Eleanor Lambert

[4][6][9][10] In 1959 and 1967, she was asked by the US Department of State to present American fashion for the first time in Russia, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, Britain, and Switzerland.

[4][9] In 1962, she organized the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and stayed an honorary member until her death in 2003.

[1] In 2001, the CFDA created The Eleanor Lambert Award, that is presented for a "unique contribution to the world of fashion and/or deserves the industry's special recognition.

[1] Shortly after her last public appearance at New York Fashion Week in September, Lambert died in 2003 at the age of 100.

[10][11] One source described Lambert as "a factor in the gross domestic product of the U.S., and even of the world" for her influence in the fashion industry.

Photograph of movie stars posing with President Harry Truman and his family at the White House : (front row, left to right) Van Johnson; Ilene Woods; Diana Lynn; Margaret Truman; Margaret O'Brien; the President; Mrs. Truman; Constance Moore; (back row, left to right) Jo Stafford; Eleanor Lambert; Angela Lansbury ; Helen Sioussat ; Eddie Bracken; Paul Henreid; Zachary Scott; Alexis Smith; Cesar Romero; and Lucy Munroe.