The Bloomingdale's Mystique.
How did a second tier New York department store called Bloomingdale's --where the city's domestic help bought their uniforms in 1950-- evolve into "the most celebrated store in the world": the pinnacle of designer fashion and self promotion? The answer can be found in Marvin Traub, the former chairman of Bloomingdale's for forty years. His new memoir is called "Like No Other Store..." (Times Books).
Other segments from the episode on December 23, 1993
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 23, 1993: Interview with Karen Armstrong; Interview with Marvin Traub; Review of the album "On the Town" and the television show "Great Performances."
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