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Written by fuzzylizzie.com
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KIMBERLY
Kimberly was formed in 1946 by Jack and Helen Lazare. Their first product was wool sweaters, and soon matching knit skirts were added. The company continued to develop new products made from double knit wool, including dresses, suits and coats.
At first, their garments were made from 100% wool, but they began making mixtures of wool and Dacron and Orlon in the 1950s. They were also a buyer of Paris originals, taking a couture dress and adapting it to knitwear. By the mid 1960s, Kimberly was one of the largest privately owned clothing manufacturing companies in the US.
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from a late 1940s sweater
Courtesy of fast_eddies_retro_rags
from an early 1950s sweater set
Courtesy of pinky-a-gogo
from a 1950s sweater dress
Courtesy of deadlyvintage
hangtag from a 1950s sweater
Courtesy of majickal_moon
from a 1960s dacron polyester dress
Courtesy of vickisvintage
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