Talk:Edith Flagg

Early Life
Conflicting info on where exactly Edith was born, Romania or Austria?: a) http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/grandma-edith-flagg-million-dollar-listing-364168?page=show b) https://www.geni.com/people/Edith-Flagg/6000000033099298854 c) http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=172114334 If anyone has further sources, particularly from Edith herself (or Josh for that matter), please confirm and update. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Romanmosaic (talk • contribs) 14:32, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

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Edith Flagg, born November 11, 1919 is a European born fashion designer who immigrated to the United States in the 1940s. Her line, "Edith Flagg" became popular quite quickly and was one of the most successful clothing lines of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. With showrooms and offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Charlotte and San Francisco to name a few, her line was very popular in the United States. Her accounts included Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, the May Co., Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Bullock'sand thousands of boutique stores. The company was run as a family business. Her son Michael (1943-present) was the vice president and her husband Eric (1916-1999) was the president. Edith Flagg was the head designer and ran the company. Eric and Edith Flagg gave millions of dollars to local Jewish and non-Jewish charities including but not limited to the Jewish Federation, City of Hope National Medical Center, and Tel Aviv University. Edith Flagg is a holocaust survivor, whose first husband was killed in a concentration camp. During the War, Flagg was a member of the Dutch resistance (the Underground) in Holland. She came to the United States with he r little child and five dollars in her pocket. In 1965, Flagg found an unknown fabric (Crimplene) in a store in Zurich, Switzerland. Crimplene is a thick, polyester yarn used to make a fabric of the same name. The resulting cloth is heavy, wrinkle-resistant and retains its shape well. The fabric was used years before, during the war, to make parachutes for the British. Flagg researched the fabric and found out that it came from a company called Imperial Chemical Industries out of Britain. ICI Laboratory developed the fiber in the early 1950s and named it after the Crimple Valley near Harrogate in which the company was situated. Flagg took this fabric to America, and was the very first person to introduce Crimplene (Polyester) to the United States. ICI, during the first 2 years, gave Flagg huge advertising dollars to popularize the fabric across America. The very first time polyester was ever written about was in an article about Edith Flagg and this new "miracle fabric" on October 14, 1965 entitled "Clotheshorse in the Jet Age" by Julie Byrne of the Los Angeles Times. The very first advertisement for the fabric came out on November 11, 1965, with a Bullock's advertisement of an Edith Flagg Crimplene polyester dress priced at $40. From 1965-1971, Flagg popularized the fabric across America, and doubled the size of her business, Edith Flagg, Inc. Edith Flagg Inc. expanded it's business in the 1970s to include other popular lines such as "Three Flaggs" in 1976 and "JD Flagg" in 1985 (named after her grandson, Josh Flagg). Edith Flagg, Inc. remained in business until 2000, when the family retired.

http://www.jewishla.com/2009/09/authors-corner-josh-platt/ edith flagg polyester and donor from the Jewish Federations website

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdf3524 (talk • contribs) 04:55, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Edith Flagg, geboren Alida Geertruida Voskuilen op 29 augustus 1919 te Amsterdam. Bron: doc nr.A35 No: 682309 legetimatiebewijs leerling verpleegster 23feb.1944 gesigneerd Dennis Vlek (talk) 13:48, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
 * @Dennis, Edith used the identity of Voskuilen during the war, as is written in the article. They're not the same person. Check the real and fake ID. 10:53, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

This article contradicts other articles on Wikipedia (see Crimplene for example). The fabric was developed in the 1950s and launched in 1959. I don’t see how it would be possible that it was used for parachutes during the WW2. Also it had nothing to do with DuPont as “The patent was taken out by Mario Nava of Chesline and Crepes Ltd of Macclesfield, and sold to ICI.” — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:182:D040:FF80:AD82:F593:E697:FD7 (talk) 13:09, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Use of BLP Sources template
The use of the BLP Sources template is inappropriate unless someone has gone through the numerous references (offline) to determine if they verify the information provided in the article. There is no imperative for articles to be supported by citations to references that are easily accessible. Of course, it would be preferable, but that has nothing to do with whether the article is adequately sourced. Bongo  matic  06:04, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Eric Flagg (1916—1919)
This statement, "her husband Eric Flagg (1916—1919)" makes no sense. Surely her husband lived beyond the age of three. --Crunch (talk) 23:07, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

It is good that this article is kept
many editors on wikipedia are plain stalkers and really gain brownie points in there wiki world for erasing articles, i am glad that someone came to there senses and kept this! this person, edith flagg made it thru world war two and went on to a great career and a wonderful family in california

why is this article not part of the wikiprojects

this article should be part of the Biography portal within wikipedia

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This article is supported by the science and academia work group. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.155.7.252 (talk) 04:23, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Citation 3 on the Edith Flagg page is a dead link. I cannot confirm that she has actually killed two nazis. For the sake of public information, can someone help correct this? I lack the skills. Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.97.109.129 (talk) 17:24, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

Maiden name?
Would be helpful is someone added that but, I can't find it. Someone not using his real name (talk) 19:22, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Edith Flagg was born Faierstein, as you can see in official documents like her birth certificate from the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde (civil registration of birth wasn't introduced in Austria until 1938), the death certificate of her first husband and in the marriage certificate with her second husband. The family also used the spelling variation Feuerstein though. 10:54, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

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