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Woman's Linda Allard Ellen Silky Leather Jacket Linda Allard for Ellen Tracy size sz 2 beautiful shimmering gold. SOOOOOOOO soft This fantastic Jacket is hardly ever worn it is in very good condition. No worn spots and comes from a super clean home. Little bit of history I found on the internet: Linda Allard for Ellen Tracy: Fashioning A Career features designs Linda Allard created during her 40 year career with the Ellen Tracy firm in New York City. Knowing from childhood that she wanted to be a fashion designer, the Doylestown, Ohio, native graduated from Kent State's School of Art and headed for New York with a bus ticket, $200 and a portfolio from her senior show The first fashion show held at Kent State. After pounding the pavement for two weeks looking for a job, she received a call from a manager at Ellen Tracy. On the rainy New York afternoon of September 27, 1962, she interviewed with the company's owner, Herbert Gallen, who hired her for "a new position . . . giving me a chance to prove myself . My salary is not definite . . . probably $50 or $60 a week . . . ," as she wrote in a letter home. She started working the moment she was hired spending the rest of that afternoon cutting out two dresses and folding sample fabrics. It was her first and only job. The company, the job and the designer grew in sophistication as the American sportswear industry grew to meet the needs of women entering the workforce. Linda Allard, encouraged by Herbert Gallen, took innovative risks to bring the firm from a "blouse house" to "Junior Sportswear" to "Contemporary" to what has become known as "Bridge," the high quality ready-to-wear priced just under luxury designer labels for which the firm is known today.  Along the way, with the combination of Gallen's shrewd business and fashion sense coupled to Allard's creative talent and sensitivity to the customer's needs, the firm made money every year and Linda Allard became one of the highest paid designers in the industry. Linda Allard designed clothes known for the quality of the fabrics, attention to detail, harmonious use of color and classic line. Women could mix and match Allard's separates across the years making each piece in a wardrobe a worthwhile investment. When Herbert Gallen sold the firm to Liz Claibourne in 2003, Linda Allard arranged for the new ownership to donate the Ellen Tracy archives to the Kent State University Museum, and she personally selected the garments that she wished to represent her career. The exhibition has been selected from this generous gift. Jean Druesedow Museum Director and Curator of the Exhibition     Hope the pictures tell the story, If not please contact me. * * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * * Items I offer for sale are general antiques merchandise. They may have normal/typical wear consistent with age. Any significant damage will be shown in the pictures and mentioned in the item description. The pictures tell the story, sold as it is in the pictures!  We do are very best but are not perfect. So if you receive an item that does not meet your satisfaction, please contact us. We will try to do everything we can, to make you a happy satisfied customer. What else can I say, email me with any questions or suggestions for better descriptions of these items!   * * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * *   The thing about Offers and Counter offers. In case you are thinking about making an offer on this piece please consider this: Like in most antique stores I can sometimes go to about 10% in giving discounts on items that linger longer on Ebay. My position as dealer is very compatible I have to keep my prices low as possible. There is not that much room for negotiation. I list hundreds of items every month. Most of them sell pretty quick usually within a 3 month period. But, I don't know if it will sell. I often have the “make offer” button placed in the listings, so I do not have to go back every time a listing lingers longer on eBay than usual. It simply is too much work to have to reverse those items. If I can't honor your offer, please think about this and don't be offended. 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