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Albert Nipon Accessories

The chic fashion label Albert Nipon began in 1954 as a maternity-wear company founded by married couple Albert and Pearl Nipon in their native city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pearl, who’d been cutting and sewing fabric since she was a child, had previously run a dress shop with her sister before marrying Albert in 1953. When she was pregnant, Pearl found that the available clothes for expectant mothers “looked just terrible,” as she told WWD in 1974, so she decided to design her own line. Called Ma Mère, their company grew into a successful enterprise, eventually home to more than 100 stores nationwide. In the early 1970s, the couple decided to sell the maternity business to focus on a high-end women’s fashion label they named Albert Nipon. Pearl maintained the role of couturier, and her natural elegance and flair for fashion design helped make Albert Nipon an enduring success.

At the time of Albert Nipon’s founding, pantsuits and separates were in fashion. Despite this, the Nipons chose to focus on dresses. Pearl and Albert knew that their dresses — with their woven and natural fibers, intricate details and chic European sensibility — were unlike others on the market. The label would become known for its use of pussycat bows, elegant collars, cuffs, tucks and pleats. Their risk paid off, and at its peak Albert Nipon was generating $60 million in annual dress sales.

Celebrities such as Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara Walters and Rosalynn Carter wore Albert Nipon’s designs, and major retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Lord & Taylor carried the house’s dresses. Pearl Nipon’s instinctive sense of what women wanted their clothes to look like — stylish, feminine, comfortable and with unusual detailing — made Albert Nipon one of the most popular labels of its time.

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Designer: Albert Nipon
Albert Nipon floral print challis scarf
Albert Nipon floral print challis scarf

Albert Nipon floral print challis scarf

By Albert Nipon

Located in New York, NY

Albert Nipon floral print wool challis scarf measures 43" x 43" finished with fringed edges.

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1970s Italian Albert Nipon Accessories

Albert Nipon Wonderfully Elegant Ivory Borders "French Lace" Silk Scarf
Albert Nipon Wonderfully Elegant Ivory Borders "French Lace" Silk Scarf

Albert Nipon Wonderfully Elegant Ivory Borders "French Lace" Silk Scarf

By Albert Nipon

Located in New York, NY

Albert Nipon wonderfully elegant ivory with "French Lace" silk scarf with rolled edges, measures 32 inches by 31 inches. Made in Italy.

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1980s Italian Albert Nipon Accessories

Albert Nipon Vivid Multi-Floral rectangle silk scarf
Albert Nipon Vivid Multi-Floral rectangle silk scarf

Albert Nipon Vivid Multi-Floral rectangle silk scarf

By Albert Nipon

Located in New York, NY

Albert Nipon wonderful vivid multi-floral rectangle silk scarf measures 10" x 53", finished with rolled edges. Made in Japan.

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1970s Japanese Albert Nipon Accessories

Albert Nipon Cotton Multi-Color Floral Scarf
Albert Nipon Cotton Multi-Color Floral Scarf

Albert Nipon Cotton Multi-Color Floral Scarf

By Albert Nipon

Located in New York, NY

Albert Nipon cotton scarf has vibrant multiple colors of reds, greens, lavender, coral, white and outlined with black. Bold floral print makes this a perfect scarf for your summer we...

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Albert Nipon "Stars and Stripes" Silk Scarf
Albert Nipon "Stars and Stripes" Silk Scarf

Albert Nipon "Stars and Stripes" Silk Scarf

By Albert Nipon

Located in New York, NY

Albert Nipon wonderfully detailed "Stars and Stripes" silk scarf offers shades of black, ivory and warm brown measures 58 inches by 15 1/2 inches, and finished with hand-rolle...

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Albert Nipon accessories for sale on 1stDibs.

Find an extraordinary range of authentic Albert Nipon accessories available on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing our collection of unique vintage and designer fashion to elevate your daily look or to introduce new colors to the dazzling formal wear in your wardrobe, this designer’s body of work includes elements of pink and other tones. Customers who are interested in this designer might also find the work of Diane von Furstenberg, Honey, and Cacharel appealing. On 1stDibs, find haute couture, vintage and designer Albert Nipon accessories from top boutiques around the world. Albert Nipon accessories prices can differ depending upon time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $225 and tops out at $385, while the average work can sell for $285.