tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post2051613689948958439..comments2024-03-25T16:03:25.833-04:00Comments on The Department Store Museum: Lord & TaylorBAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279830033473558147noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-5548468754858408852022-09-17T20:40:39.923-04:002022-09-17T20:40:39.923-04:00doesnt work doesnt work Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388428059536416680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-87005645642996472552022-09-17T20:12:47.474-04:002022-09-17T20:12:47.474-04:00nonoTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388428059536416680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-91858043579177813992022-02-05T01:16:08.753-05:002022-02-05T01:16:08.753-05:00I miss Lord and Taylor. There were still a couple ...I miss Lord and Taylor. There were still a couple of them in Atlanta when I moved here. But they left. 😔 <br /><br />Lord and Taylor had such nice things. Not excessive; just nice. <br /><br />I bought a hat there to wear to my father's funeral. I miss him. I miss the days when we cared enough to wear hats to events that mattered. I miss stores like Lord and Taylor where we could buy things worthy of those events. 😢 💔AlizarinCrimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340298861639622731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-62696255623600630272021-11-04T10:32:57.461-04:002021-11-04T10:32:57.461-04:00I recently found my mother's baby cape/ jacket...I recently found my mother's baby cape/ jacket when she was brought home from the hospital. Mom was born in 1933. Is there any Lord and Taylor person who would have any info? Shopping sure isn't like it used to be!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094769325205282999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-85439225456293658362020-12-26T22:16:43.785-05:002020-12-26T22:16:43.785-05:00Loved the Soup Bar at the top of L&T Fifth Ave...Loved the Soup Bar at the top of L&T Fifth Avenue. The Scotch Broth Soup was excellent as was the experience.<br /><br />My best friend in college(mid to late 80s) lived in NJ and I visited often. We would take NJ Transit into Penn Station and head over to B. Altman and then L&T for a VERY economical, satisfying lunch of soup and half sandwich at the Soup Bar.<br /><br />Then, it was shopping shopping shopping all the way up 5th ... Saks, Rockefeller Center, champagne truffles at Teuscher Chocolates, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bergdorf Goodman ... over to Barney's and Bloomingdale's before heading to Herald Square for Gimbles and last stop, Macy's, before heading home.<br /><br />It is sad that experiences like this are gone.<br />Maybe the cycle will evolve into something new.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066423067826450195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-23450108505792219932020-12-25T10:21:17.599-05:002020-12-25T10:21:17.599-05:00My family members worked at the Bishops Corner sto...My family members worked at the Bishops Corner store during its first decade in cosmetics,fashion modeling and at the Bird Cage restaurant. Legendary manager Dorothy Shaver was a guiding presence of quality. Great fashion designer's creations were modeled in shows. Customers included New Yorkers with weekend homes such as Margaret Hamilton, who as a customer commented to my mother in cosmetics that people considered herself ugly, but true beauty comes from within. Customers also included prominent individuals receiving exclusive treatment at the Institute of Living such as actors Gene Tierney and Bing Crosby. Vendors such as Estee Lauder accompanied by her sons conducted professional training for sales staff on Fifth Avenue in New York and provided generous holiday gifts. <br />Thanks to employee shopping discounts, we enjoyed beautiful goods in our household : a few fine imported German handcrafted christmas ornaments and a rausch angel tree topper, an embroidered dirndl, wooden coin banks with detailed folk scene figures, and other fine imported goods which we treasured. The cosmeticians received samples of items in beautiful, imported crystal bottles and packaging. My mother's favorite parfum was Shalimar. She had a long,carpool work commute from our small hometown, but as a top salesperson with commissions, earned more than my father who worked in a local union manufacturing job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-62141826023168335362020-12-22T21:23:57.477-05:002020-12-22T21:23:57.477-05:00Shame what happened to the store... was in the Eas...Shame what happened to the store... was in the Eastchester location the other day as it is being liquidated. Walked in and walked out. Utterly depressing. Another great department store lost... joining the ranks of Barney's, B. Altman, etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-70353064554352809902020-08-28T12:17:59.125-04:002020-08-28T12:17:59.125-04:00We would like to thank all of the wonderful people...We would like to thank all of the wonderful people who tried to keep the "Signature of American Style," alive during these last few years. September 9,2006 was a day that will live in history as we all know as department store supporters. It must be said that we were very thankful because Lord and Taylor was one of the only nameplates that was saved at that time during the May-Federated merger...even over Marshall Fields...another place that was more than a store ! One of the great traditions that did last right up until the pandemic came about this year was the wonderful celebration and camaraderie of guests,coworkers and management in the restaurants of the core remaining stores here in the New Jersey and New York area. While it is true that there were changes through the years in offerings and departments,the one thing that did not change was the good people that came together to make the best of what they had in each of the stores. Our hearts were made happy in so many of these great stores and we will miss them so very much. