Posted on 07/10/2022 8:59:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Lee Traub, dancer and wife of the late Bloomingdale’s chairman and chief executive officer Marvin Traub, died July 5 at the age of 95.
Traub, who studied dance under Martha Graham, was a familiar figure in retail and fashion circles, accompanying her husband to black-tie events and fundraisers and on travels to exotic places around the world, where for many years together they would discover indigenous merchandise and craftsmanship, much of which Bloomingdale’s, under the direction of Marvin, brought to the States for splashy import promotions in the Bloomingdale’s stores. They helped elevate the profile of the business and piqued the curiosity of shoppers.
Marvin Traub passed away in 2012, though even after his demise, Lee continued to appear at fundraisers and cocktails.
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Born in 1927, the same year Wyatt Earp died.
Born Lee Laufer. Amazingly long-lived. It seems like yesterday that Abraham and Straus was the flagship store chain for Federated Department stores. And yet A&S is gone, whereas Bloomingdale’s is alive and kicking under the same umbrella.
Wyatt Earp died in 1929.
oops.
I do pretty well with trivia.
OK!
RIP
Interesting that the article noted that it was a PAID obituary in the NYT. To make sure all understood she didn’t rate an UNPAID one?
RIP.
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