midcentury fashion-market influence

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: Midcentury department

    • IADS
    • London Museum