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Betty Halbreich
American fashion personality (1927–2024)
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| Born | Betty Ann Samuels (1927-11-17)November 17, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 2024(2024-08-24) (aged 96) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Sonny Halbreich (m. 1947; died 2004) |
| Children | 2; including Kathy |
Betty Ann Halbreich (German pronunciation:[ˈhalbraɪç];[1] née Samuels; November 17, 1927 – August 24, 2024) was an American personal shopper, stylist, and author known for her career at the New York luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman, where she served as Director of Solutions. Her 2015 memoir, titled I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist, was featured on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Early life
Halbreich was born Betty Ann Samuels in Chicago on November 17, 1927, to Morton Samuels and Carol Freshman, who divorced shortly after her birth.[2][3][4][ The legendary Bergdorf Goodman saleswoman Betty Halbreich who worked for the luxury Manhattan department store for almost 50 years, has died at the age of 96. Known as the world's 'most famous personal shopper,' Halbreich's children Kathy and John confirmed that she passed away of natural causes in New York City on August 24. A statement read: 'Our mom led a compelling life, much of which was spent at her favorite place in the world, at her Bergdorf Goodman desk – her room with a view, tossing zingers while offering those BG tea sandwiches to whomever graced her office. 'From the young lawyer taking a case to court for the first time to decking someone out for an incredible gala evening, she was immensely proud to dress women and help them chase their dreams.' 'Despite all of the glitz and glamour, she held no pretensions – she was both a realist and a romantic,' the statement continued. Legendary Bergdorf Goodman saleswoman Betty Halbreich, pi Copyright ©bitelogy.pages.dev 2025•
Fashion legend Betty Halbreich dies aged 96 after working at Bergdorf Goodman for almost 50 years - dressing the rich and famous
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I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist
The book sounds like it will be great fun, but oh man, I was so disappointed. The narrator is completely and 100% self-indulgent. I feel like there could have been so many great directions this book could have gone -- taking a look at the privileged class from where the narrator hails and to whom she later caters as a personal shopper; an insight into how fashion and shopping have evolved over the last fifty years; emerging as an individual when one has been brought up to be a pretty, shiny thing who only cares about pretty, shiny things; coping with divorce and single parenting at a time and in a class when people simply didn't do that... and all of these themes are sort of kind of hinted at, but none are fully developed. Or even partially developed.
The narrator was born to privilege, married into