Maurice Levin (fashion)

Maurice Levin (born in 1926) was an American fashion designer, working in both men's and women's fashion in the 1950s through 1970s. He worked as a designer for Jantzen, Alex Colman of California, American Cyanamid, and Catalina.[1]

About

Maurice Levin was born in 1926 in New York City, New York.[2] He graduated in Costume Design from Traphagen School of Fashion in 1949.[3] After graduation Levin moved to Los Angeles to attend University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) majoring in Social Science with curriculum in Apparel Design.[1] In the 1950s he worked for the Jantzen swimwear brand, and popularized the trend of the color pink worn on men.[1] He won two Caswell-Massey awards for design.[1]

His work is in various public museum collections including Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (LACMA),[2] among others. Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum's Special Collections has a Maurice Levin Archive.[1]

References
  1. "Intern Report: Maurice Levin Archive". FIDM Museum Blog. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. "Maurice Levin". LACMA Collections. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  3. "Traphagen Alumni, The Traphagen School: Fostering American Fashion". FIT Museum. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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