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone right now with special thanks and appreciation to BAK to creating this wonderful place. We are very appreciative.Thank you so much again !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-74106669856035621522020-08-27T14:53:31.492-04:002020-08-27T14:53:31.492-04:00just heard the bad news about Lord & Taylor d...just heard the bad news about Lord & Taylor department stores i knew it since mayco took over it was just the beginning then macys hudson bay and le tote the last finest store is gone. i guess will be shopping at belks and amazon. fare well LORD & TAYLORAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-20938819735609913212020-05-26T00:02:56.830-04:002020-05-26T00:02:56.830-04:00I opened up a number of NJ L&T's which wer...I opened up a number of NJ L&T's which were converted from Hahne's, an ADG chain. The first to open was the Bridgewater NJ store. It was interesting, and quite a few employees had worked for Hahne's. I began my retail career at Hahne's in Woodbridge, NJ which unfortunately was not to become an L&T. After Bridgewater i was offered a position in the Monmouth Mall, NJ. Had the best teacher in my Op's manager. She was from Hahnes also. There was a clash between the Hahne's alumni & the May Co. Very impersonal, and their choices of Store managers where challenging to say the least. I left retail within a few years...12 hour days were becoming old. Fast forward to 2020. I have heard & seen the neglect. Equippment for price changes still in use from L&T openings. Jaded emplyees, and the shady dealings of HBC's owner & the 'partnership' with LeTote. A lawsuit was filed in Superior Court (NY) this month alledging a "shell game," to which i agree. Lord & Taylor's rents are not being paid and the intent is to close all stores. Its a shame that a rich real estate equity firm boss buys a retailer and brought it down. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-37937439335399674022019-02-14T14:55:02.436-05:002019-02-14T14:55:02.436-05:00I was the Branch Security Manager for the new stor...I was the Branch Security Manager for the new store in Coral Springs and worked for Miss Crawford. Same theme on the opening with Joseph Brooks showing up for the gala and fashion show. First class way to do things. Tuxes and gowns for staff that night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-67887451275366698772018-12-19T22:16:05.531-05:002018-12-19T22:16:05.531-05:00working for lord & taylor it was a great exper...working for lord & taylor it was a great experience I worked at the Aventura store our store manager was rita rosebloom after the store was expanded she got transfers to ny then we got Kathie she came from dadeland store then I got transfer to the Bufford mall store (Georgia)after a year got transfer to the beautiful store at the atlanta store(Phipps plaza) then may company decided to closed all the stores from Colorado,texas, new orleans,georgia and florida. had a fantastic time working for Lord & Taylor its so sad that the flagship store in Ny is gone. I can see now that in the future maybe in 10yrs lord & Taylor will be gone just as jw Robinsons its sooo sadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-32330775258698640472018-11-12T14:44:18.330-05:002018-11-12T14:44:18.330-05:00HBC destroyed a great iconic American department s...HBC destroyed a great iconic American department store. Closing a profitable flagship store and concentrating your business online and with Wal Mart makes no sense at all. What was the CEO thinking? In a couple of years the whole chain will be defunct. Another American icon gone.movielover1952https://www.blogger.com/profile/11512112616369824045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-8888789609804484952018-06-13T05:46:09.371-04:002018-06-13T05:46:09.371-04:00The fifth Avenue store is closing outright:
https:...The fifth Avenue store is closing outright:<br />https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/06/05/hudsons-bay-lord-taylor-stores-nyc-fifth-avenue/672197002/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711313310922758962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-22304185287409167422018-06-07T12:01:47.999-04:002018-06-07T12:01:47.999-04:00Interesting article in today's Gothamist about...Interesting article in today's Gothamist about L&T Flagship store in NYC. <br /><br />http://gothamist.com/2018/06/06/lord_taylor_flaghip_1919.php#photo-1<br /><br />Sad that the building was sold and that the store will not continue in the smaller format as it had previously planned. But look at what it was like in 1919! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-74947281919488961442018-01-16T12:50:42.392-05:002018-01-16T12:50:42.392-05:00http://bbfcsale.homestead.com/LillianHellman/101_1...http://bbfcsale.homestead.com/LillianHellman/101_1862.JPG<br /><br />Link to lord and Taylor's album. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-50638005306328556572018-01-16T12:39:15.173-05:002018-01-16T12:39:15.173-05:00Clbks.com Classicbooks has purchased the entire li...Clbks.com Classicbooks has purchased the entire library of Joseph Brooks, Lords & Taylor memoir Books<br />They contain photos and signatures of many world famous designers, actors and writers. <br />They're will be sold on eBay under seller name classicbooks. Currently selling Lillian Hellman album. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-15706243046134289652018-01-07T20:52:27.446-05:002018-01-07T20:52:27.446-05:00A few comments:
