Geoffrey Beene

ur clothes are awesome and they are so cute

He was a stunner! His style, art and vision remain. Thank you Mr G. Beene.

DEAR GEOFFERY,BEENE.
I AM A BEENE AND COME FROM
A LINE OF BEENE FAMILY HERE IN
SANDIEGO,CALIFORNIA.
I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANY BOOKS THAT WOULD BE BASS ON THE BEENE FAMILY.
AND HERE I CAME ACROSS YOUR WEB PAGE WEB SITE.

One day I was at Rizzoli's bookstore in The World Financial Ctr in lower Manhattan.
I was looking at a book about simplicity in which there were quotes from Mr. Beene.
As I turned to leave, there he was. I told him I was just reading his quotes and with a twinkle in his eye and a smirk he said "Don't believe any of it."
It made my day!

Hello. In 1977, a fellow by the name of Charlie Pipia introduced me to Geoffrey Beene Inc. I was given a job in the Piece Goods Dept, and was to learn from Arnold, and David Luttinger, the in's and out's of the "Rag Trade". I was only 19, and had no idea this industry even existed. I worked for Mr. Beene for 6 months. He once told me that if I worked for him for 10 years, that I would want for nothing financially. I handled garments that were appraised for many thousands of dollars, and...

I GOT MY FIRST REAL JOB WORKING IN TEXTILE. PHILLIPS VAN HUESEN IN HARTFORD ALABAMA. WE MADE GEOFFREY BEENE SHIRTS. I WAS A SINGLE PARENT AND THOSE SHIRTS BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR, HOUSE, AND FEED MY 2 CHILDRED. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. VANESSA GRAYSON (HOWELL) HARTFORD ALABAMA

Our sympathies go out to the loved ones of Geoffrey Beene. While not knowng him personally, I have bought many of his shirts for my sons and they have been the best.