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Article: Leiber, Judith
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LEIBER, Judith
American handbag and accessories designer
Born:
Judith Peto in Budapest, 11 January 1921; immigrated to the U.S. and moved to New York, 1947.
Education:
Studied in England, 1938-39; apprenticed with Hungarian Handbag Guild, 1939, became journeyman and first woman Meister.
Family:
Married Gerson Leiber, 1946.
Career:
Designer in New York for Nettie Rosenstein, 1948-60, Richard Kort, 1960-61, and Morris Moskowitz Co., 1961-62; launched own firm, 1963; added costume jewelry, mid-1990s; opened Madison Avenue boutique, 1996; retired, 1998; sold business to Time Products, Inc., 1998; resold to Pegasus Apparel Group, 2000; Pegasus Apparel Group became The Leiber Group, ...