[2][3] While in Paris, Partos met the theatre costume designer and couturier Alex Maguy (born Sender Glahs).
[2] He was credited with helping develop the crinoline under-structures strong enough to support Dior's immensely full 'New Look' skirts.
[2] He was particularly noted for his work for Barbra Streisand, who he supplied with furs for her first television appearance in 1965 which was partially filmed on-site at Bergdorf's.
[3] Eleanor Lambert wrote of Partos's show at the awards ceremony as being "a testimonial of his mastery of furrier's technique expressed in couturier terms," noting coats combining two furs or materials (such as nutria and badger fur; or ranch-farmed mink with velvet) and an informal middy top made from ermine designed for apres-ski or at-home wear.
[2] The executive vice president of Bergdorf's told The New York Times that Partos was a "small man of great stature", referring to his height of 5'3 inches.