The “New” logo is inspired by a lo...A few comments:<br />The “New” logo is inspired by a logo which was used in the 40s I believe. That logo was slightly better, and contained hints of the flourishes that were used later in the iconic logo. I don’t know why they didn’t just use the exact one from the 40s.<br />In the past four years the chain has upgraded the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 9th, and 10th floors. Shame it is unlikely they will retain any of those floors except 2 and possibly 3 in a year.<br />How did the Michigan stores contain the Birdcage? Does anyone know where it would have been located? Those stores are not very big, although Lakeside was expanded under Jane Elfers.<br />Lord & Taylor’s merchandise strategy recently has been to add many high-end designers into some locations and to turn other locations into very mid-tier locations with little to know slightly upscale brands. They are also closing the Annapolis and Old Orchard stores in 2018. In 2019 they hope to open at the Meadowlands American Dream. This is our favorite store, we are sad that it has been moving downscale in some ways, but with some locations and some individuals there remains good service if you are lucky enough to find it.LTShopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689697272172880478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-64753401545496402762018-01-05T19:58:06.235-05:002018-01-05T19:58:06.235-05:00Hi, I"m a graduate student at Trinity College...Hi, I"m a graduate student at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. I am working on my thesis. If anyone knows of a designer/dressmaker/seamstress who worked in Lord & Taylor's and would like to be interviewed, please contact me at tbattaglio@comcast.net Thank you!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210484053112650591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-72754583528033117812017-12-02T05:34:13.135-05:002017-12-02T05:34:13.135-05:00HBC will sell the Lord and Taylor building on 5th ...HBC will sell the Lord and Taylor building on 5th Ave. Under the plans, the store will be reduced to 150,000 sq feet:<br />https://www.retaildive.com/news/hudsons-bay-to-sell-lord-taylor-fifth-avenue-store/508006/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711313310922758962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-45707481251242965882017-07-30T16:07:15.311-04:002017-07-30T16:07:15.311-04:00Well, you are correct in your observations, and I ...Well, you are correct in your observations, and I think they are doing a good job of destroying any class that store once had. The ugly logo and ugly interiors match some dodgy customer service and lousy selections. I don't really bother anymore . . .BAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00279830033473558147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-8663615941890338372017-07-30T15:38:15.252-04:002017-07-30T15:38:15.252-04:00I recently was home in NJ and went to the Ridgewoo...I recently was home in NJ and went to the Ridgewood/Paramus store, my childhood through my 20s store. What a disaster. What was once a stately and beautiful piece of architecture, which was beautifully renovated by ADG around 1985 (when I was a buyer for them) clearly was renovated again under May Company---and you can tell. I walked into the store on the second floor and cried...I cried even more as I explored the other floors. While I can blame Hudson Bay for some of the unattractiveness of this once elegant location, it is ALL May Company in design and layout....from those horrible salmon color faux marble floors, to the the cookie cutter layout of placement of departments and even restrooms. I was about ready to barf...I left very abruptly. I live in DC where L&T is numerous. The older stores, especially Chevy Chase, have the old ADG layout and while a bit dated, I will take that over anything May Company did to those stores, especially in the early to mid 90s renovations. It was just a sad and jolting moment to walk into the Paramus store...especially how I remember its once elegance in my younger days.ex-buyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09585263073572608743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-65535196058319932082017-04-23T11:28:51.704-04:002017-04-23T11:28:51.704-04:00Is there a Lord & Taylor Archive that might ha...Is there a Lord & Taylor Archive that might have records about past employees? I have an aunt who worked as a global footwear buyer for L&T from the late 40s to the 1990s. She died recently and I was hoping to inform someone who may have worked with her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-10458774891342722272016-07-28T13:26:25.582-04:002016-07-28T13:26:25.582-04:00I helped open the Lord and Taylor at the Ft Lauder...I helped open the Lord and Taylor at the Ft Lauderdale Galleria in 1983. So beautiful and elegant! We had a pre opening charity gala thecweek befoe and we all wore tuxes and gowns. A different world and store then. Our store manger was Joan Crawford. A great lady!!!!Barry Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824810118848744567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723065623705340751.post-40416904119189443062016-06-13T17:24:47.129-04:002016-06-13T17:24:47.129-04:00L&T in Manhasset, NY (Long Island) is currentl...L&T in Manhasset, NY (Long Island) is currently under a two year major expansion and renovation. Projected completion 2018. The store is open during this exciting time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com